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My parents’ wedding in 1954. He was 19, and she was 18.

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My parents’ wedding in 1954. He was 19, and she was 18.

Madam C. J. Walker, America’s first self-made female millionaire, with her Ford and friends, c. 1910s

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Madam C. J. Walker, America’s first self-made female millionaire, with her Ford and friends, c. 1910s

Rear seat of JFK's limousine, right after the assassination, 1963. (originally in color)

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Rear seat of JFK's limousine, right after the assassination, 1963. (originally in color)

Sailors Saluting A War Veteran, Leningrad 1989

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Sailors Saluting A War Veteran, Leningrad 1989

My wife and her sister (in yellow) circa 1972 in northern Italy.

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My wife and her sister (in yellow) circa 1972 in northern Italy.

“Sharia” (“The Law”) Bahrain, 2022

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“Sharia” (“The Law”) Bahrain, 2022

Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet seated next to Imelda Marcos, wife of Filipino dictator Ferdinand Marcos, at the funeral of Spanish dictator Francisco Franco, 1975 (1338x1228)

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Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet seated next to Imelda Marcos, wife of Filipino dictator Ferdinand Marcos, at the funeral of Spanish dictator Francisco Franco, 1975 (1338x1228)

After 84 years, historians finally identified the Nazi soldier in this WWII photo known as “The Last Jew in Vinnitsa,” solving one of WWII’s biggest photographic mysteries. It was a former teacher named Jakobus Onnen. 1947

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After 84 years, historians finally identified the Nazi soldier in this WWII photo known as “The Last Jew in Vinnitsa,” solving one of WWII’s biggest photographic mysteries. It was a former teacher named Jakobus Onnen. 1947

Mrs. Daisy Herbert makes a delivery for her husband's New Jersey ice business. Date uncertain, but around 1930. We often forget how recently things like modern refrigerators became commonplace in people's homes.

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Mrs. Daisy Herbert makes a delivery for her husband's New Jersey ice business. Date uncertain, but around 1930. We often forget how recently things like modern refrigerators became commonplace in people's homes.

The commander of an M48 Patton tank looks through his lens, Vietnam war 1967 (1069x1600)

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The commander of an M48 Patton tank looks through his lens, Vietnam war 1967 (1069x1600)

Leonardo DiCaprio and his father, 1990s.

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Leonardo DiCaprio and his father, 1990s.

A Polish resistance fighter checks her hair after a German air raid during the Warsaw Uprising, September 1944

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A Polish resistance fighter checks her hair after a German air raid during the Warsaw Uprising, September 1944

Anti-Thatcher Labour Party advertisement, 1980s

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Anti-Thatcher Labour Party advertisement, 1980s

A mother grieves by the body of her son who was shot and killed in the Tiananmen crackdown. June 4th, 1989.

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A mother grieves by the body of her son who was shot and killed in the Tiananmen crackdown. June 4th, 1989.

In 1970, troops from the Ohio National Guard opened fire on unarmed people at Kent State University, killing four and wounding nine others

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In 1970, troops from the Ohio National Guard opened fire on unarmed people at Kent State University, killing four and wounding nine others

My grandma and grandpa in 1976

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My grandma and grandpa in 1976

Unbroken seal of Pharaoh Tutankhamen’s Tomb. 1922.

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Unbroken seal of Pharaoh Tutankhamen’s Tomb. 1922.

Moroccan police commissioner Mustapha Tabet hangs his head at his trial. With the protection of other cops, Tabet kidnapped, assaulted, and raped at least 518 women and girls, albeit he might've had 1,200+ victims. It remains the worst police corruption scandal in the country, 1993 .

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Moroccan police commissioner Mustapha Tabet hangs his head at his trial. With the protection of other cops, Tabet kidnapped, assaulted, and raped at least 518 women and girls, albeit he might've had 1,200+ victims. It remains the worst police corruption scandal in the country, 1993 .

"Far-right parties, lobbying for the interests of Russia in Europe". Early 2010s map warning about Russian influence in Europe.

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"Far-right parties, lobbying for the interests of Russia in Europe". Early 2010s map warning about Russian influence in Europe.

Cat eating corn, photo by Allan Grant in Life Magazine, 1951

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Cat eating corn, photo by Allan Grant in Life Magazine, 1951