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Young mother and her 2 little boys, posinf for their studio photo, 1970.

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Young mother and her 2 little boys, posinf for their studio photo, 1970.

The first wave of Marines land on Peleliu. September 15th, 1944

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The first wave of Marines land on Peleliu. September 15th, 1944

At 12:01 p.m. on September 16, 1920, a horse-drawn wagon exploded outside J.P. Morgan & Co. on Wall Street, killing 38 people and injuring 143. The bomb was packed with metal window weights that turned the blast into a deadly storm of shrapnel—and the perpetrator was never identified 900X563

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At 12:01 p.m. on September 16, 1920, a horse-drawn wagon exploded outside J.P. Morgan & Co. on Wall Street, killing 38 people and injuring 143. The bomb was packed with metal window weights that turned the blast into a deadly storm of shrapnel—and the perpetrator was never identified 900X563

My grandma, Joyce - 1950s

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My grandma, Joyce - 1950s

A grieving mother stands beside the grave of her son, Anatoly Legky, a Moscow-born Soviet soldier drafted at 18 and killed after serving as a grenadier in over 20 combat operations in Afghanistan in 1984. Crimea, USSR, 1980s

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A grieving mother stands beside the grave of her son, Anatoly Legky, a Moscow-born Soviet soldier drafted at 18 and killed after serving as a grenadier in over 20 combat operations in Afghanistan in 1984. Crimea, USSR, 1980s

Soviet cartoon (1969) showing the word 'NATO' transforming into a Nazi eagle perched on an atom bomb.

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Soviet cartoon (1969) showing the word 'NATO' transforming into a Nazi eagle perched on an atom bomb.

President George W. Bush rallies firefighters and rescue workers during an impromptu speech at the site of the collapsed World Trade Center in New York City on September 14, 2001. (5080X3387)

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President George W. Bush rallies firefighters and rescue workers during an impromptu speech at the site of the collapsed World Trade Center in New York City on September 14, 2001. (5080X3387)

1984. Me at the mall. Beauty contest.

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1984. Me at the mall. Beauty contest.

My grandma and her sister in Italy, 1949

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My grandma and her sister in Italy, 1949

Donald Trump and Belgian model Ingrid Seynhaeve attend the Victoria’s Secret “Angels” party on April 28, 1997, in New York City.

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Donald Trump and Belgian model Ingrid Seynhaeve attend the Victoria’s Secret “Angels” party on April 28, 1997, in New York City.

US President Bill Clinton learns of Israeli prime minister Yitzhak Rabins assassination in 1995

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US President Bill Clinton learns of Israeli prime minister Yitzhak Rabins assassination in 1995

Oklahoma City firefighter Chris Fields, 30 , holding infant Baylee Almon, 1 , from the destruction of the Oklahoma City bombing on April 19, 1995.

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Oklahoma City firefighter Chris Fields, 30 , holding infant Baylee Almon, 1 , from the destruction of the Oklahoma City bombing on April 19, 1995.

Reunion with the boy who used to live next door, 1971

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Reunion with the boy who used to live next door, 1971

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Yitzhak Shamir on Mastermind (Spitting Image, 1989)

Grinding the primary mirror of the Hubble Space Telescope at Perkin-Elmer Corporation's large optics fabrication facility, March 1979. 8 feet in diameter and coated with a reflective layer of aluminum, the mirror had to be serviced to fix flaws shortly after launch

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Grinding the primary mirror of the Hubble Space Telescope at Perkin-Elmer Corporation's large optics fabrication facility, March 1979. 8 feet in diameter and coated with a reflective layer of aluminum, the mirror had to be serviced to fix flaws shortly after launch

Peristera Kraka - A teenage Greek guerrilla commander who disguised herself as a man and led a band of fighters against Ottoman forces in the 1878 Macedonian rebellion, even after her gender was revealed. She became known for her courage, earning comparisons to Joan of Arc (1878) .

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Peristera Kraka - A teenage Greek guerrilla commander who disguised herself as a man and led a band of fighters against Ottoman forces in the 1878 Macedonian rebellion, even after her gender was revealed. She became known for her courage, earning comparisons to Joan of Arc (1878) .

My grandma pregnant with my mom at age 29, 1979

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My grandma pregnant with my mom at age 29, 1979

Joseph Stalin’s embalmed body during his state funeral, 1953

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Joseph Stalin’s embalmed body during his state funeral, 1953

My mom and I, Ukraine, late 1980s

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My mom and I, Ukraine, late 1980s

Women accused of being collaborators get their heads shaved after the liberation of Valognes, France. (June 1944)

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Women accused of being collaborators get their heads shaved after the liberation of Valognes, France. (June 1944)