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"Homosexuality is a mental illness", Hungarian street poster in anime style from 2021

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"Homosexuality is a mental illness", Hungarian street poster in anime style from 2021

Mom (Estelle) about 15 or so in 1950 Manhattan, babysitting the neighbor’s kid while puffin’ away

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Mom (Estelle) about 15 or so in 1950 Manhattan, babysitting the neighbor’s kid while puffin’ away

Thought maybe you guys were getting tired of hot celebs. Here’s my dad and his buddy as mail carriers in Michigan in the early 70s

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Thought maybe you guys were getting tired of hot celebs. Here’s my dad and his buddy as mail carriers in Michigan in the early 70s

The body of Lord Mountbatten is brought to shore after his assassination. He was pulled alive from the water by nearby fishermen but died from his injuries before being brought to shore, Mullaghmore, Ireland, August 27, 1979 .

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The body of Lord Mountbatten is brought to shore after his assassination. He was pulled alive from the water by nearby fishermen but died from his injuries before being brought to shore, Mullaghmore, Ireland, August 27, 1979 .

President Bill Clinton and Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat opening Gaza international airport in Rafah (1999)

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President Bill Clinton and Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat opening Gaza international airport in Rafah (1999)

A family in a fast food restaurant has a cold air supply in their car. 1957.

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A family in a fast food restaurant has a cold air supply in their car. 1957.

A member of the Hitler Youth renaming Tomáš Masaryk Street (founder of Czechoslovakia) to Adolf Hitler Street after the German annexation of the Sudetenland, October 1938 (1834x2600)

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A member of the Hitler Youth renaming Tomáš Masaryk Street (founder of Czechoslovakia) to Adolf Hitler Street after the German annexation of the Sudetenland, October 1938 (1834x2600)

Never Forget. We Forgot. (Twenty Years After 9/11 Cartoon Series; Pasadena Star News, Circa September 2021)

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Never Forget. We Forgot. (Twenty Years After 9/11 Cartoon Series; Pasadena Star News, Circa September 2021)

The “Revenge Dress.” Princess Diana stuns in black during her husband the Prince of Wales’s public admission of infidelity. Kensington Gardens, London. June 29, 1994

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The “Revenge Dress.” Princess Diana stuns in black during her husband the Prince of Wales’s public admission of infidelity. Kensington Gardens, London. June 29, 1994

Calling home from the dorms in the 1980s

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Calling home from the dorms in the 1980s

Boston Corbett, the self-castrated hat maker who killed Abraham Lincoln's assassin, John Wilkes Booth. Photographed by Mathew Brady circa 1865 (1986x3290)

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Boston Corbett, the self-castrated hat maker who killed Abraham Lincoln's assassin, John Wilkes Booth. Photographed by Mathew Brady circa 1865 (1986x3290)

Anthony Bourdain when he was 24 years old in 1980

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Anthony Bourdain when he was 24 years old in 1980

21-years old Yves Saint Laurent at Christian Dior's funeral, 1957 (1440×1800)

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21-years old Yves Saint Laurent at Christian Dior's funeral, 1957 (1440×1800)

Kids posing with largest log cabin. It was built in 1905 and later burned down In 1964

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Kids posing with largest log cabin. It was built in 1905 and later burned down In 1964

Poster from February 2021 protests in Myanmar (Burma) depicting Shrek punching an army general

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Poster from February 2021 protests in Myanmar (Burma) depicting Shrek punching an army general

Photo of postwar deportations of ethnic Germans from Czechoslovakia. They wear an “N” on their clothes that stands for “Němec,” which means German. (January 1946)(1280x1206)

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Photo of postwar deportations of ethnic Germans from Czechoslovakia. They wear an “N” on their clothes that stands for “Němec,” which means German. (January 1946)(1280x1206)

My memaw. 1940s. She was a tough one but sweet at the same time. Out lived 4 husbands. Passed away at an early age of 68 from diabetes. Miss her!

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My memaw. 1940s. She was a tough one but sweet at the same time. Out lived 4 husbands. Passed away at an early age of 68 from diabetes. Miss her!

A homeless man in the Warsaw Ghetto, German occupied Poland, 1941 (702x1050)

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A homeless man in the Warsaw Ghetto, German occupied Poland, 1941 (702x1050)

Richard Nixon’s last lunch as president: pineapple, cottage cheese, and a glass of milk. That evening, he announced his intent to resign on national television. August 8, 1974

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Richard Nixon’s last lunch as president: pineapple, cottage cheese, and a glass of milk. That evening, he announced his intent to resign on national television. August 8, 1974

Courtney Cox in her high school yearbook photo in 1982

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Courtney Cox in her high school yearbook photo in 1982