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My grandma turns 94 today. Here is a picture of her in 1956 at 25

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My grandma turns 94 today. Here is a picture of her in 1956 at 25

Extending gloved hands skyward in racial protest, U.S. athletes Smith and Carlos stare downward during the playing of "The Star-Spangled Banner" at the Summer Olympic Games in Mexico City on Oct. 16, 1968.

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Extending gloved hands skyward in racial protest, U.S. athletes Smith and Carlos stare downward during the playing of "The Star-Spangled Banner" at the Summer Olympic Games in Mexico City on Oct. 16, 1968.

Dead American soldiers on the beach of Tarawa, November 1943.

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Dead American soldiers on the beach of Tarawa, November 1943.

"Come on in, I'll treat you well!I used to know your daddy! " Anti-war poster by C. D. Batchelor from 1936 showing how European young men are getting involved in war

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"Come on in, I'll treat you well!I used to know your daddy! " Anti-war poster by C. D. Batchelor from 1936 showing how European young men are getting involved in war

Me posing for the photo booth camera. 1984

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Me posing for the photo booth camera. 1984

A boy carrying oversized pretzels in post-war Germany, 1950s. A symbol of recovery, resilience, and the joy of simple things.

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A boy carrying oversized pretzels in post-war Germany, 1950s. A symbol of recovery, resilience, and the joy of simple things.

In the wake of the Rwandan genocide in 1994, the French army brought in bulldozer to help bury the enormous mass of dead bodies. There were between 12,000 to 15,000 people dying each day.

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In the wake of the Rwandan genocide in 1994, the French army brought in bulldozer to help bury the enormous mass of dead bodies. There were between 12,000 to 15,000 people dying each day.

My Great-grandfather sometime in the 1950s.

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My Great-grandfather sometime in the 1950s.

Former Nazi concentration camp guard Michael Kolnhofer points a revolver at reporters and TV cameramen who want to interview him about the denaturalization proceedings just initiated against him. He was gunned down by the police after a brief shootout, Kansas City, Kansas, 1996 .

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Former Nazi concentration camp guard Michael Kolnhofer points a revolver at reporters and TV cameramen who want to interview him about the denaturalization proceedings just initiated against him. He was gunned down by the police after a brief shootout, Kansas City, Kansas, 1996 .

McCarthyist Cartoon From 1950s.

Archive / 2730Added Jul 18, 2025

McCarthyist Cartoon From 1950s.

Farewell to German children of the Hitler Youth leaving to fortify the Siegfried Line on the Western Front, September 1944 (766x510)

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Farewell to German children of the Hitler Youth leaving to fortify the Siegfried Line on the Western Front, September 1944 (766x510)

This 1981 cosplaying group

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This 1981 cosplaying group

Spanish republican soldiers getting married in 1937

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Spanish republican soldiers getting married in 1937

Members of an oil workers' union display a banner with the message "Boil Hitler in Texas Oil" circa 1941/1942.

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Members of an oil workers' union display a banner with the message "Boil Hitler in Texas Oil" circa 1941/1942.

New York City throws a ticker-tape parade in the “Canyon of Heroes” for U.S. troops returning from Operation Desert Storm, 1991.

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New York City throws a ticker-tape parade in the “Canyon of Heroes” for U.S. troops returning from Operation Desert Storm, 1991.

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"We must not allow Russia's charm to hide its atrocities" — French video from 2010.

Dr. John Britton shows his .357 Magnum revolver, which he carried for protection while working at an abortion clinic in Pensacola. The photo was taken on July 28, 1994 - just one day before his death.

Archive / 2737Added Jul 18, 2025

Dr. John Britton shows his .357 Magnum revolver, which he carried for protection while working at an abortion clinic in Pensacola. The photo was taken on July 28, 1994 - just one day before his death.

Early '30s saw 2.5mil people unemployed. Soup kitchens had line-ups like this

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Early '30s saw 2.5mil people unemployed. Soup kitchens had line-ups like this

Hungarian Jews Being Selected By Nazis To Be Sent To The Gas Chamber At Auschwitz Concentration Camp, 1944.

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Hungarian Jews Being Selected By Nazis To Be Sent To The Gas Chamber At Auschwitz Concentration Camp, 1944.

My grandma as a young child, early 1940s

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My grandma as a young child, early 1940s