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My grandma turned 100 years old today!

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My grandma turned 100 years old today!

Ice axe of Hermann Buhl on Nanga Parbat. In 1953, the Austrian climber made the first solo ascent of an 8,000-meter peak. After a 17-hour summit push, he descended alone through the night, using Pervitin (methamphetamine) to fight exhaustion and enduring a legendary 41-hour ordeal.

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Ice axe of Hermann Buhl on Nanga Parbat. In 1953, the Austrian climber made the first solo ascent of an 8,000-meter peak. After a 17-hour summit push, he descended alone through the night, using Pervitin (methamphetamine) to fight exhaustion and enduring a legendary 41-hour ordeal.

6 September 1997. An estimated 2.5 billion people watched Princess Diana’s funeral. William 15, and Harry 12, walked behind their mother’s coffin through London as millions watched around the world. She had died just six days earlier in a Paris car crash.

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6 September 1997. An estimated 2.5 billion people watched Princess Diana’s funeral. William 15, and Harry 12, walked behind their mother’s coffin through London as millions watched around the world. She had died just six days earlier in a Paris car crash.

Three women in a bar in Bangkok, Thailand in the 1970s

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Three women in a bar in Bangkok, Thailand in the 1970s

British Home Secretary Winston Churchill, centre left in a top hat, watching the Siege of Sidney Street from cover. Police had surrounded a house where two armed gang members, suspected of killing three officers during a botched jewellery robbery, were barricaded. (1911)

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British Home Secretary Winston Churchill, centre left in a top hat, watching the Siege of Sidney Street from cover. Police had surrounded a house where two armed gang members, suspected of killing three officers during a botched jewellery robbery, were barricaded. (1911)

Our American Heritage (MAD #143) June 1971

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Our American Heritage (MAD #143) June 1971

U.S. Army Nurse Amy Stuart of the 5th Mobile Army Surgical Hospital - holding a teddy bear while resting - during the (First Gulf War) Operation Desert Storm), Saudi Arabia, on February 22nd, 1991. Photograph was taken by photojournalist David Turnley.

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U.S. Army Nurse Amy Stuart of the 5th Mobile Army Surgical Hospital - holding a teddy bear while resting - during the (First Gulf War) Operation Desert Storm), Saudi Arabia, on February 22nd, 1991. Photograph was taken by photojournalist David Turnley.

Telephone switchboard operators In Japan in the 70s

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Telephone switchboard operators In Japan in the 70s

An Indian Lewis Gun Team Engages Enemy Aircraft in Mesopotamia While Other Soldiers Run for Cover in Slit Trenches, 1918

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An Indian Lewis Gun Team Engages Enemy Aircraft in Mesopotamia While Other Soldiers Run for Cover in Slit Trenches, 1918

James Dean visibly resentful of a studio-mandated date to escort Academy Award-nominated actress Terry Moore to the premiere of Sabrina in Los Angeles, 1954

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James Dean visibly resentful of a studio-mandated date to escort Academy Award-nominated actress Terry Moore to the premiere of Sabrina in Los Angeles, 1954

Confederate soldiers march through Frederick, Maryland, during Robert E Lee's first invasion of the North. Likely taken September 12th, 1862

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Confederate soldiers march through Frederick, Maryland, during Robert E Lee's first invasion of the North. Likely taken September 12th, 1862

Kriegsmarine Deutschland-class pre-dreadnought battleship Schleswig-Holstein, firing at close range at Polish positions on Westerplatte - in the first hours of the German invasion of Poland, on September 1st, 1939.

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Kriegsmarine Deutschland-class pre-dreadnought battleship Schleswig-Holstein, firing at close range at Polish positions on Westerplatte - in the first hours of the German invasion of Poland, on September 1st, 1939.

My Brother and I in Yorkshire England 1961

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My Brother and I in Yorkshire England 1961

We did not come to Britain. Britain came to us. @gregbunbury for @blackoutdoorart 2022

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We did not come to Britain. Britain came to us. @gregbunbury for @blackoutdoorart 2022

The five "Marshals of the Soviet Union," (L-R) Konstantin Vershinin, Georgy Zhukov, Kliment Voroshilov, Matvey Zakharov & Konstantin Rokossovsky, 1965. They held the 2nd highest military rank in the USSR, behind only "Generalissimo," a rank specifically created for & used only by Stalin (1920x1080)

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The five "Marshals of the Soviet Union," (L-R) Konstantin Vershinin, Georgy Zhukov, Kliment Voroshilov, Matvey Zakharov & Konstantin Rokossovsky, 1965. They held the 2nd highest military rank in the USSR, behind only "Generalissimo," a rank specifically created for & used only by Stalin (1920x1080)

The ruins of the Cathedral of St. Michael, destroyed during the German bombing of Coventry by the Luftwaffe on November 14, 1940.

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The ruins of the Cathedral of St. Michael, destroyed during the German bombing of Coventry by the Luftwaffe on November 14, 1940.

Little boy poses proud with his well fitted coat tails suit for a white tie event, 1966.

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Little boy poses proud with his well fitted coat tails suit for a white tie event, 1966.

Communist Party leader of Berlin district Walter Ulbricht speaks as Joseph Goebbels (with his hand on the left side of his face) listens at a joint KPD-NSDAP event at Volkspark Friedrichshain, Berlin. 1931 (663×513)

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Communist Party leader of Berlin district Walter Ulbricht speaks as Joseph Goebbels (with his hand on the left side of his face) listens at a joint KPD-NSDAP event at Volkspark Friedrichshain, Berlin. 1931 (663×513)

Paul Newman at the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom (1963).

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Paul Newman at the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom (1963).

2003/2004/2005/2006 Editorial Cartoon by Brian Farrington

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2003/2004/2005/2006 Editorial Cartoon by Brian Farrington