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

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

Daughter teaching her mother how to read, Alabama, 1890s.

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Daughter teaching her mother how to read, Alabama, 1890s.

South African Neo-Nazi Alwyn Wolfaardt, 44, begs for his life moments before being summarily executed by a black police officer. Wolfaardt and other Neo-Nazis had just massacred at least 50 black civilians (Bophuthatswana, 1994) .

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South African Neo-Nazi Alwyn Wolfaardt, 44, begs for his life moments before being summarily executed by a black police officer. Wolfaardt and other Neo-Nazis had just massacred at least 50 black civilians (Bophuthatswana, 1994) .

Thousands of conservative white South Africans march through the streets of Pretoria on February 15, 1990 in a protest against the reforms made by President Frederik W. De Klerk and the release of anti-apartheid leader and African National Congress (ANC) member Nelson Mandela

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Thousands of conservative white South Africans march through the streets of Pretoria on February 15, 1990 in a protest against the reforms made by President Frederik W. De Klerk and the release of anti-apartheid leader and African National Congress (ANC) member Nelson Mandela

Three German saboteurs are prepared for their executions by firing squad after being captured while wearing U.S. Army uniforms (Belgium, 1944) .

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Three German saboteurs are prepared for their executions by firing squad after being captured while wearing U.S. Army uniforms (Belgium, 1944) .

Happy chubby baby can't stop laughing during his photos, New Jersey, 1953.

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Happy chubby baby can't stop laughing during his photos, New Jersey, 1953.

Suffocated in the cellar of their home during a bombing by the Soviet trained Afghan Air Force, the bodies of a woman and her two children are huddled together, August 1987. Phot by Radosław Sikorski

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Suffocated in the cellar of their home during a bombing by the Soviet trained Afghan Air Force, the bodies of a woman and her two children are huddled together, August 1987. Phot by Radosław Sikorski

The American dream - Soviet cartoon (1951)

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The American dream - Soviet cartoon (1951)

President Gerald Ford signs into law an extension on the Voting Rights Act, formally banning literacy tests and providing language assistance for minorities. USA, 1975

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President Gerald Ford signs into law an extension on the Voting Rights Act, formally banning literacy tests and providing language assistance for minorities. USA, 1975

1950s cool

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1950s cool

Malian mother poses with her little baby girl for their photo together, Circa 1955.

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Malian mother poses with her little baby girl for their photo together, Circa 1955.

A young boy with a rifle standing in front of a tank in Mogadishu during the Somalian civil war. (January 1992)

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A young boy with a rifle standing in front of a tank in Mogadishu during the Somalian civil war. (January 1992)

Charlie Chaplin and Anderson Cooper met in person. The meeting took place on April 3, 1972, in New York, when the famous CNN journalist was just 5 years old (8180 x 5501)

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Charlie Chaplin and Anderson Cooper met in person. The meeting took place on April 3, 1972, in New York, when the famous CNN journalist was just 5 years old (8180 x 5501)

5 generations of first born women. My mom born 1949, my grandma born 1932, my great grandma born 1914, my great great grandma born 1896 and me born 1972.

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5 generations of first born women. My mom born 1949, my grandma born 1932, my great grandma born 1914, my great great grandma born 1896 and me born 1972.

Hundreds of cars filling the Motocine Barajas, one of Europe's earliest drive-in cinemas, for its opening. The venture closed after just eight months, branded immoral in Franco's Spain as a spot for "indecorous" behavior hidden in the dark and inside cars. (1959)

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Hundreds of cars filling the Motocine Barajas, one of Europe's earliest drive-in cinemas, for its opening. The venture closed after just eight months, branded immoral in Franco's Spain as a spot for "indecorous" behavior hidden in the dark and inside cars. (1959)

People already published two, this is the third poster in that run. US Government Printing Office, 1944

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People already published two, this is the third poster in that run. US Government Printing Office, 1944

A couple and their child, believing that they are in the line of fire, fall to the grass north of Elm Street seconds after the assassination of U.S. President John F. Kennedy in Dallas, Texas. (1963)

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A couple and their child, believing that they are in the line of fire, fall to the grass north of Elm Street seconds after the assassination of U.S. President John F. Kennedy in Dallas, Texas. (1963)

Polish priest and other Polish civilians as German hostages awaiting execution in Bydgoszcz, Poland. (September 1939)

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Polish priest and other Polish civilians as German hostages awaiting execution in Bydgoszcz, Poland. (September 1939)

Two women in London in the 70s

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Two women in London in the 70s

Chinese communist Dictator Mao Zedong & former U.S. President Richard Nixon during their less famous second & final meeting, 1976. Mao was in extremely poor health and died later that year (1680x1014)

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Chinese communist Dictator Mao Zedong & former U.S. President Richard Nixon during their less famous second & final meeting, 1976. Mao was in extremely poor health and died later that year (1680x1014)