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Photographers and their equipment prior to the nuclear test at Bikini Atoll, 1946.

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Photographers and their equipment prior to the nuclear test at Bikini Atoll, 1946.

A then 122 year old Jeanne Calment pressing the key of a PC keyboard, France, 1997 .

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A then 122 year old Jeanne Calment pressing the key of a PC keyboard, France, 1997 .

Mossadegh, Iranian prime minister, under house arrest after CIA overthrown his democratic government, Iran, 1965

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Mossadegh, Iranian prime minister, under house arrest after CIA overthrown his democratic government, Iran, 1965

The moment a Soviet soldier is shot and killed in battle. The Kerch Peninsula, May 1942.

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The moment a Soviet soldier is shot and killed in battle. The Kerch Peninsula, May 1942.

The Shah of Iran, Queen Farah, and Walt Disney ride the Matterhorn Bobsleds at Disneyland, April 1962

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The Shah of Iran, Queen Farah, and Walt Disney ride the Matterhorn Bobsleds at Disneyland, April 1962

Leaving church sometime around 1890-1900, unknown location in S.E. Ohio

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Leaving church sometime around 1890-1900, unknown location in S.E. Ohio

A young King Abdullah II bin al-Hussen on Star Trek Voyager in 1999

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A young King Abdullah II bin al-Hussen on Star Trek Voyager in 1999

Meal time at an orphanage in Osaka. Japan, 1951

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Meal time at an orphanage in Osaka. Japan, 1951

18 year old Leonard Russo of HQ Company, 3rd Battalion, 9th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division, during the Battle of the Bulge near Bütgenbach Belgium - January 1945

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18 year old Leonard Russo of HQ Company, 3rd Battalion, 9th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division, during the Battle of the Bulge near Bütgenbach Belgium - January 1945

WSG Hoffmann, a neo-Nazi group operating legally in Germany until 1980. (c. 1978)

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WSG Hoffmann, a neo-Nazi group operating legally in Germany until 1980. (c. 1978)

Irish soldiers preforming a stop and search. c.1940

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Irish soldiers preforming a stop and search. c.1940

PFC George Bruce Kelly of Clappertown, PA was Killed in Action 80 years ago today (January 10, 1945) during the Battle of the Bulge near Bütgenbach, Belgium. He was only 24 years old.

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PFC George Bruce Kelly of Clappertown, PA was Killed in Action 80 years ago today (January 10, 1945) during the Battle of the Bulge near Bütgenbach, Belgium. He was only 24 years old.

Randy Weaver, target of the Ruby Ridge siege, points to bullet holes in his cabin door during his testimony before the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Sept 6, 1995. His wife, Vickie, was killed after FBI sniper fire penetrated the door while she was holding her infant daughter.

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Randy Weaver, target of the Ruby Ridge siege, points to bullet holes in his cabin door during his testimony before the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Sept 6, 1995. His wife, Vickie, was killed after FBI sniper fire penetrated the door while she was holding her infant daughter.

Lockheed Martin employee Sally Wadsworth working on the fuselage of a P-38 Lightning, California, 1944. .

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Lockheed Martin employee Sally Wadsworth working on the fuselage of a P-38 Lightning, California, 1944. .

Nguyen Van Thuan, Vietnamese Cardinal who endured nine years of solitary confinement under the Viet Cong, during which he still celebrated Mass with smuggled bread and wine, and passed down messages of hope to his persecuted flock. (c. 1971)

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Nguyen Van Thuan, Vietnamese Cardinal who endured nine years of solitary confinement under the Viet Cong, during which he still celebrated Mass with smuggled bread and wine, and passed down messages of hope to his persecuted flock. (c. 1971)

The Chicago Boys, a group of Chilean economists trained by Milton Friedman at the University of Chicago, and tasked by the Pinochet dictatorship with overhauling Chile's economy by drafting drastic neoliberal reforms. Circa 1960

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The Chicago Boys, a group of Chilean economists trained by Milton Friedman at the University of Chicago, and tasked by the Pinochet dictatorship with overhauling Chile's economy by drafting drastic neoliberal reforms. Circa 1960

Pallbearers Carry General George S. Patton, Jr.'s Casket Through the Station at Luxembourg City, Luxembourg, on Its Way to the Cemetery, 1945. Patton's last wish was to be buried with his men, not at West Point as was originally planned.

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Pallbearers Carry General George S. Patton, Jr.'s Casket Through the Station at Luxembourg City, Luxembourg, on Its Way to the Cemetery, 1945. Patton's last wish was to be buried with his men, not at West Point as was originally planned.

In 1944, American soldiers survey the Maginot Line at Hochwald West Fortress, Block 13, studying its extensive fortifications during their advance through the region.

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In 1944, American soldiers survey the Maginot Line at Hochwald West Fortress, Block 13, studying its extensive fortifications during their advance through the region.

Child wearing a New Year's kimono on a park bench. Photo by Iraphne R. Childs. Japan, 1973

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Child wearing a New Year's kimono on a park bench. Photo by Iraphne R. Childs. Japan, 1973

Mount Fuji photographed through the periscope of the submarine USS Trigger (SS237) during war patrol. 22 April 1943

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Mount Fuji photographed through the periscope of the submarine USS Trigger (SS237) during war patrol. 22 April 1943