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A Turkish soldier fighting in Korea, together with a Korean monk. 1950

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A Turkish soldier fighting in Korea, together with a Korean monk. 1950

Half-starved American POWs being liberated and given medical attention at Berga Concentration Camp near the village of Schlieben, Germany, 1945

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Half-starved American POWs being liberated and given medical attention at Berga Concentration Camp near the village of Schlieben, Germany, 1945

Young ladies smiling for the camera on their way to class. Iran, 1970s .

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Young ladies smiling for the camera on their way to class. Iran, 1970s .

The three men who the Soviet government considered to be responsible for the Chernobyl Disaster, at their trial. circa July 1987.

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The three men who the Soviet government considered to be responsible for the Chernobyl Disaster, at their trial. circa July 1987.

LBJ signing the Social Security Amendments (aka Medicare). On the right is former President Truman, who was the very first person enrolled in the health insurance program. July 1965

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LBJ signing the Social Security Amendments (aka Medicare). On the right is former President Truman, who was the very first person enrolled in the health insurance program. July 1965

An Essex farmer paints a herd of black cows with white stripes so they will be visible to the motorists during the blackout in London. 1939 (Colorized)

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An Essex farmer paints a herd of black cows with white stripes so they will be visible to the motorists during the blackout in London. 1939 (Colorized)

Suffragette Emmeline Pankhurst is arrested in front of the Buckingham Palace, London, England, 21 of May of 1914.

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Suffragette Emmeline Pankhurst is arrested in front of the Buckingham Palace, London, England, 21 of May of 1914.

SS soldiers behead a prisoner with an axe. Idrija, Slovenia. June 11, 1944. .

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SS soldiers behead a prisoner with an axe. Idrija, Slovenia. June 11, 1944. .

German soldier hanged for desertion, 1945. Thousands of germans were executed for defeatism by rampaging Nazi fanatics in the last weeks of war

Archive / 3729Added Dec 17, 2024

German soldier hanged for desertion, 1945. Thousands of germans were executed for defeatism by rampaging Nazi fanatics in the last weeks of war

A man poses for a photo in-front of Soyuz rocket, (1980s), Baikonur, Kazakh SSR.

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A man poses for a photo in-front of Soyuz rocket, (1980s), Baikonur, Kazakh SSR.

Six Polish men immediately before their deaths by German firing squad. Bydogszcz. September 9, 1939. .

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Six Polish men immediately before their deaths by German firing squad. Bydogszcz. September 9, 1939. .

Serbian anti NATO demonstration in support of Iraq. Belgrade, 1999

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Serbian anti NATO demonstration in support of Iraq. Belgrade, 1999

Lieutenant Colonel William J. "Wild Bill" Donovan toward the end of WWI. Donovan later went on to become regarded as the founding father of the CIA. Hazavant, France. September 6th 1918.

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Lieutenant Colonel William J. "Wild Bill" Donovan toward the end of WWI. Donovan later went on to become regarded as the founding father of the CIA. Hazavant, France. September 6th 1918.

Republic of China soldiers before the Battle of Wuhan in 1938.

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Republic of China soldiers before the Battle of Wuhan in 1938.

American actress Jane Fonda in ‘FTA (Free The Army)’, an anti Vietnam War theatre production, April 1970.

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American actress Jane Fonda in ‘FTA (Free The Army)’, an anti Vietnam War theatre production, April 1970.

A helicopter carrying Romanian dictator Nicolae Ceaușescu flies off the roof of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Romania as demonstrators occupy the building. The escape happened literally at the last minute because they almost got stuck in the elevator. 22 December 1989

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A helicopter carrying Romanian dictator Nicolae Ceaușescu flies off the roof of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Romania as demonstrators occupy the building. The escape happened literally at the last minute because they almost got stuck in the elevator. 22 December 1989

These men of the 823rd Tank Destroyer Battalion are responsible for knocking out four attacking King Tiger German tanks. Belgium, 1944. (US Army Signal Corps photo)

Archive / 3737Added Dec 13, 2024

These men of the 823rd Tank Destroyer Battalion are responsible for knocking out four attacking King Tiger German tanks. Belgium, 1944. (US Army Signal Corps photo)

Nixon greets Apollo 11 astronauts after they returned to Earth, as they quarantine for "extraterrestrial pathogens." August 1969

Archive / 3738Added Dec 13, 2024

Nixon greets Apollo 11 astronauts after they returned to Earth, as they quarantine for "extraterrestrial pathogens." August 1969

Kidnapped South Korean actress Choi Eun-hee is welcomed by her new captor Kim Jong-il. Nampo Harbour, North Korea. January 1978.

Archive / 3739Added Dec 12, 2024

Kidnapped South Korean actress Choi Eun-hee is welcomed by her new captor Kim Jong-il. Nampo Harbour, North Korea. January 1978.

Heads of Bishop of Erzurum Smbat Saatetian (left) and an unknown person described as a Protestant lying next to murderers after ethnic cleansing in the city. 1 June 1920

Archive / 3740Added Dec 12, 2024

Heads of Bishop of Erzurum Smbat Saatetian (left) and an unknown person described as a Protestant lying next to murderers after ethnic cleansing in the city. 1 June 1920