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«U.S. Companies Kowtow Before China» Political cartoon by Wang Liming (Rebel Pepper), 2019

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«U.S. Companies Kowtow Before China» Political cartoon by Wang Liming (Rebel Pepper), 2019

Little Man Posing Proudly with his New Ride; circa 1930s

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Little Man Posing Proudly with his New Ride; circa 1930s

The wood-paneled sanctuary (late 1960s)

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The wood-paneled sanctuary (late 1960s)

Double amputee SGT Ralph Neppel is kissed by his fiancee Jean Moore after receiving the Medal of Honor from President Truman - August 23, 1945

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Double amputee SGT Ralph Neppel is kissed by his fiancee Jean Moore after receiving the Medal of Honor from President Truman - August 23, 1945

A 1958 “Buy Canadian” promotion from the Canadian Advertising Association

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A 1958 “Buy Canadian” promotion from the Canadian Advertising Association

My grandma happily holding her daughter, 1969.

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My grandma happily holding her daughter, 1969.

NYPD officer Richard Perry practicing basic Spanish phrases using phonetic syllables written on a blackboard. (1958)

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NYPD officer Richard Perry practicing basic Spanish phrases using phonetic syllables written on a blackboard. (1958)

South Vietnamese refugees approach a U.S. war ship to seek refuge from the invading Communists in the South China Sea near Saigon, April 15, 1975.

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South Vietnamese refugees approach a U.S. war ship to seek refuge from the invading Communists in the South China Sea near Saigon, April 15, 1975.

'The First Day of Peace' — Soviet painting (1975) by Boris Okorokov

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'The First Day of Peace' — Soviet painting (1975) by Boris Okorokov

The body of Croatian soldier Mario Svjetličić lies beside a shattered portrait of Josip Broz Tito after he was killed by a mortar shell in the village of Prekopakra, Croatia, 24 October 1991. Photographer, Božidar Vukićević.

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The body of Croatian soldier Mario Svjetličić lies beside a shattered portrait of Josip Broz Tito after he was killed by a mortar shell in the village of Prekopakra, Croatia, 24 October 1991. Photographer, Božidar Vukićević.

My dog and I along the Oregon coast in about 1975

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My dog and I along the Oregon coast in about 1975

Katharine Hepburn shoveling snow from the roof of her New York townhouse, 1988. She was 81 years old.

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Katharine Hepburn shoveling snow from the roof of her New York townhouse, 1988. She was 81 years old.

20 years ago, Abeer al-Janabi (14) was assaulted 3 times alternately by U.S. soldiers after they executed her entire family, and her body was burned afterward to cover up the 2006 Mahmudiyah war crime .

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20 years ago, Abeer al-Janabi (14) was assaulted 3 times alternately by U.S. soldiers after they executed her entire family, and her body was burned afterward to cover up the 2006 Mahmudiyah war crime .

"Gee, she sure is swell!" GI heroes say of their flight nurse from National Geographic. (September 1945)

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"Gee, she sure is swell!" GI heroes say of their flight nurse from National Geographic. (September 1945)

Mother gives a bright smile with her little baby boy. Slightly wrinkled but a warm image, 1950s.

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Mother gives a bright smile with her little baby boy. Slightly wrinkled but a warm image, 1950s.

"Even Mary was asked to be the mother of God. Catholics in the fight for safe and legal abortion!" 2022 Brazilian pro-choice sign held in a rally by Catholics for Choice.

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"Even Mary was asked to be the mother of God. Catholics in the fight for safe and legal abortion!" 2022 Brazilian pro-choice sign held in a rally by Catholics for Choice.

A man looks for his son among bodies laid out in a field collected from Grozny streets after the Russian military seized the town, Chechnya, February 1996

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A man looks for his son among bodies laid out in a field collected from Grozny streets after the Russian military seized the town, Chechnya, February 1996

A Ukrainian woman tends to her starving family members during the Holodomor, a manmade famine which killed 3,900,000 Ukrainians. Kharkiv in the Soviet Ukraine, 1933

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A Ukrainian woman tends to her starving family members during the Holodomor, a manmade famine which killed 3,900,000 Ukrainians. Kharkiv in the Soviet Ukraine, 1933

Me and our dog Peppie on a road trip somewhere in the Midwest. Taken in a 1975 Terry travel trailer. C 1977.

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Me and our dog Peppie on a road trip somewhere in the Midwest. Taken in a 1975 Terry travel trailer. C 1977.

Japanese American lady laughs as officer checks her luggage at the camp of Santa Anita, Los Angeles, California April of 1942

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Japanese American lady laughs as officer checks her luggage at the camp of Santa Anita, Los Angeles, California April of 1942