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War journalists taking a seat at the place where Clement Attlee, Harry Truman and Joseph Stalin sat at the historical meeting. Potsdam, 1945.

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War journalists taking a seat at the place where Clement Attlee, Harry Truman and Joseph Stalin sat at the historical meeting. Potsdam, 1945.

Child soldier in Mexico City, Mexico, during the "Decena Tragica" Feb 9-18 of 1913.

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Child soldier in Mexico City, Mexico, during the "Decena Tragica" Feb 9-18 of 1913.

Before GPS, it was possible to get driving directions through a navigation switchboard. 1963 (Photo from the Netherlands)

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Before GPS, it was possible to get driving directions through a navigation switchboard. 1963 (Photo from the Netherlands)

The earliest known photo ever taken of Cambodian dictator and mass-murderer Pol Pot, taken in the 1940’s-50’s when he was a student in Paris. (468x424)

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The earliest known photo ever taken of Cambodian dictator and mass-murderer Pol Pot, taken in the 1940’s-50’s when he was a student in Paris. (468x424)

The crew of Royal Navy submarine HMS Unison display their 'Jolly Roger' after returning to Plymouth from a successful 16 months in the Mediterranean, 10 October 1943

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The crew of Royal Navy submarine HMS Unison display their 'Jolly Roger' after returning to Plymouth from a successful 16 months in the Mediterranean, 10 October 1943

Simone Segouin (1925-2023), a French partisan credited with capturing 25 German Nazis in the Chartres area, poses with an MP 40 submachine gun in 1944 (photo taken in 1944, she was 19 at the time)

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Simone Segouin (1925-2023), a French partisan credited with capturing 25 German Nazis in the Chartres area, poses with an MP 40 submachine gun in 1944 (photo taken in 1944, she was 19 at the time)

Canadian soldiers with captured nazi flag, france,1944

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Canadian soldiers with captured nazi flag, france,1944

Opera diva Maria Callas meets Marilyn Monroe during the Birthday party of JFK in Madison Suqare Garden, NY, 19 of May of 1962.

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Opera diva Maria Callas meets Marilyn Monroe during the Birthday party of JFK in Madison Suqare Garden, NY, 19 of May of 1962.

Looters mill in the parking lot of the ABC Market in South Central Los Angeles, April 30, 1992, as violence and looting ensued on the first day of riots following the verdicts in the Rodney King assault case.

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Looters mill in the parking lot of the ABC Market in South Central Los Angeles, April 30, 1992, as violence and looting ensued on the first day of riots following the verdicts in the Rodney King assault case.

Robert F. Kennedy's wife, Ethel, attempts to comfort him as lay mortally wounded on floor of the kitchen in the Ambassador Hotel. June 6, 1968. RIP

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Robert F. Kennedy's wife, Ethel, attempts to comfort him as lay mortally wounded on floor of the kitchen in the Ambassador Hotel. June 6, 1968. RIP

1869 oil painting from artist Jean-Léon Gérôme showing a modeled depiction of the infamous, brutal Bashi-Bazouk of the Ottoman Empire

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1869 oil painting from artist Jean-Léon Gérôme showing a modeled depiction of the infamous, brutal Bashi-Bazouk of the Ottoman Empire

Koryak warriors in lamellar armor. The shield on the back was intended to protect against arrows during the retreat. The armor in the photo was purchased for the American Museum of Natural History. Photo by Vladimir Jochelson, 1901, Northern Kamchatka

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Koryak warriors in lamellar armor. The shield on the back was intended to protect against arrows during the retreat. The armor in the photo was purchased for the American Museum of Natural History. Photo by Vladimir Jochelson, 1901, Northern Kamchatka

American troops fire on insurgents in the Philippine jungle during the Philippine-American War, circa 1899

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American troops fire on insurgents in the Philippine jungle during the Philippine-American War, circa 1899

Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis steers the Staten Island Ferry, July 31, 1976

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Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis steers the Staten Island Ferry, July 31, 1976

Faisal I of Iraq giving the Independence speech after Iraq was admitted to the league of nations and granted independence, 1932

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Faisal I of Iraq giving the Independence speech after Iraq was admitted to the league of nations and granted independence, 1932

Turkish troops on the Galician Front, circa 1916.

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Turkish troops on the Galician Front, circa 1916.

Ground crew members wave to a US Air Force B-52H Stratofortress as it taxis for take off on a strike mission in Afghanistan at the start of Operation Enduring Freedom. Diego Garcia, 7 October 2001

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Ground crew members wave to a US Air Force B-52H Stratofortress as it taxis for take off on a strike mission in Afghanistan at the start of Operation Enduring Freedom. Diego Garcia, 7 October 2001

Bunun people of the Laipunuk tribe, Taiwan, circa 1930.

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Bunun people of the Laipunuk tribe, Taiwan, circa 1930.

British athlete Ivy Russell (Born 1907, Surrey England) Trains for her first wrestling championship fight against Peggy Parnell on September 12, 1934 at Lane’s Club on Baker Street, London. P

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British athlete Ivy Russell (Born 1907, Surrey England) Trains for her first wrestling championship fight against Peggy Parnell on September 12, 1934 at Lane’s Club on Baker Street, London. P

Turtles given by the inhabitants of the Seychelles to the crew of the German ship Valdivia, which at that time was conducting extensive oceanographic research. April 1899

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Turtles given by the inhabitants of the Seychelles to the crew of the German ship Valdivia, which at that time was conducting extensive oceanographic research. April 1899