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Full female acrobat/aerealist cast of the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus in 1935.

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Full female acrobat/aerealist cast of the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus in 1935.

April 13 of 1932, Ivy Russell lifts a record of 369.5 pounds at a weight of 126 and 5ft 7 tall, against Tillie Tinmouth and witness by 2,000 people.

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April 13 of 1932, Ivy Russell lifts a record of 369.5 pounds at a weight of 126 and 5ft 7 tall, against Tillie Tinmouth and witness by 2,000 people.

Gustav Vasa, king of Sweden 1523-1560. Pictured during his exhumation in 1946. Uppsala, Sweden.

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Gustav Vasa, king of Sweden 1523-1560. Pictured during his exhumation in 1946. Uppsala, Sweden.

Ba'athist Iraqi officials overlook damage in Belgrade after 1999 bombing of Serbia, 1999

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Ba'athist Iraqi officials overlook damage in Belgrade after 1999 bombing of Serbia, 1999

Australian soldiers thrown into the air after their boat sailed onto an explosive device. No one was seriously injured. 1942

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Australian soldiers thrown into the air after their boat sailed onto an explosive device. No one was seriously injured. 1942

Albert Einstein, 1931.

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Albert Einstein, 1931.

2 U.S. sailors in a firefighting vat and their guide at the Summer Palace in Peking (Beijing) China, 1924

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2 U.S. sailors in a firefighting vat and their guide at the Summer Palace in Peking (Beijing) China, 1924

A woman watching the Sony TV8-301, a portable TV. Japan, 1960

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A woman watching the Sony TV8-301, a portable TV. Japan, 1960

Thérèse of Lisieux dressed up as Joan of Arc. The only photograph of a canonized Saint cosplaying as another Saint. (c. 1897)

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Thérèse of Lisieux dressed up as Joan of Arc. The only photograph of a canonized Saint cosplaying as another Saint. (c. 1897)

Spanish soldier from the "Blue Division" in a trench near Leningrad, 1941

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Spanish soldier from the "Blue Division" in a trench near Leningrad, 1941

Fidel Castro meets cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin, June 1961

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Fidel Castro meets cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin, June 1961

Suriname's military leader Desi Bouterse, 1980s.

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Suriname's military leader Desi Bouterse, 1980s.

28 of February of 1947, the first women weightlifting contest sanctioned by the Southern Pacific AAU, was held in LA, Cal.

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28 of February of 1947, the first women weightlifting contest sanctioned by the Southern Pacific AAU, was held in LA, Cal.

The body of former Chilean Army Commander-in-Chief General Carlos Prats after he was assassinated by a car bomb planted by the Chilean secret police while in exile in Buenos Aires, Argentina. 30 September 1974

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The body of former Chilean Army Commander-in-Chief General Carlos Prats after he was assassinated by a car bomb planted by the Chilean secret police while in exile in Buenos Aires, Argentina. 30 September 1974

German tanks roll into Vilnius, Lithuania during the transition from Soviet to Nazi occupation in 1941

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German tanks roll into Vilnius, Lithuania during the transition from Soviet to Nazi occupation in 1941

Marilyn Monroe poses with soldiers of the US Army during her tour to Korea, February of 1954,

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Marilyn Monroe poses with soldiers of the US Army during her tour to Korea, February of 1954,

Abraham Lincoln. 1863, printed 1901.

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Abraham Lincoln. 1863, printed 1901.

Palestinian civilians and Australian soldiers engage in a spirited snowball fight in Jerusalem. January 1942.

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Palestinian civilians and Australian soldiers engage in a spirited snowball fight in Jerusalem. January 1942.

Parade in Paramaribo, Suriname upon the return of Surinamese soldiers from the Dutch East Indies, February 17, 1947.

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Parade in Paramaribo, Suriname upon the return of Surinamese soldiers from the Dutch East Indies, February 17, 1947.

People crowd the bodies of those slain while attacking the headquarters of the Hungarian communist party, their bodies covered by flags with the communist emblem torn from the centre, Budapest, 30 October, 1956

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People crowd the bodies of those slain while attacking the headquarters of the Hungarian communist party, their bodies covered by flags with the communist emblem torn from the centre, Budapest, 30 October, 1956