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Young Child Dressed in a KKK Robe Touches His Reflection in a Riot Shield of a Georgia State Patrol Trooper (09-05-1992)

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Young Child Dressed in a KKK Robe Touches His Reflection in a Riot Shield of a Georgia State Patrol Trooper (09-05-1992)

Heliostats drawing a hammer and sickle at Dunhuang Solar Power Plant, Gansu Provine, China, 2021.

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Heliostats drawing a hammer and sickle at Dunhuang Solar Power Plant, Gansu Provine, China, 2021.

Tuskegee airman James Flowers, born in 1915, is still alive at age 110 and is the oldest man in the United States. He will be 111 on Christmas Day.

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Tuskegee airman James Flowers, born in 1915, is still alive at age 110 and is the oldest man in the United States. He will be 111 on Christmas Day.

French captain Zinedine Zidane headbutts Italian player Marco Materazzi during the 2006 FIFA World Cup final held in Berlin (1200x1180)

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French captain Zinedine Zidane headbutts Italian player Marco Materazzi during the 2006 FIFA World Cup final held in Berlin (1200x1180)

More favorites from my great-grandfather's pre-1920's album in Philadelphia

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More favorites from my great-grandfather's pre-1920's album in Philadelphia

82 years ago today- On October 19, 1944, 1Lt Martin Mullane sacrificed his life and stayed at the controls of his stricken B-24 Liberator “Slightly Dangerous” to give his crew time to bail out, he was 27 years old.

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82 years ago today- On October 19, 1944, 1Lt Martin Mullane sacrificed his life and stayed at the controls of his stricken B-24 Liberator “Slightly Dangerous” to give his crew time to bail out, he was 27 years old.

Diana Spencer working as a kindergarten teacher at the age of 19 in 1980.

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Diana Spencer working as a kindergarten teacher at the age of 19 in 1980.

My grandparents’ wedding, 1956. My grandma made her dress herself.

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My grandparents’ wedding, 1956. My grandma made her dress herself.

Fighting erupts between Argentine and English football fans during halftime of the 1986 World Cup match between both countries, four years after the end of the Falklands War. (640x437)

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Fighting erupts between Argentine and English football fans during halftime of the 1986 World Cup match between both countries, four years after the end of the Falklands War. (640x437)

"LUBBERS DON'T LIVE!", a set of posters issued by the US Navy to promote caution, safety and discipline among sailors and prevent careless, fatal mistakes, 1943

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"LUBBERS DON'T LIVE!", a set of posters issued by the US Navy to promote caution, safety and discipline among sailors and prevent careless, fatal mistakes, 1943

Croatian football captain Zvonimir Boban delivers a flying kick to a Yugoslav policeman during a Dimamo Zagreb–Red Star Belgrade riot. A year later, the Croatian War of Independence began. (May 1990)(640x640)

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Croatian football captain Zvonimir Boban delivers a flying kick to a Yugoslav policeman during a Dimamo Zagreb–Red Star Belgrade riot. A year later, the Croatian War of Independence began. (May 1990)(640x640)

1936 in London. Jesse Owens carrying home four gold medals for America in the Olympics.

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1936 in London. Jesse Owens carrying home four gold medals for America in the Olympics.

American real estate tycoon, Donald Trump with Chechen mafia boss/separatists politician Khozh-Akhmed Nukhaev in 1997. Nukhaev has remained missing since 2004.

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American real estate tycoon, Donald Trump with Chechen mafia boss/separatists politician Khozh-Akhmed Nukhaev in 1997. Nukhaev has remained missing since 2004.

My grandfather getting into good trouble. Jackson, MS, 1961

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My grandfather getting into good trouble. Jackson, MS, 1961

Catastrophic failure of the Teton Dam in Idaho. 5 June 1976

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Catastrophic failure of the Teton Dam in Idaho. 5 June 1976

The last photo of Holly Wells (left) and Jessica Chapman (right) on 4 August 2002 in Soham, Cambridgeshire, Britain.

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The last photo of Holly Wells (left) and Jessica Chapman (right) on 4 August 2002 in Soham, Cambridgeshire, Britain.

Al-Qaeda command chart (Luckovich, 2005)

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Al-Qaeda command chart (Luckovich, 2005)

My four grandparents when they were young

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My four grandparents when they were young

Beatles fans clamoring to look inside Paul McCartney’s house in London’s St John’s Wood area in 1969.

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Beatles fans clamoring to look inside Paul McCartney’s house in London’s St John’s Wood area in 1969.

Launch of a captured V-2 rocket from deck of the U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Midway (CVB-41) during "Operation Sandy", 6 September 1947.

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Launch of a captured V-2 rocket from deck of the U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Midway (CVB-41) during "Operation Sandy", 6 September 1947.