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Monster in disguise, Columbine High School Theatre Class (1998)

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Monster in disguise, Columbine High School Theatre Class (1998)

Shooting competition at the 1912 Summer Olympics. Eric Carlberg (L) and Wilhelm Carlberg (R) (Stockholm, Sweden 1912)

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Shooting competition at the 1912 Summer Olympics. Eric Carlberg (L) and Wilhelm Carlberg (R) (Stockholm, Sweden 1912)

Barack Obama Sr. and his son. This was the only time he ever met him. 1971 (341x246)

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Barack Obama Sr. and his son. This was the only time he ever met him. 1971 (341x246)

Tibetan Monlam Cavalry, 1938. Photo by Ernst Schäfer.

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Tibetan Monlam Cavalry, 1938. Photo by Ernst Schäfer.

Women's archery event at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London

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Women's archery event at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London

Illinois State Senator Barack Obama giving his keynote address at the 2004 Democratic National Convention, 2004.

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Illinois State Senator Barack Obama giving his keynote address at the 2004 Democratic National Convention, 2004.

Famous friends, Henry Ford and George Washington Carver. Circa 1940

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Famous friends, Henry Ford and George Washington Carver. Circa 1940

Former Prime Minister Hideki Tojo on trial at the International Military Tribunal for the Far East, Tokyo, 15 April 1948

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Former Prime Minister Hideki Tojo on trial at the International Military Tribunal for the Far East, Tokyo, 15 April 1948

Two members of the visiting Chinese PLA delegation are hugged by a person dressed in a koala bear suit at the San Diego Zoo, USA, 1980.

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Two members of the visiting Chinese PLA delegation are hugged by a person dressed in a koala bear suit at the San Diego Zoo, USA, 1980.

Little Boy's mushroom cloud looming over the Japanese city of Hiroshima, August 6th, 1945

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Little Boy's mushroom cloud looming over the Japanese city of Hiroshima, August 6th, 1945

A young Mao Zedong leading the socialist revolution. Doing a speech in Yenan - north China - to the local farmer population, 1944.

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A young Mao Zedong leading the socialist revolution. Doing a speech in Yenan - north China - to the local farmer population, 1944.

Edgar Schmued, the German-born designer of the famous P-51 Mustang, 1941.

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Edgar Schmued, the German-born designer of the famous P-51 Mustang, 1941.

German prisoners captured by the French 14e Division at Rethel are handed over to the Gardes Mobiles, May 1940

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German prisoners captured by the French 14e Division at Rethel are handed over to the Gardes Mobiles, May 1940

French soldiers in winter, Alsacian campaign, France, 1944

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French soldiers in winter, Alsacian campaign, France, 1944

MLk removing a burned cross from his lawn. The boy beside him is his son.(1960)

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MLk removing a burned cross from his lawn. The boy beside him is his son.(1960)

A squad of Vietnamese soldiers patrolling the border between Vietnam and China, The Sino-Vietnamese war 1979

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A squad of Vietnamese soldiers patrolling the border between Vietnam and China, The Sino-Vietnamese war 1979

Charles Rigulout was a French weightlifter, wrestler, racing driver, actor, and resistance member who punched out a Nazi, went to jail for it, bent the cell bars, escaped, then set the others free after promptly beating the hell out of another Nazi

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Charles Rigulout was a French weightlifter, wrestler, racing driver, actor, and resistance member who punched out a Nazi, went to jail for it, bent the cell bars, escaped, then set the others free after promptly beating the hell out of another Nazi

Justin Trudeau and his father Pierre look to a lake his brother Michel died in a year earlier. His body is yet to be recovered. 1999 (990x651)

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Justin Trudeau and his father Pierre look to a lake his brother Michel died in a year earlier. His body is yet to be recovered. 1999 (990x651)

Orphan Boy selling his father's iron Cross for cigarettes in Berlin, 1945. (526x719)

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Orphan Boy selling his father's iron Cross for cigarettes in Berlin, 1945. (526x719)

Neil Armstrong celebrating his 39th Birthday in quarantine after returning from the Moon. August 5, 1969

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Neil Armstrong celebrating his 39th Birthday in quarantine after returning from the Moon. August 5, 1969