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Finnish peacekeepers drinking milk in Cyprus. 1965. (1080x698)

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Finnish peacekeepers drinking milk in Cyprus. 1965. (1080x698)

U.S. Navy launched a developmental flight test model of the new Trident II (D-5) missile at 1:45 pm on Sept. 19, 1988, from Complex 46 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station.

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U.S. Navy launched a developmental flight test model of the new Trident II (D-5) missile at 1:45 pm on Sept. 19, 1988, from Complex 46 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station.

Yoruba Slave, Brazil, 1864, 383 × 515

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Yoruba Slave, Brazil, 1864, 383 × 515

Japanese troops forcing their way into a house in Shanghai, 1937

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Japanese troops forcing their way into a house in Shanghai, 1937

A US Marine hurls a hand grenade towards a Japanese position on Saipan as a buddy prepares to do the same - June 1944. (LIFE Magazine photo)

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A US Marine hurls a hand grenade towards a Japanese position on Saipan as a buddy prepares to do the same - June 1944. (LIFE Magazine photo)

Typist training exam 1960s.

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Typist training exam 1960s.

Children smile out a window as donated Christmas presents are delivered to their home. Detroit, Michigan, 1932.

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Children smile out a window as donated Christmas presents are delivered to their home. Detroit, Michigan, 1932.

The "Highway Of Death" located between Kuwait and Iraq. The remains of up to 2000 Iraqi vehicles were left here after American, Canadian, British and French aircraft and ground forces attacked retreating Iraqi military personnel attempting to leave Kuwait on February 26–27, 1991.

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The "Highway Of Death" located between Kuwait and Iraq. The remains of up to 2000 Iraqi vehicles were left here after American, Canadian, British and French aircraft and ground forces attacked retreating Iraqi military personnel attempting to leave Kuwait on February 26–27, 1991.

Withdrawal of the Soviet Navy from the important Pasha Liman base in Vlora. In March 1961, the Albanians tried to seize Soviet Navy ships stationed in their country, but the sailors resisted and escaped with significant losses.

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Withdrawal of the Soviet Navy from the important Pasha Liman base in Vlora. In March 1961, the Albanians tried to seize Soviet Navy ships stationed in their country, but the sailors resisted and escaped with significant losses.

A daguerreotype of John Brown taken by African-American photographer Augustus Washington in Springfield, Massachusetts, c. 1846–1847. Brown is holding the hand-colored flag of Subterranean Pass Way, his militant counterpart to the Underground Railroad.

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A daguerreotype of John Brown taken by African-American photographer Augustus Washington in Springfield, Massachusetts, c. 1846–1847. Brown is holding the hand-colored flag of Subterranean Pass Way, his militant counterpart to the Underground Railroad.

Grave of a US Airborne Soldier somewhere in Normandy, June, 1944. The name on the grave marker was censored. LIFE Magazine Archives, Bob Landry Photographer.

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Grave of a US Airborne Soldier somewhere in Normandy, June, 1944. The name on the grave marker was censored. LIFE Magazine Archives, Bob Landry Photographer.

Delta Air Line Cabin Service 1969.

Archive / 4452Added Jun 17, 2024

Delta Air Line Cabin Service 1969.

U.S warships during the D-day landings on June 6,1944

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U.S warships during the D-day landings on June 6,1944

U.S. Marine standing in a destroyed building - looking at the ruins of the city of Naha, Okinawa - Battle of Okinawa, on June 13th, 1945.

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U.S. Marine standing in a destroyed building - looking at the ruins of the city of Naha, Okinawa - Battle of Okinawa, on June 13th, 1945.

Transport of Poles expelled from Stanisławów (now Ukraine) during a stopover in Ligota near Katowice. Over 1.1 million Poles and Polish Jews were expelled from the former Polish territory annexed by USSR after WW2. Ligota, July 1945.

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Transport of Poles expelled from Stanisławów (now Ukraine) during a stopover in Ligota near Katowice. Over 1.1 million Poles and Polish Jews were expelled from the former Polish territory annexed by USSR after WW2. Ligota, July 1945.

Temporary NYPD headquarters at a Burger King in Downtown, Manhattan - September 11, 2001

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Temporary NYPD headquarters at a Burger King in Downtown, Manhattan - September 11, 2001

Pakistan Prime Minister Mohammed Ali smokes a peace pipe with Blackfoot Chief Theodore Last Star, Cut Bank, Montana, 1954, photo by Burt Glinn

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Pakistan Prime Minister Mohammed Ali smokes a peace pipe with Blackfoot Chief Theodore Last Star, Cut Bank, Montana, 1954, photo by Burt Glinn

Mulberry B harbour 'Port Winston' at Arromanches - centre and left were 'Spud' pier heads with floating piers of 'Whales' and 'Beatles'. At right was (2000 ft) (610 metres) of 'Swiss Roll' – Normandy, France, c. September 1944.

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Mulberry B harbour 'Port Winston' at Arromanches - centre and left were 'Spud' pier heads with floating piers of 'Whales' and 'Beatles'. At right was (2000 ft) (610 metres) of 'Swiss Roll' – Normandy, France, c. September 1944.

Gurkhas and their British officer of the Nusseree Battalion taken during the Indian Sepoy Rebellion of 1857. Circa 1857-58.

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Gurkhas and their British officer of the Nusseree Battalion taken during the Indian Sepoy Rebellion of 1857. Circa 1857-58.

Reinforcements with the US 4th Infantry Division arrive in Normandy - June 9, 1944. Original Color Picture in LIFE Magazine by Ralph Morse.

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Reinforcements with the US 4th Infantry Division arrive in Normandy - June 9, 1944. Original Color Picture in LIFE Magazine by Ralph Morse.