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Photo of a young samurai. Japan, around 1900

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Photo of a young samurai. Japan, around 1900

John L. Burns who despite being 69 years old at the time and a civilian fought for the Union Army in the battle of Battle of Gettysburg. Photograph taken in July 15, 1863

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John L. Burns who despite being 69 years old at the time and a civilian fought for the Union Army in the battle of Battle of Gettysburg. Photograph taken in July 15, 1863

Future Apollo 11 Astronaut Buzz Aldrin after shooting down an enemy MiG-15 in the Korean War (1953)

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Future Apollo 11 Astronaut Buzz Aldrin after shooting down an enemy MiG-15 in the Korean War (1953)

Soldiers of the 1st Corps of the Army of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina on the front line on Hill Žuč near Sarajevo. The Battle for Žuč Hill was held on June 8,1992, and it was one of the decisive battles for the defense of Sarajevo. (08.06.1992) (550x348)

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Soldiers of the 1st Corps of the Army of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina on the front line on Hill Žuč near Sarajevo. The Battle for Žuč Hill was held on June 8,1992, and it was one of the decisive battles for the defense of Sarajevo. (08.06.1992) (550x348)

Flotilla of ships and boats sails into New York for the U.S. Bicentennial celebrations (1976)

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Flotilla of ships and boats sails into New York for the U.S. Bicentennial celebrations (1976)

Unpacking Mona Lisa at the end of World War II, 1945.

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Unpacking Mona Lisa at the end of World War II, 1945.

Nose art of North American B-25 Mitchell “The Ink Squirts” from the 41st Bombardment Group. The “Ink Squirts” was a cartoon in the base newspaper of the Sea Bees of the 94th Battalion, on Tarawa, 1944.

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Nose art of North American B-25 Mitchell “The Ink Squirts” from the 41st Bombardment Group. The “Ink Squirts” was a cartoon in the base newspaper of the Sea Bees of the 94th Battalion, on Tarawa, 1944.

U.S. Army soldier stands on the wreck of former Vichy French battleship Strasbourg, with its cut-up (330 mm) main turret, the ship suffered heavy damage from bombing by USAAF aircraft, and struck by shells from battleship USS Nevada (BB-36), Toulon, c. August 1944.

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U.S. Army soldier stands on the wreck of former Vichy French battleship Strasbourg, with its cut-up (330 mm) main turret, the ship suffered heavy damage from bombing by USAAF aircraft, and struck by shells from battleship USS Nevada (BB-36), Toulon, c. August 1944.

“The Drummer Boy of Chickamauga” When a Confederate colonel called John Clem a “damned little Yankee devil” and demanded his surrender at the Battle of Chickamauga in 1863, John shot him dead— and became the youngest noncommissioned officer in U.S. Army history.

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“The Drummer Boy of Chickamauga” When a Confederate colonel called John Clem a “damned little Yankee devil” and demanded his surrender at the Battle of Chickamauga in 1863, John shot him dead— and became the youngest noncommissioned officer in U.S. Army history.

Victims of the Nanjing Massacre, their bodies burned by troops of the Imperial Japanese Army. The Yangtze shoreline near Xiaguan, Nanjing, December, 1937. .

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Victims of the Nanjing Massacre, their bodies burned by troops of the Imperial Japanese Army. The Yangtze shoreline near Xiaguan, Nanjing, December, 1937. .

The shape of the Statue of Liberty is formed by 18,000 soldiers standing in formation. Camp Dodge, Des Moines, Iowa, USA. Ca. 1918.

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The shape of the Statue of Liberty is formed by 18,000 soldiers standing in formation. Camp Dodge, Des Moines, Iowa, USA. Ca. 1918.

Polish sail training ship Dar Młodzieży (Gift of the Youth) sailing under the Sydney Harbour Bridge, 26 January 1988.

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Polish sail training ship Dar Młodzieży (Gift of the Youth) sailing under the Sydney Harbour Bridge, 26 January 1988.

Alabama police officers approaching civil rights marchers after crossing Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma. John Lewis and Hosea Williams lead the group of marchers. March 7, 1965. .

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Alabama police officers approaching civil rights marchers after crossing Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma. John Lewis and Hosea Williams lead the group of marchers. March 7, 1965. .

US Personnel of Company H, 116th Infantry Regiment, 29th Infantry Division, in an LCVP landing craft approach Easy Red sector, Omaha Beach on D-Day - June 6, 1944. Ahead is the German strongpoint WN64.

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US Personnel of Company H, 116th Infantry Regiment, 29th Infantry Division, in an LCVP landing craft approach Easy Red sector, Omaha Beach on D-Day - June 6, 1944. Ahead is the German strongpoint WN64.

Canadian soldiers land on Juno Beach in Normandy as part of the Allied Invasion of Europe on June 6, 1944, D-Day. (Colourised)

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Canadian soldiers land on Juno Beach in Normandy as part of the Allied Invasion of Europe on June 6, 1944, D-Day. (Colourised)

Landing Craft from U.S. Coast Guard-manned Arthur Middleton-class attack transport, USS Samuel Chase (APA-26), disembarking soldiers of Company A, 16th Infantry, 1st Infantry Division - Omaha Beach, France, June 6th, 1944.

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Landing Craft from U.S. Coast Guard-manned Arthur Middleton-class attack transport, USS Samuel Chase (APA-26), disembarking soldiers of Company A, 16th Infantry, 1st Infantry Division - Omaha Beach, France, June 6th, 1944.

Charles C. Ebbits the photographer of "Lunch atop a Skyscraper", Est. 1932 Rockefeller Center

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Charles C. Ebbits the photographer of "Lunch atop a Skyscraper", Est. 1932 Rockefeller Center

Bodies of some of the men killed in the first wave of American troops landing on D-Day, on board the U.S.S. Henrico, off Omaha Beach, Normandy. June 6, 1944 (Colourised)

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Bodies of some of the men killed in the first wave of American troops landing on D-Day, on board the U.S.S. Henrico, off Omaha Beach, Normandy. June 6, 1944 (Colourised)

A victim of the Tiananmen Square Massacre, Chang'an Avenue, Beijing, June 4th, 1989.

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A victim of the Tiananmen Square Massacre, Chang'an Avenue, Beijing, June 4th, 1989.

Samuel Phillips Verner (center) with random Africans he bought from African slave traders on behalf of the Louisiana Purchase Exposition 1904 and passed off as "pygmies" at World's Fair.

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Samuel Phillips Verner (center) with random Africans he bought from African slave traders on behalf of the Louisiana Purchase Exposition 1904 and passed off as "pygmies" at World's Fair.