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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)

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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.

Burning Grumman F6F-3 Hellcat aboard USS Enterprise (CV-6) on Nov. 10, 1943.

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Burning Grumman F6F-3 Hellcat aboard USS Enterprise (CV-6) on Nov. 10, 1943.

The crew of a B-24J Liberator, piloted by Captain Howard Slaton, 755th Squadron, 453rd Bomb Group, back at their base at Horsham St Faith, Norfolk after a bombing mission over Germany, Summer of 1944

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The crew of a B-24J Liberator, piloted by Captain Howard Slaton, 755th Squadron, 453rd Bomb Group, back at their base at Horsham St Faith, Norfolk after a bombing mission over Germany, Summer of 1944

"Peace to Caucasus, peace to everybody" 25 January 1995 Grozny/Sölƶa-Ġala

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"Peace to Caucasus, peace to everybody" 25 January 1995 Grozny/Sölƶa-Ġala

A woman and her Harley Davidson, 1925.

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A woman and her Harley Davidson, 1925.

Portrait of Emma Welch on her front porch in Cumberland Gap, Claiborne County, TN, 1941

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Portrait of Emma Welch on her front porch in Cumberland Gap, Claiborne County, TN, 1941

Trofim Lysenko, the president of the Lenin Academy of Agricultural Sciences, measuring the growth of wheat on one of the kolkhoz fields near Odessa, Ukrainian SSR, 1930s. Lysenko is famous for "proving" that nature is communist and for his agricultural policies that led to famine.

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Trofim Lysenko, the president of the Lenin Academy of Agricultural Sciences, measuring the growth of wheat on one of the kolkhoz fields near Odessa, Ukrainian SSR, 1930s. Lysenko is famous for "proving" that nature is communist and for his agricultural policies that led to famine.

Demonstrators in Tehran's Esfand Square carrying away an injured man during protests, December 27th 1978.

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Demonstrators in Tehran's Esfand Square carrying away an injured man during protests, December 27th 1978.

Chinese tanks from the People's Liberation Army (PLA) - driving past a pile of bodies and bicycles, following the Tiananmen Square Massacre - Beijing, People’s Republic of China, June 4th, 1989.

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Chinese tanks from the People's Liberation Army (PLA) - driving past a pile of bodies and bicycles, following the Tiananmen Square Massacre - Beijing, People’s Republic of China, June 4th, 1989.

A Victorian Home Being Moved By Boat In Tiburon, California, In 1957

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A Victorian Home Being Moved By Boat In Tiburon, California, In 1957

Chinese singer Peng Liyuan, wife of current President of China Xi Jinping, singing for martial law troops in Beijing in the aftermath of the Tiananmen Square massacre - 1989

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Chinese singer Peng Liyuan, wife of current President of China Xi Jinping, singing for martial law troops in Beijing in the aftermath of the Tiananmen Square massacre - 1989

King Victor Emmanuel III of Italy with his children, 1909

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King Victor Emmanuel III of Italy with his children, 1909

Alexander Graham Bell (top right) at the Pemberton Avenue School for the Deaf, 1871. Before he became the most important inventor of the telephone, Bell taught deaf children to speak. Despite this, Bell was also a supporter of eugenics.

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Alexander Graham Bell (top right) at the Pemberton Avenue School for the Deaf, 1871. Before he became the most important inventor of the telephone, Bell taught deaf children to speak. Despite this, Bell was also a supporter of eugenics.

French actress, producer and model, Catherine Deneuve - sitting in a park in Paris, France - photo by Jeanloup Sieff, c. 1997.

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French actress, producer and model, Catherine Deneuve - sitting in a park in Paris, France - photo by Jeanloup Sieff, c. 1997.

A worker inspects a camera lens at the Nikon factory in Tokyo. Japan, 1952

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A worker inspects a camera lens at the Nikon factory in Tokyo. Japan, 1952

Houses destroyed after the German bombing of North Strand area, Dublin on the night of 31 May 1941. During the Blitz campaign, the Luftwaffe mistakenly bombed neutral Ireland eight times. The incident on May 31 resulted in 28 victims.

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Houses destroyed after the German bombing of North Strand area, Dublin on the night of 31 May 1941. During the Blitz campaign, the Luftwaffe mistakenly bombed neutral Ireland eight times. The incident on May 31 resulted in 28 victims.

The remains of an SB2U Vindicator on Ewa Field, Oahu, after the attack by the Japanese. December 7th 1941. All the fabric surfaces had burnt off, leaving just the aluminium panels and steel frame.

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The remains of an SB2U Vindicator on Ewa Field, Oahu, after the attack by the Japanese. December 7th 1941. All the fabric surfaces had burnt off, leaving just the aluminium panels and steel frame.

A traveller on the Trans-Siberian Express, c. 1940-41.

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A traveller on the Trans-Siberian Express, c. 1940-41.