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"Taxis to Hell – and Back – Into the Jaws of Death" — Photo taken by Robert F. Sargent, a chief photographer's mate, US Coast Guard during Operation Overlord at Normandy Beach, France — June 6, 1944 — Audio of First Eye Witness Account on D-Day from 4:15AM Below

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"Taxis to Hell – and Back – Into the Jaws of Death" — Photo taken by Robert F. Sargent, a chief photographer's mate, US Coast Guard during Operation Overlord at Normandy Beach, France — June 6, 1944 — Audio of First Eye Witness Account on D-Day from 4:15AM Below

President John F. Kennedy and First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy observe the first race of the 18th America's Cup off Newport, Rhode Island, 15 September 1962

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President John F. Kennedy and First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy observe the first race of the 18th America's Cup off Newport, Rhode Island, 15 September 1962

Trinidad and Tobago soldiers on the roof of the Guardian Media building during the 1990 coup attempt led by the local islamist organization Jamaat al Muslimeen, supported by Gaddafi.

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Trinidad and Tobago soldiers on the roof of the Guardian Media building during the 1990 coup attempt led by the local islamist organization Jamaat al Muslimeen, supported by Gaddafi.

To celebrate the last day of school in my town here’s a bunch of happy kids kicking off the summer of 1977

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To celebrate the last day of school in my town here’s a bunch of happy kids kicking off the summer of 1977

The USS Ponaganset broke into two pieces in the Boston dock for no apparent reason on 9 December 1947. Due to the cold-brittle steel used in shipyards during World War II, similar sudden cracks destroyed 10 or more T2-class tankers.

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The USS Ponaganset broke into two pieces in the Boston dock for no apparent reason on 9 December 1947. Due to the cold-brittle steel used in shipyards during World War II, similar sudden cracks destroyed 10 or more T2-class tankers.

View of a lineman working on power. Telephone lines at an intersection in Pratt, Kansas, USA, 1911.

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View of a lineman working on power. Telephone lines at an intersection in Pratt, Kansas, USA, 1911.

Warsaw Insurgents at the barricade on Żelazna Street, August 1944. Photo by Sylwester "Kris" Braun.

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Warsaw Insurgents at the barricade on Żelazna Street, August 1944. Photo by Sylwester "Kris" Braun.

May 21st, 1927, Charles Lindbergh flies into Le Bourget Field, Paris, France aboard the Spirit of St. Louis, becoming the first person to fly Solo Across the Atlantic Ocean.

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May 21st, 1927, Charles Lindbergh flies into Le Bourget Field, Paris, France aboard the Spirit of St. Louis, becoming the first person to fly Solo Across the Atlantic Ocean.

Funeral for a child of the Widener family. The family stands at the graveside with open coffin of the deceased child. Robertson Cemetery, Claiborne County, Tennessee, 1950. (Tennessee State Library and Archives)

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Funeral for a child of the Widener family. The family stands at the graveside with open coffin of the deceased child. Robertson Cemetery, Claiborne County, Tennessee, 1950. (Tennessee State Library and Archives)

US soldiers Jarrell Isaacson and Jeffrey Hale resting during combat in Baghdad, 4 April 2003, Iraq War.

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US soldiers Jarrell Isaacson and Jeffrey Hale resting during combat in Baghdad, 4 April 2003, Iraq War.

During the Battle of the Bulge, GIs of the 486th Armored Anti-Aircraft Battalion, 3rd Armored Division, pause for a meal near Trou-Du-Bois, Belgium, December 1944.

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During the Battle of the Bulge, GIs of the 486th Armored Anti-Aircraft Battalion, 3rd Armored Division, pause for a meal near Trou-Du-Bois, Belgium, December 1944.

Coffee break on the job in Chicago 1964.

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Coffee break on the job in Chicago 1964.

A wounded German soldier is moved off the line in Crimea, exactly 1 year on from Operation Barbarossa, 22nd June 1942

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A wounded German soldier is moved off the line in Crimea, exactly 1 year on from Operation Barbarossa, 22nd June 1942

The last image taken of British explorers George Mallory and Andrew Irvine as they were about to leave Camp IV on the morning of June 6, 1924, for their ill-fated attempt to summit Mount Everest. Mallory's body was found in 1999, Irvine’s body has yet to be found .

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The last image taken of British explorers George Mallory and Andrew Irvine as they were about to leave Camp IV on the morning of June 6, 1924, for their ill-fated attempt to summit Mount Everest. Mallory's body was found in 1999, Irvine’s body has yet to be found .

Frank Soo (1930s), the first non-white footballer to play for the English Football League and represent England. His dad was a Chinese sailor, his mom an English woman.

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Frank Soo (1930s), the first non-white footballer to play for the English Football League and represent England. His dad was a Chinese sailor, his mom an English woman.

The US Army Air Forces B-17G Flying Fortress "Miss Donna Mae II" is hit by friendly fire after it drifted into the path of 1,000 lbs bombs from the plane above it during a raid on Berlin, Germany. 19 May 1944

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The US Army Air Forces B-17G Flying Fortress "Miss Donna Mae II" is hit by friendly fire after it drifted into the path of 1,000 lbs bombs from the plane above it during a raid on Berlin, Germany. 19 May 1944

Alexander Grothendieck, considered by many to be the greatest mathematician of the 20th century, teaching mathematics at Hanoi University in 1967 to protest foreign involvement in the Vietnam war

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Alexander Grothendieck, considered by many to be the greatest mathematician of the 20th century, teaching mathematics at Hanoi University in 1967 to protest foreign involvement in the Vietnam war

Settela Steinbach, a Romani girl from the Netherlands, transported from Camp Westerbork to extermination camp Auschwitz-Birkenau. 19 May 1944

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Settela Steinbach, a Romani girl from the Netherlands, transported from Camp Westerbork to extermination camp Auschwitz-Birkenau. 19 May 1944

Aftermath of the bombing of Bath Consolidated School in Clinton County, Michigan on May 18, 1927. The attacks killed 38 children and 6 adults, and injured at least 58 other people.

Archive / 4579Added May 19, 2024

Aftermath of the bombing of Bath Consolidated School in Clinton County, Michigan on May 18, 1927. The attacks killed 38 children and 6 adults, and injured at least 58 other people.

Polish soldiers inside the ruined Monte Cassino monastery, Italy 18 May 1944

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Polish soldiers inside the ruined Monte Cassino monastery, Italy 18 May 1944