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Edwin Debrow, 12, is escorted by officials shortly after his arrest for the robbery and murder of 33-year-old cab driver Curtis Edwards. He would become the youngest murder defendant in the history of Bexar County, Texas (San Antonio, 1991) .

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Edwin Debrow, 12, is escorted by officials shortly after his arrest for the robbery and murder of 33-year-old cab driver Curtis Edwards. He would become the youngest murder defendant in the history of Bexar County, Texas (San Antonio, 1991) .

Indian soldiers burying dead Pakistani soldiers according to Islamic rituals after Pakistan refused to accept their bodies, Kargil war, 1999.

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Indian soldiers burying dead Pakistani soldiers according to Islamic rituals after Pakistan refused to accept their bodies, Kargil war, 1999.

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The Only Film Footage of Anne Frank was from July 22, 1941, when a neighbor filmed a wedding outside, capturing Anne leaning out of a second-floor window at Merwedeplein 37 to look at the bride.

“C’mon Down to Africa’s South” circa 1979

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“C’mon Down to Africa’s South” circa 1979

Japan, 1910's. Tayu (Japanese courtesan) with two kamuro (child attendants).

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Japan, 1910's. Tayu (Japanese courtesan) with two kamuro (child attendants).

A British blacksmith removing the leg irons off a slave, 1907.

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A British blacksmith removing the leg irons off a slave, 1907.

Petty Officer Third Class Phillip Tourney stands on the deck of the USS Liberty following a disastrous attack by lsraeli warplanes and torpedo boats on June 8th, 1967.

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Petty Officer Third Class Phillip Tourney stands on the deck of the USS Liberty following a disastrous attack by lsraeli warplanes and torpedo boats on June 8th, 1967.

A woman in Central Park in the 1970s

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A woman in Central Park in the 1970s

In 1973, Marlon Brando rejected his Oscar for The Godfather to allow Sacheen Littlefeather to protest Hollywood’s portrayal of Native Americans.

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In 1973, Marlon Brando rejected his Oscar for The Godfather to allow Sacheen Littlefeather to protest Hollywood’s portrayal of Native Americans.

Elderly Romanian communist official Constantin Pirvulescu making his notorious 12th Party Congress speech, 1979. In a completely unexpected move, Pirvulescu publicly excoriated Nicolae Ceausescu for caring more about his personality cult than the needs of Romanians. He outlived the regime (1280x720)

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Elderly Romanian communist official Constantin Pirvulescu making his notorious 12th Party Congress speech, 1979. In a completely unexpected move, Pirvulescu publicly excoriated Nicolae Ceausescu for caring more about his personality cult than the needs of Romanians. He outlived the regime (1280x720)

"Condom is my AIDS amulet”, Soviet sexual health poster, 1980s.

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"Condom is my AIDS amulet”, Soviet sexual health poster, 1980s.

Franklin Delano Roosevelt speaking with voter Reuben Appel shortly before his re-election as governor of New York, 1930. (1200x841)

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Franklin Delano Roosevelt speaking with voter Reuben Appel shortly before his re-election as governor of New York, 1930. (1200x841)

My great-grandfather tending his backyard iris garden in the early 1950's. The variety of iris he hybridized, 'Multi-Ruffles,' was officially registered by the American Iris Society in 1955.

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My great-grandfather tending his backyard iris garden in the early 1950's. The variety of iris he hybridized, 'Multi-Ruffles,' was officially registered by the American Iris Society in 1955.

Stellan Skarsgård (1983)

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Stellan Skarsgård (1983)

Princess Diana shakes hands with an AIDS patient without gloves, 1991

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Princess Diana shakes hands with an AIDS patient without gloves, 1991

Indigenous children forced to pray to god in a residential school ran by the Canadian government and Catholic Church between 1930 and 1970, unknown location

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Indigenous children forced to pray to god in a residential school ran by the Canadian government and Catholic Church between 1930 and 1970, unknown location

Delilah 🐴🤎 My dad’s pony, 1974.

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Delilah 🐴🤎 My dad’s pony, 1974.

A young girl sitting on a rooftop overlooking the ruins of the Warsaw Ghetto, 1946.

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A young girl sitting on a rooftop overlooking the ruins of the Warsaw Ghetto, 1946.

The Cycle of Revenge (1994)

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The Cycle of Revenge (1994)

Computer Scientist Margaret Hamilton Standing Next To The Apollo Guidance Software That Sent Humans To The Moon (1969)

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Computer Scientist Margaret Hamilton Standing Next To The Apollo Guidance Software That Sent Humans To The Moon (1969)