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Ukrainian and Polish troops in Kyiv on Khreschatyk after the liberation of the city from the Bolsheviks, May 7, 1920

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Ukrainian and Polish troops in Kyiv on Khreschatyk after the liberation of the city from the Bolsheviks, May 7, 1920

An Italian Boy Giving Flowers To An American Soldier Whose Tank Had Stopped On The Edge Of Rome, Italy In June 1944.

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An Italian Boy Giving Flowers To An American Soldier Whose Tank Had Stopped On The Edge Of Rome, Italy In June 1944.

Fort Douaumont at the beginning of Battle of Verdun. This fort became the symbol of the battle, seeing extensive combat up until it's recapture by French in October 1916. It's remnants are preserved to this day.

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Fort Douaumont at the beginning of Battle of Verdun. This fort became the symbol of the battle, seeing extensive combat up until it's recapture by French in October 1916. It's remnants are preserved to this day.

“Desert Rats” of the SAS on patrol in North Africa, January 18, 1943.

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“Desert Rats” of the SAS on patrol in North Africa, January 18, 1943.

A police officer (hard at work) issuing a woman a ticket for wearing a bikini 1957.

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A police officer (hard at work) issuing a woman a ticket for wearing a bikini 1957.

FBI agents investigate the car in which John Allen Muhammad and Lee Boyd Malvo, responsible for the sniper attacks in DC, were arrested. 24 October 2002.

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FBI agents investigate the car in which John Allen Muhammad and Lee Boyd Malvo, responsible for the sniper attacks in DC, were arrested. 24 October 2002.

4.05.1970 John Filo with a camera in hand, overlooking the National Guardsmen near students protesting expanding the US involvement in Vietnam war, the day of Kent State Massacre

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4.05.1970 John Filo with a camera in hand, overlooking the National Guardsmen near students protesting expanding the US involvement in Vietnam war, the day of Kent State Massacre

Two Turkish wrestlers and a former Greek wrestler (right, Antionio Pierri "the terrible Greek") during a Greco-Roman wrestling competition in the United States in 1909.

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Two Turkish wrestlers and a former Greek wrestler (right, Antionio Pierri "the terrible Greek") during a Greco-Roman wrestling competition in the United States in 1909.

Iranian student on the streets of Tehran – during the Iranian Revolution, which overthrew the Pahlavi dynasty, bringing in the Islamic Republic, c. January 1978 - February 1979.

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Iranian student on the streets of Tehran – during the Iranian Revolution, which overthrew the Pahlavi dynasty, bringing in the Islamic Republic, c. January 1978 - February 1979.

British Army Bomb Defusal Specialist draws a crowd as he inspects a suspicious package during the Pro-CCP Riots in Hong Kong (1967)

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British Army Bomb Defusal Specialist draws a crowd as he inspects a suspicious package during the Pro-CCP Riots in Hong Kong (1967)

The gunner of an M48 Patton looks through his sight during the Vietnam war. Winner of the World Press Photo of the Year contest, 1967. Taken by Co Rentmeester.

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The gunner of an M48 Patton looks through his sight during the Vietnam war. Winner of the World Press Photo of the Year contest, 1967. Taken by Co Rentmeester.

Cult leader and self-proclaimed messiah of Koreshanity, Cyrus Teed pictured after 3 days of laying dead in a bathtub. His followers expected him to rise from the dead. (Dec 25, 1908)

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Cult leader and self-proclaimed messiah of Koreshanity, Cyrus Teed pictured after 3 days of laying dead in a bathtub. His followers expected him to rise from the dead. (Dec 25, 1908)

An M4 Sherman of Charlie Company, 741st Tank Battalion after being hit by a Panzerfaust on the intersection of Karl Heine Str. and Zschochersche Str, Leipzig, 18th April 1945. All 5 crew members were Killed in Action

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An M4 Sherman of Charlie Company, 741st Tank Battalion after being hit by a Panzerfaust on the intersection of Karl Heine Str. and Zschochersche Str, Leipzig, 18th April 1945. All 5 crew members were Killed in Action

Russian linguist and decipher of the Mayan script Yuri Knorozov holding his cat Asya. He always listed Asya as his co-author, but the editors always removed her. He also always used this photo taken around 1980 as the author photo, and was annoyed when the editors cropped her out.

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Russian linguist and decipher of the Mayan script Yuri Knorozov holding his cat Asya. He always listed Asya as his co-author, but the editors always removed her. He also always used this photo taken around 1980 as the author photo, and was annoyed when the editors cropped her out.

Medical assistance to crew members of FedEx Flight 705 after a failed attempt to hijack and crash their plane. Auburn Calloway, armed with a hammer and a crossbow, tried to take over and crash the plane in such a way that compensation would be paid to his family. 7 April 1994

Archive / 4635Added May 7, 2024

Medical assistance to crew members of FedEx Flight 705 after a failed attempt to hijack and crash their plane. Auburn Calloway, armed with a hammer and a crossbow, tried to take over and crash the plane in such a way that compensation would be paid to his family. 7 April 1994

Vapor trails from the dogfighting over St Paul's Cathedral in London during the Blitz, 1940.

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Vapor trails from the dogfighting over St Paul's Cathedral in London during the Blitz, 1940.

The effigy of the female cyclist hung by students protesting against granting female students full degrees in Cambridge. Cambridge, England, United Kingdom. May 21, 1897.

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The effigy of the female cyclist hung by students protesting against granting female students full degrees in Cambridge. Cambridge, England, United Kingdom. May 21, 1897.

Young woman kissing a departing paratrooper, Penn Station, NYC, 1943. (LIFE Magazine photo by Alfred Eisenstaedt)

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Young woman kissing a departing paratrooper, Penn Station, NYC, 1943. (LIFE Magazine photo by Alfred Eisenstaedt)

A German officer and an NCO wearing portable sound locating apparatus’s to detect enemy aircraft (this was a type of early radar). Western Front, 1917.

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A German officer and an NCO wearing portable sound locating apparatus’s to detect enemy aircraft (this was a type of early radar). Western Front, 1917.

The Landship USS Recruit under construction in Union Square in 1917.

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The Landship USS Recruit under construction in Union Square in 1917.