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Itamar Ben-Gvir, a 19-year-old Kahanist, holds an ornament which he stole from Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin's car. On live TV, he declared, "We got to his car, and we'll get to him too." Weeks later, Rabin was assassinated. Ben-Gvir is now Israel's Minister of National Security, 1995 .

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Itamar Ben-Gvir, a 19-year-old Kahanist, holds an ornament which he stole from Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin's car. On live TV, he declared, "We got to his car, and we'll get to him too." Weeks later, Rabin was assassinated. Ben-Gvir is now Israel's Minister of National Security, 1995 .

Laboratory technician holding an anthrax-laced letter sent to American Senator Patrick Leahy. October 9 2001

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Laboratory technician holding an anthrax-laced letter sent to American Senator Patrick Leahy. October 9 2001

Jean-Marie Loret, alleged illegitimate French son of Hitler in the 1970s. According to Loret, an "unknown Prussian soldier" listed in documents as his father in 1917, later became dictator. The consensus among historians on these claims is that they are unlikely or impossible to prove.

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Jean-Marie Loret, alleged illegitimate French son of Hitler in the 1970s. According to Loret, an "unknown Prussian soldier" listed in documents as his father in 1917, later became dictator. The consensus among historians on these claims is that they are unlikely or impossible to prove.

Two Afghan women walk past the huge cavity where one of the ancient Buddhas of Bamiyan, known to locals as the "Father Buddha," used to stand, Afghanistan, June 17, 2012.

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Two Afghan women walk past the huge cavity where one of the ancient Buddhas of Bamiyan, known to locals as the "Father Buddha," used to stand, Afghanistan, June 17, 2012.

Malcolm X gets transported from the Audubon Ballroom to the hospital after he was shot in 1965. He later succumbed to his 21 gunshot and ten buckshot wounds.

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Malcolm X gets transported from the Audubon Ballroom to the hospital after he was shot in 1965. He later succumbed to his 21 gunshot and ten buckshot wounds.

A photograph of a group of sumo wrestlers, taken by an unknown photographer in July 1885. The man in the centre is proudly displaying his tattooed body (Japan 1885)

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A photograph of a group of sumo wrestlers, taken by an unknown photographer in July 1885. The man in the centre is proudly displaying his tattooed body (Japan 1885)

The disarmament of the Argentines after the defeat in the Falklands War, 1982 .

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The disarmament of the Argentines after the defeat in the Falklands War, 1982 .

A man and and a child in an Irish pub, 1950s. (1080×1351)

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A man and and a child in an Irish pub, 1950s. (1080×1351)

Freed Korean laborers help U.S. Forces to locate Japanese positions on Kwajalein Island. 2 February 1944

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Freed Korean laborers help U.S. Forces to locate Japanese positions on Kwajalein Island. 2 February 1944

General Song Shilun (bottom left) in a group photo with his staff in Korea, early 1951. He is mostly known for leading the Chinese PVA 9th Army against American forces at the Battle of Lake Chosin, where he would win a Pyrrhic victory and expel US forces from Northeastern Korea.

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General Song Shilun (bottom left) in a group photo with his staff in Korea, early 1951. He is mostly known for leading the Chinese PVA 9th Army against American forces at the Battle of Lake Chosin, where he would win a Pyrrhic victory and expel US forces from Northeastern Korea.

Stuntman Dar Robertson jumps from the window of a seven-storey building to demonstrate a new life-saving device, an inflatable bag designed to save lives in the event of a fire, 25 February 1974. (800x548)

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Stuntman Dar Robertson jumps from the window of a seven-storey building to demonstrate a new life-saving device, an inflatable bag designed to save lives in the event of a fire, 25 February 1974. (800x548)

Chinese communist dictator Mao Zedong meeting with Cambodian communist dictator Pol Pot, 1975. Mao lent extensive support to the Khmer Rouge, Cambodia's communist party, sending them over $1 Billion in aid that year alone. Both men killed enormous portions of their country's populations. (680x461)

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Chinese communist dictator Mao Zedong meeting with Cambodian communist dictator Pol Pot, 1975. Mao lent extensive support to the Khmer Rouge, Cambodia's communist party, sending them over $1 Billion in aid that year alone. Both men killed enormous portions of their country's populations. (680x461)

1933. Eddie Hamel of NYC. The first American to play for Ajax, and later the first Ajax player and one of very few Americans to die in Auschwitz. JPEG 412/720

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1933. Eddie Hamel of NYC. The first American to play for Ajax, and later the first Ajax player and one of very few Americans to die in Auschwitz. JPEG 412/720

Former German Emperor Wilhelm II (behind) and Hitler’s Wehrmacht at Doorn (Netherlands), in May, 1940 .

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Former German Emperor Wilhelm II (behind) and Hitler’s Wehrmacht at Doorn (Netherlands), in May, 1940 .

Toronto Maple Leafs player Börje Salming in 1986 with his kitten following an incident in a game on November 26, 1986 where his face was accidentally stepped on and cut by the skate blade of Detroit Red Wing, Gerard Gallant. He required over 200 stitches.

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Toronto Maple Leafs player Börje Salming in 1986 with his kitten following an incident in a game on November 26, 1986 where his face was accidentally stepped on and cut by the skate blade of Detroit Red Wing, Gerard Gallant. He required over 200 stitches.

1960's picture of Haitian dictator Francois "Papa Doc" Duvalier with his son Jean-Claude "Baby Doc" Duvalier, who succeeded him as ruler of the country upon his death in 1971. Collectively, they ruled the country from 1957 to 1986, when Jean-Claude was overthrown in a popular uprising (1920x1080)

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1960's picture of Haitian dictator Francois "Papa Doc" Duvalier with his son Jean-Claude "Baby Doc" Duvalier, who succeeded him as ruler of the country upon his death in 1971. Collectively, they ruled the country from 1957 to 1986, when Jean-Claude was overthrown in a popular uprising (1920x1080)

Brigitte Helm cooling off on the set of Fritz Lang's ''Metropolis'', 1927.

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Brigitte Helm cooling off on the set of Fritz Lang's ''Metropolis'', 1927.

Corneliu Zelea Codreanu, leader of the Romanian fascist organization the Iron Guard (originally the legion of the Archangel Michael) inspecting his "legionnaires" in 1934. In 1938 he was assassinated by the Romanian government, with his corpse being dissolved in acid & buried in concrete. (1180x842)

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Corneliu Zelea Codreanu, leader of the Romanian fascist organization the Iron Guard (originally the legion of the Archangel Michael) inspecting his "legionnaires" in 1934. In 1938 he was assassinated by the Romanian government, with his corpse being dissolved in acid & buried in concrete. (1180x842)

American soldier taking a nap on a bed belonging to German General Hermann Goering after elements of the US 3rd Army captured his lodge. Germany, May 3, 1945.

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American soldier taking a nap on a bed belonging to German General Hermann Goering after elements of the US 3rd Army captured his lodge. Germany, May 3, 1945.

Shark mouth on a German Bf-109, ca 1943 (Original color photo)

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Shark mouth on a German Bf-109, ca 1943 (Original color photo)