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A wildcat strike at Cologne, Germany's Ford factory in 1973 by Turkish labourers to protest poor working conditions.

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A wildcat strike at Cologne, Germany's Ford factory in 1973 by Turkish labourers to protest poor working conditions.

An African man points a defendant at the Luanda Trial. The trial is only time that anyone has been tried for "crimes against peace" since World War Two. Thirteen Western mercenaries, mostly from Britain and the United States, were tried by an Angolan tribunal for war crimes, 1976 .

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An African man points a defendant at the Luanda Trial. The trial is only time that anyone has been tried for "crimes against peace" since World War Two. Thirteen Western mercenaries, mostly from Britain and the United States, were tried by an Angolan tribunal for war crimes, 1976 .

U.S. soldier standing in a truckload of captured gold recovered from Saddam Hussein's regime in the aftermath of the invasion of Iraq, late 2003. Although exact numbers are unknown, some estimate that during his 24-year reign, Saddam built a personal fortune as large as $40,000,000,000 (1125 X 1584)

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U.S. soldier standing in a truckload of captured gold recovered from Saddam Hussein's regime in the aftermath of the invasion of Iraq, late 2003. Although exact numbers are unknown, some estimate that during his 24-year reign, Saddam built a personal fortune as large as $40,000,000,000 (1125 X 1584)

Rare 1950's photo of Vasily Blokhin, Joseph Stalin's head executioner, in old age. Having personally killed tens of thousands of people in his career, including 7,000 Polish officers in under a month during the "Katyn Massacre," Blokhin was the most prolific murderer in human history. (538 X 800)

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Rare 1950's photo of Vasily Blokhin, Joseph Stalin's head executioner, in old age. Having personally killed tens of thousands of people in his career, including 7,000 Polish officers in under a month during the "Katyn Massacre," Blokhin was the most prolific murderer in human history. (538 X 800)

Hitler plays with young Helga Goebbels at the waterfront 1935 (778-1200)

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Hitler plays with young Helga Goebbels at the waterfront 1935 (778-1200)

US ambassador to China James Sasser peers through a heavily-damaged door of the US embassy in Beijing on May 10, following two days of attacks of the embassy by Chinese protesters in response to the American bombing of the Chinese embassy in Belgrade, Yugoslavia on May 7 - 1999

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US ambassador to China James Sasser peers through a heavily-damaged door of the US embassy in Beijing on May 10, following two days of attacks of the embassy by Chinese protesters in response to the American bombing of the Chinese embassy in Belgrade, Yugoslavia on May 7 - 1999

Rebecca Ann Felton. On 21 November 1922, she became the first woman to serve in the US Senate, although she served for only one day. Felton was a white supremacist and the last slave owner to serve in Senate who spoke vigorously in favor of lynching African Americans (c1922)

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Rebecca Ann Felton. On 21 November 1922, she became the first woman to serve in the US Senate, although she served for only one day. Felton was a white supremacist and the last slave owner to serve in Senate who spoke vigorously in favor of lynching African Americans (c1922)

Egyptian President Anwar Sadat addresses the Knesset. On 20 November 1977, Sadat became the first Arab leader to officially visit Israel (Jerusalem 1977)

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Egyptian President Anwar Sadat addresses the Knesset. On 20 November 1977, Sadat became the first Arab leader to officially visit Israel (Jerusalem 1977)

New York tour busses, 1904.

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New York tour busses, 1904.

Israeli Soldier passes Palestinian Children in the West Bank (1989-11-20)

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Israeli Soldier passes Palestinian Children in the West Bank (1989-11-20)

In 1979 the Skylab space station was meant to fall harmlessly to Earth in the Ocean. Instead it crashed near Esperance in Western Australia. The US State Department received a $400 fine for littering. (1318 × 888)

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In 1979 the Skylab space station was meant to fall harmlessly to Earth in the Ocean. Instead it crashed near Esperance in Western Australia. The US State Department received a $400 fine for littering. (1318 × 888)

1954 mugshot of boxing promoter Don King, who represented pugilistic stars such as Muhammad Ali and Mike Tyson, taken after King fatally shot a man suspected of trying to rob one of his gambling establishments. (800 X 894)

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1954 mugshot of boxing promoter Don King, who represented pugilistic stars such as Muhammad Ali and Mike Tyson, taken after King fatally shot a man suspected of trying to rob one of his gambling establishments. (800 X 894)

Patrice Lumumba calling for the removal of Belgian Troops from the Congo. 20 July 1960 (458 x 480)

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Patrice Lumumba calling for the removal of Belgian Troops from the Congo. 20 July 1960 (458 x 480)

Russian soldier in Grozny during the First Chechen War, sometime 1994-1996

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Russian soldier in Grozny during the First Chechen War, sometime 1994-1996

Young lady pushes a young man towards a love interest at a dance, Claiborne County, Tennessee, late 1930s

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Young lady pushes a young man towards a love interest at a dance, Claiborne County, Tennessee, late 1930s

British soldier lights a cigarette for his Dayak colleague. Malaya, 1950. (829x1200)

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British soldier lights a cigarette for his Dayak colleague. Malaya, 1950. (829x1200)

Gavrilo Princip's parents in front of their house, Bosnia, 1910s/1920s

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Gavrilo Princip's parents in front of their house, Bosnia, 1910s/1920s

on feb. 8th, 1943, nazis hung 17 y/o lepa radić for being a yugoslavian partisan during ww2

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on feb. 8th, 1943, nazis hung 17 y/o lepa radić for being a yugoslavian partisan during ww2

Famous photo of Fikret Alić, the Bosniak prisoner at Trnopolje concentration camp which was held by the police and army of the Republic of Srpska. (1992) (620x338)

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Famous photo of Fikret Alić, the Bosniak prisoner at Trnopolje concentration camp which was held by the police and army of the Republic of Srpska. (1992) (620x338)

Alexander Graham Bell, surrounded by executives, making the first call between New York and Chicago in 1892 (restored by me)

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Alexander Graham Bell, surrounded by executives, making the first call between New York and Chicago in 1892 (restored by me)