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Edward Teller’s Hungarian passport that he used to enter the US in 1935. Teller is best known for being the father of the hydrogen bomb, as well as testifying against J. Robert Oppenheimer in 1954.

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Edward Teller’s Hungarian passport that he used to enter the US in 1935. Teller is best known for being the father of the hydrogen bomb, as well as testifying against J. Robert Oppenheimer in 1954.

Four men sitting in William Howard Taft's would-be White House bathtub, 1909

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Four men sitting in William Howard Taft's would-be White House bathtub, 1909

The World Trade Center soon after completion. New York City was on the verge of bankruptcy around this time and the World Trade Center sat largely vacant, with two homeless men squatting on the lot. Photograph taken by Jean-Pierre Laffont.(1975)560x841

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The World Trade Center soon after completion. New York City was on the verge of bankruptcy around this time and the World Trade Center sat largely vacant, with two homeless men squatting on the lot. Photograph taken by Jean-Pierre Laffont.(1975)560x841

The Tatenokai, a nationalist militia led by Yukio Mishima, parades in Tokyo.(1960s)

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The Tatenokai, a nationalist militia led by Yukio Mishima, parades in Tokyo.(1960s)

North Korean football player Pak Do Ik. He scored the winning goal against Italy in the World Cup (1-0) in 1966 getting North Korea through to the quarter-finals. (they were then beaten by Portugal). This picture of him was taken in 2002 by Koryo Studio (600x800).

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North Korean football player Pak Do Ik. He scored the winning goal against Italy in the World Cup (1-0) in 1966 getting North Korea through to the quarter-finals. (they were then beaten by Portugal). This picture of him was taken in 2002 by Koryo Studio (600x800).

The group Milli Vanilli gives a thumbs up at the 32nd Grammy Awards. It was given the Grammy for Best New Artist. Later that year, the group would be stripped of their award because they did not sing at all on their album. Session musicians had provided all the vocals (Los Angeles 1990)

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The group Milli Vanilli gives a thumbs up at the 32nd Grammy Awards. It was given the Grammy for Best New Artist. Later that year, the group would be stripped of their award because they did not sing at all on their album. Session musicians had provided all the vocals (Los Angeles 1990)

Chinese Americans protesting scrap iron shipments to Japan. 1939.

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Chinese Americans protesting scrap iron shipments to Japan. 1939.

Eldridge Cleaver & David Hilliard of the Black Panther Party holding a press conference w/ the Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO) in Algiers, Algeria @ the Pan-African Cultural Festival (1969)

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Eldridge Cleaver & David Hilliard of the Black Panther Party holding a press conference w/ the Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO) in Algiers, Algeria @ the Pan-African Cultural Festival (1969)

Bobbie Jean Sergeant, 4, goes with her sister Lucy, 26, who is blind, to get water. P V & K Coal Company, Clover Gap Mine, Lejunior, Harlan County, Kentucky, 1946. (National Archives photo, Russell Lee photographer)

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Bobbie Jean Sergeant, 4, goes with her sister Lucy, 26, who is blind, to get water. P V & K Coal Company, Clover Gap Mine, Lejunior, Harlan County, Kentucky, 1946. (National Archives photo, Russell Lee photographer)

First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt at Chazy Lake, New York with a .22 Smith & Wesson she carried when refusing her Secret Service Protection - 1934

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First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt at Chazy Lake, New York with a .22 Smith & Wesson she carried when refusing her Secret Service Protection - 1934

Kaiser Wilhelm II. dressed in the uniform of a British Field Marshal at Marlborough House, London, on occasion of his grandmother Queen Victoria's funeral, 1901

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Kaiser Wilhelm II. dressed in the uniform of a British Field Marshal at Marlborough House, London, on occasion of his grandmother Queen Victoria's funeral, 1901

Paolo Pedrizzetti's famous photo of leftist activist Giuseppe Memeo at the Via De Amicis confrontation in Milan. This photo became an iconic picture of Italy's years of lead. (1977)

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Paolo Pedrizzetti's famous photo of leftist activist Giuseppe Memeo at the Via De Amicis confrontation in Milan. This photo became an iconic picture of Italy's years of lead. (1977)

A young spinner in the Century Cotton Mills in South Boston, Virginia. The ten-year-old sister on the right helps with the baby. Photograph by Lewis Hine, June 1911.

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A young spinner in the Century Cotton Mills in South Boston, Virginia. The ten-year-old sister on the right helps with the baby. Photograph by Lewis Hine, June 1911.

Requisitioning of as many bonshō - ie large bell of Japanese Buddhist Temple - as the Authorities could lay-hands on, to supply metal for armaments manufacture – Japan, probably 1942 or very early 1943.

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Requisitioning of as many bonshō - ie large bell of Japanese Buddhist Temple - as the Authorities could lay-hands on, to supply metal for armaments manufacture – Japan, probably 1942 or very early 1943.

King Taufa'ahau Tupou IV of Tonga and his court jester Jesse Bogdonoff, in practice Jesse, previously working for Bank of America, managed the Tonga Trust Fund and bankrupted it. His appointment as jester was due to his sense of humor and the need to formally belong to gov. b 1999 and 2001

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King Taufa'ahau Tupou IV of Tonga and his court jester Jesse Bogdonoff, in practice Jesse, previously working for Bank of America, managed the Tonga Trust Fund and bankrupted it. His appointment as jester was due to his sense of humor and the need to formally belong to gov. b 1999 and 2001

Samuel James Seymour - last surviving person to witness the assassination of president lincoln on apr. 14, 1865

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Samuel James Seymour - last surviving person to witness the assassination of president lincoln on apr. 14, 1865

Following the attack on Pearl Harbor, over 125,000 citizens of Japanese descent were forcibly evacuated and incarcerated in “Relocation Centers” across the western US. Here, families sit with their baggage at a railroad station in Woodland, Ca. awaiting relocation. May 20, 1942.

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Following the attack on Pearl Harbor, over 125,000 citizens of Japanese descent were forcibly evacuated and incarcerated in “Relocation Centers” across the western US. Here, families sit with their baggage at a railroad station in Woodland, Ca. awaiting relocation. May 20, 1942.

Dr. Elizabeth Bruyn is sitting in the back of her horse-drawn ambulance. 1911.

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Dr. Elizabeth Bruyn is sitting in the back of her horse-drawn ambulance. 1911.

Omayra Sánchez is trapped in the debris from the Nevado del Ruiz volcano eruption. On 13 Nov 1985, Nevado del Ruiz began to erupt. Volcanic debris mixed with ice formed massive lahars, which rushed into the valleys below, killing 23k people and destroying 14 villages (Armero, Colombia)

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Omayra Sánchez is trapped in the debris from the Nevado del Ruiz volcano eruption. On 13 Nov 1985, Nevado del Ruiz began to erupt. Volcanic debris mixed with ice formed massive lahars, which rushed into the valleys below, killing 23k people and destroying 14 villages (Armero, Colombia)

The far-left Japanese People's Front, the far-right United Front Volunteer Army, and the Yakuza front organization Ninkyo Shimin Rengo, which unite and march against the anti-yakuza law. (1992)

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The far-left Japanese People's Front, the far-right United Front Volunteer Army, and the Yakuza front organization Ninkyo Shimin Rengo, which unite and march against the anti-yakuza law. (1992)