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Cuba 1963: A man selling posters of Lenin and Castro in front of the University of Havana

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Cuba 1963: A man selling posters of Lenin and Castro in front of the University of Havana

Friends playing strip poker on the 1940s in Detroit, Michigan, USA.

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Friends playing strip poker on the 1940s in Detroit, Michigan, USA.

British Veteran of the Battle of Waterloo wearing his Campaign Medal with his Wife - c.1850

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British Veteran of the Battle of Waterloo wearing his Campaign Medal with his Wife - c.1850

The librarian at Lorain Ohio, Public Library is looking at the 50,000 book chaos after one shelf fell over, the rest fell like dominoes! 1971.

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The librarian at Lorain Ohio, Public Library is looking at the 50,000 book chaos after one shelf fell over, the rest fell like dominoes! 1971.

People walk past ruins in the Culmer section of Miami after rioting over the acquittal of four police officers charged with the 1979 beating death of Arthur McDuffie, a black motorcyclist, May 19, 1980.

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People walk past ruins in the Culmer section of Miami after rioting over the acquittal of four police officers charged with the 1979 beating death of Arthur McDuffie, a black motorcyclist, May 19, 1980.

President John F. Kennedy and Vice President Lyndon Johnson during a tour of Cape Canaveral Missile Test Annex, 11 September 1962

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President John F. Kennedy and Vice President Lyndon Johnson during a tour of Cape Canaveral Missile Test Annex, 11 September 1962

Napalm strike in South Vietnam, 1966

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Napalm strike in South Vietnam, 1966

Soviet Defense Minister Dmitry Yazov and Mikhail Gorbachev on Victory Day, 1990

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Soviet Defense Minister Dmitry Yazov and Mikhail Gorbachev on Victory Day, 1990

One ride Yankee papa 13. Vietnam war, 1965. (1024x788)

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One ride Yankee papa 13. Vietnam war, 1965. (1024x788)

Chippewa girl, 1908. Photo by Roland Reed

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Chippewa girl, 1908. Photo by Roland Reed

Site of sarin gas experiments on sheep by Japanese death cult Aum Shinrikyo in Banjawarn, Australia. (1990s)

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Site of sarin gas experiments on sheep by Japanese death cult Aum Shinrikyo in Banjawarn, Australia. (1990s)

Tiananmen Square, Beijing. May 1989. A portrait of Sun Yat-sen in the background

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Tiananmen Square, Beijing. May 1989. A portrait of Sun Yat-sen in the background

Presidents of Ukraine, the US, and Russia signing an agreement for Ukraine to give up its nuclear weapons in exchange for security guarantees. Budapest Memorandum, 1994.

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Presidents of Ukraine, the US, and Russia signing an agreement for Ukraine to give up its nuclear weapons in exchange for security guarantees. Budapest Memorandum, 1994.

Four astronauts pose for an official photo with some special headwear. All four of these men would later go to the Moon. Early 1966.

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Four astronauts pose for an official photo with some special headwear. All four of these men would later go to the Moon. Early 1966.

President McKinley greeting well-wishers minutes before he was shot, 1901

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President McKinley greeting well-wishers minutes before he was shot, 1901

Frida Kahlo, a Mexican painter, with one of her pet spider monkeys (Mexico 1944)

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Frida Kahlo, a Mexican painter, with one of her pet spider monkeys (Mexico 1944)

The body of The Goebbels family 1945. (1080 × 763)

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The body of The Goebbels family 1945. (1080 × 763)

Congolese people part of an exhibit at the Africa Museum in Belgium, 1897

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Congolese people part of an exhibit at the Africa Museum in Belgium, 1897

Mexican athletes prior to boarding the SS Majestic en route to the 1924 Summer Olympics. (L-R) Major Manuel Solis, champion shot; Alfredo Guellar, team captain; Jesus Aguirre, shot put; Francisco Contreras, long jump; Ruben Solis, team mascot; and Pedro Curiel, middle distance runner

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Mexican athletes prior to boarding the SS Majestic en route to the 1924 Summer Olympics. (L-R) Major Manuel Solis, champion shot; Alfredo Guellar, team captain; Jesus Aguirre, shot put; Francisco Contreras, long jump; Ruben Solis, team mascot; and Pedro Curiel, middle distance runner

The body of Hermann Göring, Oct. 16, 1946. (2845 × 2208)

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The body of Hermann Göring, Oct. 16, 1946. (2845 × 2208)