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John Lennon giving an autograph to his future murderer Mark David Chapman

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John Lennon giving an autograph to his future murderer Mark David Chapman

Alfred Hitchcock in Marrakesh, Morocco (July 1955) (1080 x 1317)- Details in comment

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Alfred Hitchcock in Marrakesh, Morocco (July 1955) (1080 x 1317)- Details in comment

Titanic's wooden lifeboats in New York Harbor following the disaster. This particular image has been doctored to add the words "R.M.S. Titanic", c. April 1912

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Titanic's wooden lifeboats in New York Harbor following the disaster. This particular image has been doctored to add the words "R.M.S. Titanic", c. April 1912

Two women enjoy a weekend away during the Summer. England, 1958. .

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Two women enjoy a weekend away during the Summer. England, 1958. .

A beardless Charles Manson, sporting a shaved head in 1971

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A beardless Charles Manson, sporting a shaved head in 1971

Iconic photo of Palestinian woman throwing stones at Israeli soldiers in Beit Sahour during the 1987 Intifada

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Iconic photo of Palestinian woman throwing stones at Israeli soldiers in Beit Sahour during the 1987 Intifada

Actress Dona Drake playfully takes aim with a rifle on the balcony of her Los Angeles home, 1942. Photo by Peter Stackpole. .

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Actress Dona Drake playfully takes aim with a rifle on the balcony of her Los Angeles home, 1942. Photo by Peter Stackpole. .

In the 1980s, Nixon Plumber G. Gordon Liddy and psychedelics advocate Timothy Leary toured the college lecture circuit billed as Nice Scary Guy vs. Scary Nice Guy.

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In the 1980s, Nixon Plumber G. Gordon Liddy and psychedelics advocate Timothy Leary toured the college lecture circuit billed as Nice Scary Guy vs. Scary Nice Guy.

Two astronauts laugh with Pad Leader Gunther Wendt at Kennedy Space Center a few hours before the launch of Apollo 14. The helmet was a 'gag gift' from the astronauts, referring to Wendt's service in the Luftwaffe during World War 2. January 31, 1971.

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Two astronauts laugh with Pad Leader Gunther Wendt at Kennedy Space Center a few hours before the launch of Apollo 14. The helmet was a 'gag gift' from the astronauts, referring to Wendt's service in the Luftwaffe during World War 2. January 31, 1971.

Kids playing on the Lower Est Side, New York 1963.

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Kids playing on the Lower Est Side, New York 1963.

North American P-51D Mustang takes off from USS Shangri-La (CV-38) during a test flight on 15 November 1944.

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North American P-51D Mustang takes off from USS Shangri-La (CV-38) during a test flight on 15 November 1944.

A canal in Venice (Italy) being drained and cleaned using a Decauville railway and two camels, 1956

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A canal in Venice (Italy) being drained and cleaned using a Decauville railway and two camels, 1956

Ali Kavazoglou and Kostas Misiaoulis. Two Cypriot journalists that advocated for peace between Turkish and Greek Cypriots. Both were assassinated by Turkish militants on April 11th, 1965.

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Ali Kavazoglou and Kostas Misiaoulis. Two Cypriot journalists that advocated for peace between Turkish and Greek Cypriots. Both were assassinated by Turkish militants on April 11th, 1965.

Cardinal Eugenio Pacelli, future Pope Pius XII, in 1939 in Lourdes (704x396)

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Cardinal Eugenio Pacelli, future Pope Pius XII, in 1939 in Lourdes (704x396)

Coal miner’s child in grade school. Lejunior, Harlan County, Kentucky, 1946. National Archives, Russell Lee photographer

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Coal miner’s child in grade school. Lejunior, Harlan County, Kentucky, 1946. National Archives, Russell Lee photographer

Italian sculptors, including the young Angelo Zanelli standing besides the completed statues that are about to be placed on the Vittoriano/Altare Della Patria monument in Rome, early 1900s.

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Italian sculptors, including the young Angelo Zanelli standing besides the completed statues that are about to be placed on the Vittoriano/Altare Della Patria monument in Rome, early 1900s.

Jewish mothers walking with children past the barracks and the electrified barbed wire destined for the gas chambers at Auschwitz on May 27th, 1944.

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Jewish mothers walking with children past the barracks and the electrified barbed wire destined for the gas chambers at Auschwitz on May 27th, 1944.

On August 12, 1898, the flag of the Kingdom of Hawaiʻi over ʻIolani Palace was lowered to raise the United States flag to signify annexation.

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On August 12, 1898, the flag of the Kingdom of Hawaiʻi over ʻIolani Palace was lowered to raise the United States flag to signify annexation.

Halloween in the 1930s.

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Halloween in the 1930s.

Leona Randolph Dalton, younger sister of the famous Dalton brothers from the Wild West gang, celebrates her 82nd birthday with her friends in 1957. She died 7 years later as the last of her siblings.

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Leona Randolph Dalton, younger sister of the famous Dalton brothers from the Wild West gang, celebrates her 82nd birthday with her friends in 1957. She died 7 years later as the last of her siblings.