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The Fall of the Third Reich- Thousands of German POWs march along an autobahn as Allied vehicles drive past heading towards the front. Giesen, Germany. April, 1945.

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The Fall of the Third Reich- Thousands of German POWs march along an autobahn as Allied vehicles drive past heading towards the front. Giesen, Germany. April, 1945.

Sarin factory discovered at the Aum Shinrikyo facility Satyan-7 in 1995.

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Sarin factory discovered at the Aum Shinrikyo facility Satyan-7 in 1995.

Suquamish & Duwamish Chief Seattle (1786-1866) - Namesake of Seattle, Washington - 1864

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Suquamish & Duwamish Chief Seattle (1786-1866) - Namesake of Seattle, Washington - 1864

The Ugandan light-heavyweight champion (left) during a boxing match in the late 1950's. The only boxer Muhammad Ali ever refused to face, though this was for diplomatic reasons. That man, Idi Amin, had become the dictator of Uganda by the early 1970's. (480 X 381)

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The Ugandan light-heavyweight champion (left) during a boxing match in the late 1950's. The only boxer Muhammad Ali ever refused to face, though this was for diplomatic reasons. That man, Idi Amin, had become the dictator of Uganda by the early 1970's. (480 X 381)

The agony of defeat- citizens clearing the rubble of Berlin, 1945

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The agony of defeat- citizens clearing the rubble of Berlin, 1945

Opening session of the Second Vatican Council. The council was opened on 11 October 1962 by pope John XXIII and was closed on 8 December 1965 by pope Paul VI. It is considered the most significant event in the history of Catholicism since the Protestant Reformation (Vatican City 1962)

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Opening session of the Second Vatican Council. The council was opened on 11 October 1962 by pope John XXIII and was closed on 8 December 1965 by pope Paul VI. It is considered the most significant event in the history of Catholicism since the Protestant Reformation (Vatican City 1962)

Fish seller selling fish on the street. Hel, Poland, July 1932.

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Fish seller selling fish on the street. Hel, Poland, July 1932.

US Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld (R) brief reporters at the Pentagon following the US bombing raids on Afghanistan. On 7 October 2001, the US began military operations in Afghanistan with air strikes across the country, starting the longest war in American history (Washington, DC)

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US Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld (R) brief reporters at the Pentagon following the US bombing raids on Afghanistan. On 7 October 2001, the US began military operations in Afghanistan with air strikes across the country, starting the longest war in American history (Washington, DC)

McDonald’s menu, 1970

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McDonald’s menu, 1970

A couple poses near their home on their wedding day in East Beirut, Lebanon 1989. Photo by Joseph Barrak.

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A couple poses near their home on their wedding day in East Beirut, Lebanon 1989. Photo by Joseph Barrak.

Muscovites taking a stroll outside while the House of Soviets of Russia burns, 4th of October 1993. 1494x1144.

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Muscovites taking a stroll outside while the House of Soviets of Russia burns, 4th of October 1993. 1494x1144.

A woman her bike while balancing two buckets of milk. Netherlands, mid-1940s.

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A woman her bike while balancing two buckets of milk. Netherlands, mid-1940s.

A young Tibetan woman from Darjeeling, Northern India, 1920s-1930s.

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A young Tibetan woman from Darjeeling, Northern India, 1920s-1930s.

Movie star Anthony Quinn converses with King Hussein of Jordan on the set of “Lawrence of Arabia”. The King was a huge supporter of the production, loaning an entire brigade of his own troops to work as extras in the film. 1962

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Movie star Anthony Quinn converses with King Hussein of Jordan on the set of “Lawrence of Arabia”. The King was a huge supporter of the production, loaning an entire brigade of his own troops to work as extras in the film. 1962

Worker and supervisor at a car factory, Moscow, 1954

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Worker and supervisor at a car factory, Moscow, 1954

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1951, Will Keith Kellogg, America cereal manufacturer (Kellogg’s cereal brand) dies at 91.

Tail gunner in a USAAF B-17 Flying Fortress, 1943. (Original color photo)

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Tail gunner in a USAAF B-17 Flying Fortress, 1943. (Original color photo)

Children in shoolroom in the Lower East Side, New York, 1886.

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Children in shoolroom in the Lower East Side, New York, 1886.

Photo from JFK’s motorcade, 1963 (colored)

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Photo from JFK’s motorcade, 1963 (colored)

Helicopters transport American soldiers to combat zones in Vietnam, c. 1960s

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Helicopters transport American soldiers to combat zones in Vietnam, c. 1960s