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Nagasaki Mayor Hitoshi Motoshima is treated after being shot by a right-wing extremist. One year earlier, he had stated that Emperor Hirohito bore some responsibility for WW2. He received death threats afterwards, & was cut off by his party for refusing to retract his statement, 1990 (1144x747)

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Nagasaki Mayor Hitoshi Motoshima is treated after being shot by a right-wing extremist. One year earlier, he had stated that Emperor Hirohito bore some responsibility for WW2. He received death threats afterwards, & was cut off by his party for refusing to retract his statement, 1990 (1144x747)

American photographer Julien Bryan and Polish woman Kazimiera Mika (née Kostewicz) recreate photo of them taken on 13 September 1939, 19 years later in 1958. Warsaw, Poland, 1958.

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American photographer Julien Bryan and Polish woman Kazimiera Mika (née Kostewicz) recreate photo of them taken on 13 September 1939, 19 years later in 1958. Warsaw, Poland, 1958.

What is now the fully developed Las Vegas strip, 1955.

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What is now the fully developed Las Vegas strip, 1955.

A local poses for the camera, atop one of the Great Pyramids of Giza. circa 1900.

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A local poses for the camera, atop one of the Great Pyramids of Giza. circa 1900.

The Titanic at the docks of Southampton 10 April. 1912. 2000 x 1257 pixels

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The Titanic at the docks of Southampton 10 April. 1912. 2000 x 1257 pixels

Drag Race Queen Barbara Roufs, 1970s. Colorized. .

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Drag Race Queen Barbara Roufs, 1970s. Colorized. .

Igor Sikorsky in the uniform of the Russian Empire in 1914, Sikorsky was a famous aircraft designer in Russia before the revolution and his escape to the USA where he founded the Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation, famous for the first helicopter.

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Igor Sikorsky in the uniform of the Russian Empire in 1914, Sikorsky was a famous aircraft designer in Russia before the revolution and his escape to the USA where he founded the Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation, famous for the first helicopter.

Soldier stands besides his M60 machine gun, which is mounted on the steps of the U.S. Capitol to deter rioters from entering the building during the Martin Luther King Jr. assassination riots in Washington D.C. (April 1968)

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Soldier stands besides his M60 machine gun, which is mounted on the steps of the U.S. Capitol to deter rioters from entering the building during the Martin Luther King Jr. assassination riots in Washington D.C. (April 1968)

Cuban women soldiers at the training camp of Punda, near Luanda, Angola, in January 1989. (Photo by Pascal Guyot / AFP)

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Cuban women soldiers at the training camp of Punda, near Luanda, Angola, in January 1989. (Photo by Pascal Guyot / AFP)

Before alarm clocks, people were employed to wake workers up with a long stick. A knocker-up was a profession in England and Ireland that started during and lasted well into the late 1920s.

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Before alarm clocks, people were employed to wake workers up with a long stick. A knocker-up was a profession in England and Ireland that started during and lasted well into the late 1920s.

A extremely rare image from the 1970s of kim jong il shaking hands with future wife and singer ko Yong hui (also known as hime takada), she would become the mother of kim jong un (4032×3024)

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A extremely rare image from the 1970s of kim jong il shaking hands with future wife and singer ko Yong hui (also known as hime takada), she would become the mother of kim jong un (4032×3024)

The last Empress of China, Wanrong, smoking next to her husband the last Emperor of China, Puyi (1930)

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The last Empress of China, Wanrong, smoking next to her husband the last Emperor of China, Puyi (1930)

Richard Bradley, dressed as a Union soldier, ripping down the Confederate flag San Francisco mayor Dianne Feinstein insisted on in 1984. It was torn down 3 times and replaced 3 times by Feinstein. She had Bradley prosecuted and fined for damages. (1482 x 757) April 15, 1984

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Richard Bradley, dressed as a Union soldier, ripping down the Confederate flag San Francisco mayor Dianne Feinstein insisted on in 1984. It was torn down 3 times and replaced 3 times by Feinstein. She had Bradley prosecuted and fined for damages. (1482 x 757) April 15, 1984

Young french resistant taking a pose with his sten, 1944

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Young french resistant taking a pose with his sten, 1944

Two US soldiers hold three suspected members of the People's Revolutionary Army at gunpoint in St. George's, Grenada during the Grenada Invasion in 1983.

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Two US soldiers hold three suspected members of the People's Revolutionary Army at gunpoint in St. George's, Grenada during the Grenada Invasion in 1983.

Ford T Snow Edition, 1920s

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Ford T Snow Edition, 1920s

A camel drawn German supply convoy heads towards friendly forces stationed near the Volga river, September 1942.

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A camel drawn German supply convoy heads towards friendly forces stationed near the Volga river, September 1942.

Confederate dead lie in the "Bloody Lane" after the Battle of Antietam, 1862. (1024 x 894)

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Confederate dead lie in the "Bloody Lane" after the Battle of Antietam, 1862. (1024 x 894)

First Black American soldiers ever sent to England marching back to camp in 1942, during World War II.

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First Black American soldiers ever sent to England marching back to camp in 1942, during World War II.

Rachel Carson, author of the book 'Silent Spring'. It documented the environmental harm caused by the indiscriminate use of pesticides. She accused the chemical industry of spreading disinformation and public officials of accepting the industry's marketing claims unquestioningly (1962)

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Rachel Carson, author of the book 'Silent Spring'. It documented the environmental harm caused by the indiscriminate use of pesticides. She accused the chemical industry of spreading disinformation and public officials of accepting the industry's marketing claims unquestioningly (1962)