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Satellite image showing the first wave of the Turkish invasion of Cyprus, Pentemili beach, July 20th 1974

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Satellite image showing the first wave of the Turkish invasion of Cyprus, Pentemili beach, July 20th 1974

White Babies Outnumbered, 2012, Art by Matt Bors for Universal Uclick

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White Babies Outnumbered, 2012, Art by Matt Bors for Universal Uclick

A Confederate boy, age 14, lies dead in the trenches of Fort Mahone at Petersburg. "It is to be hoped that the man who slew him has forgotten it, for this face would haunt him surely," April 1865, taken by Thomas Roche.

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A Confederate boy, age 14, lies dead in the trenches of Fort Mahone at Petersburg. "It is to be hoped that the man who slew him has forgotten it, for this face would haunt him surely," April 1865, taken by Thomas Roche.

My dad making us laugh while taking a family photo, 1961

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My dad making us laugh while taking a family photo, 1961

Photo of notorious Confederate Bushwacker William T. Anderson shortly after his death at the hands of Union forces under Lieutenant Colonel Samuel P. Cox on October 27, 1864 in Richmond, Missouri. Taken by Robert B. Kice.

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Photo of notorious Confederate Bushwacker William T. Anderson shortly after his death at the hands of Union forces under Lieutenant Colonel Samuel P. Cox on October 27, 1864 in Richmond, Missouri. Taken by Robert B. Kice.

Isabella Rossellini with her mother, Ingrid Bergman in Rome, 1970

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Isabella Rossellini with her mother, Ingrid Bergman in Rome, 1970

U.S. soldiers playing Xbox in Saddam Hussein’s former palace, in Baghdad - amidst the aftermath of the U.S.-led coalition invasion of Iraq, c. 2003.

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U.S. soldiers playing Xbox in Saddam Hussein’s former palace, in Baghdad - amidst the aftermath of the U.S.-led coalition invasion of Iraq, c. 2003.

My Grandfather in the US Navy in 1942 at the age of 18

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My Grandfather in the US Navy in 1942 at the age of 18

15 year-old math prodigy, Ted Kaczynski (bottom right), with fellow National Merit Scholarship recipients in 1958. Kaczynski would be accepted at Harvard to study mathematics the same year. Two decades later, he would carry out his first bombing.

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15 year-old math prodigy, Ted Kaczynski (bottom right), with fellow National Merit Scholarship recipients in 1958. Kaczynski would be accepted at Harvard to study mathematics the same year. Two decades later, he would carry out his first bombing.

"Himmler's Volkssturm" - Soviet Caricature (1944)

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"Himmler's Volkssturm" - Soviet Caricature (1944)

East African enslaved boys from Arab Slave trade rescued by the British naval ship, HMS Daphne 1869.

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East African enslaved boys from Arab Slave trade rescued by the British naval ship, HMS Daphne 1869.

Girl in wheel chair hugs her baby brother to pose him for their photo together, 1890s.

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Girl in wheel chair hugs her baby brother to pose him for their photo together, 1890s.

The last moments of Maki Skosana, a South African woman who was burned to death by a mob of anti-apartheid activists after they falsely accused her of being a police informant. Duduza township, July 20, 1985.

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The last moments of Maki Skosana, a South African woman who was burned to death by a mob of anti-apartheid activists after they falsely accused her of being a police informant. Duduza township, July 20, 1985.

Albert Stevens, The Man Later Found To Have Absorbed The Highest Known Dose Of Internal Radiation In History After Being Secretly Injected With Plutonium By His Own Doctors, 1945

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Albert Stevens, The Man Later Found To Have Absorbed The Highest Known Dose Of Internal Radiation In History After Being Secretly Injected With Plutonium By His Own Doctors, 1945

Joe Pesci on a date with Naomi Campbell in 1998.

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Joe Pesci on a date with Naomi Campbell in 1998.

Steve Ballmer giving a presentation at Microsoft’s 25th anniversary, September 5th 2000

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Steve Ballmer giving a presentation at Microsoft’s 25th anniversary, September 5th 2000

The Failanx. The Economist, COVID, July 24th, 2021.

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The Failanx. The Economist, COVID, July 24th, 2021.

Last day of vacation, 1980

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Last day of vacation, 1980

Soldiers from the Wehrmacht with two captured French Char 2C super-heavy tanks, near Meuse-sur-Meuse, during the final weeks of the Battle of France, c. June 1940.

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Soldiers from the Wehrmacht with two captured French Char 2C super-heavy tanks, near Meuse-sur-Meuse, during the final weeks of the Battle of France, c. June 1940.

A Greek soldier administers a final coup de grâce to Nazi war criminal Friedrich "Fritz" Schubert following his execution by firing squad at Eptapyrgio Prison in Thessaloniki, Greece, on October 22, 1947. He was found guilty of the killing of over 250 civilians.

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A Greek soldier administers a final coup de grâce to Nazi war criminal Friedrich "Fritz" Schubert following his execution by firing squad at Eptapyrgio Prison in Thessaloniki, Greece, on October 22, 1947. He was found guilty of the killing of over 250 civilians.