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George Lincoln Rockwell, leader of the American Nazi Party lay dead after being assassinated by former member, John Patler in 1967.

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George Lincoln Rockwell, leader of the American Nazi Party lay dead after being assassinated by former member, John Patler in 1967.

The German electrical engineer Charles Proteus Steinmetz said on August 19, 1923 that by 2023 electricity will do all the hard work and people won't have to toil for more than four hours a day. He also mentioned that humanity will deal with the problem of waste. 1922 newspaper photo.

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The German electrical engineer Charles Proteus Steinmetz said on August 19, 1923 that by 2023 electricity will do all the hard work and people won't have to toil for more than four hours a day. He also mentioned that humanity will deal with the problem of waste. 1922 newspaper photo.

A very dapper secretary of the Embassy of Japan in the US. Taketomi Toshihiko, seated with his wife. Washington D.C. October 24, 1922

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A very dapper secretary of the Embassy of Japan in the US. Taketomi Toshihiko, seated with his wife. Washington D.C. October 24, 1922

In the city of Hamburg, the bodies of German civilians lay on the sidewalk following an Royal Air Force raid on the city. July 1943.

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In the city of Hamburg, the bodies of German civilians lay on the sidewalk following an Royal Air Force raid on the city. July 1943.

East Germans surprise Hungarian border guards and rush through a gate into Austria. Austria and Hungary had agreed to open the border for 3 hours, to let a peace demonstration to happen, but more than 600 East Germans suddenly arrived and fled to the West (Sopron, Hungary 1989)

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East Germans surprise Hungarian border guards and rush through a gate into Austria. Austria and Hungary had agreed to open the border for 3 hours, to let a peace demonstration to happen, but more than 600 East Germans suddenly arrived and fled to the West (Sopron, Hungary 1989)

Sculptor Frederick Hart completing the clay model of his Vietnam Veterans Memorial statue The Three Soldiers, 1983.

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Sculptor Frederick Hart completing the clay model of his Vietnam Veterans Memorial statue The Three Soldiers, 1983.

Charles Aznavour protesting the Azerbaijani blockade against Nagorno Karabakh (Paris 1991)

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Charles Aznavour protesting the Azerbaijani blockade against Nagorno Karabakh (Paris 1991)

Group photo of Allied government and military leaders from Canada, the United States, and the United Kingdom during the First Quebec Conference, codenamed Quadrant. 18 August 1943

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Group photo of Allied government and military leaders from Canada, the United States, and the United Kingdom during the First Quebec Conference, codenamed Quadrant. 18 August 1943

Students cheering after school caught on fire. February 15th, 1939

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Students cheering after school caught on fire. February 15th, 1939

A five minute exposure of a Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department helicopter circling above Carson, California. 8 May 1986

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A five minute exposure of a Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department helicopter circling above Carson, California. 8 May 1986

Soviet defector Igor Gouzenko, photographed with pillow case over head in Ottawa, Ontario 1954 . Gouzenko was a clerk in the Soviet embassy in Ottawa and defected 3 days after the end of World War II. His defection is regarded as a catalyst for the start of the Cold War.

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Soviet defector Igor Gouzenko, photographed with pillow case over head in Ottawa, Ontario 1954 . Gouzenko was a clerk in the Soviet embassy in Ottawa and defected 3 days after the end of World War II. His defection is regarded as a catalyst for the start of the Cold War.

Police raided the Scientology headquarters in Toronto and seized an estimated 250,000 documents in more than 900 boxes. 1983. .

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Police raided the Scientology headquarters in Toronto and seized an estimated 250,000 documents in more than 900 boxes. 1983. .

A group of youngsters tied a bicycle tubes around their body as a swimming aid. Germany, 1925.

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A group of youngsters tied a bicycle tubes around their body as a swimming aid. Germany, 1925.

A Polish girl walks in front of a March for the Kurdish people in the Polish city of Kielce, 1974. (560x752)

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A Polish girl walks in front of a March for the Kurdish people in the Polish city of Kielce, 1974. (560x752)

National Guardsmen on a jeep as they patrol the streets of the Watts neighborhood after the declaration of Marshall Law due to ongoing riots. Nearly 14,000 members of the National Guard helped suppress the disturbance, which resulted in 34 deaths (Los Angeles, California 1965)

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National Guardsmen on a jeep as they patrol the streets of the Watts neighborhood after the declaration of Marshall Law due to ongoing riots. Nearly 14,000 members of the National Guard helped suppress the disturbance, which resulted in 34 deaths (Los Angeles, California 1965)

Composer Giacomo Puccini and conductor Arturo Toscanini looking dapper, 1910. They were in New York for the debut of Puccini's opera La fanciulla del West.

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Composer Giacomo Puccini and conductor Arturo Toscanini looking dapper, 1910. They were in New York for the debut of Puccini's opera La fanciulla del West.

Capt. James H. Carlyle of Denver, Colorado, drinking beer while soaking in a tub of hot sulphur water after being in action for weeks on Iwo Jima, 1945

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Capt. James H. Carlyle of Denver, Colorado, drinking beer while soaking in a tub of hot sulphur water after being in action for weeks on Iwo Jima, 1945

Paparazzi surrounding Socks, Bill Clinton's cat, circa 1992

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Paparazzi surrounding Socks, Bill Clinton's cat, circa 1992

Drag Race Trophy girl Carol Lang, 1970s. Colorized.

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Drag Race Trophy girl Carol Lang, 1970s. Colorized.

The First Underwater Photo taken by Louis Boutan, 1899

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The First Underwater Photo taken by Louis Boutan, 1899