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B-17 Flying Fortress “L’il Satan” was hit by flak while returning from a mission; the navigator and bombardier were KIA, the pilot managed to get her back to base in England. June 25, 1944.

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B-17 Flying Fortress “L’il Satan” was hit by flak while returning from a mission; the navigator and bombardier were KIA, the pilot managed to get her back to base in England. June 25, 1944.

14-month old Thai infant rescued from the crash site of Vietnam Airlines Flight 815 in Phnom Penh, Cambodia on September 3rd. Of the 66 people onboard the aircraft, the infant was the only survivor. - 1997

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14-month old Thai infant rescued from the crash site of Vietnam Airlines Flight 815 in Phnom Penh, Cambodia on September 3rd. Of the 66 people onboard the aircraft, the infant was the only survivor. - 1997

A young Kuwaiti child clutches a hand gun as Kuwaiti’s celebrate the liberation of Kuwait City from Iraqi forces by U.S. led troops. February 1991.

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A young Kuwaiti child clutches a hand gun as Kuwaiti’s celebrate the liberation of Kuwait City from Iraqi forces by U.S. led troops. February 1991.

A woman tending to an Alligator Farm in St-Augustine, FL (1926).

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A woman tending to an Alligator Farm in St-Augustine, FL (1926).

The end of a 600-year Ottoman Empire, Last Sultan Vahideddin leaves Istanbul. November 17, 1922

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The end of a 600-year Ottoman Empire, Last Sultan Vahideddin leaves Istanbul. November 17, 1922

Chilean goalkeeper cut himself with a razor blade hidden in one of his gloves and pretended to be hurt by a flare thrown by Brazilian fans in a World Cup qualifier, so that Chile would have been gifted the win. 3 September 1989 (505 x 349)

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Chilean goalkeeper cut himself with a razor blade hidden in one of his gloves and pretended to be hurt by a flare thrown by Brazilian fans in a World Cup qualifier, so that Chile would have been gifted the win. 3 September 1989 (505 x 349)

Aloisia Wagner, better known by her stage name Violetta, was a German-American woman who was born without legs or arms with a condition known as tetra-amelia syndrome. She was born in Hemelingen, Germany, and had a lengthy career in sideshow performance, 1925.

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Aloisia Wagner, better known by her stage name Violetta, was a German-American woman who was born without legs or arms with a condition known as tetra-amelia syndrome. She was born in Hemelingen, Germany, and had a lengthy career in sideshow performance, 1925.

The Clinton family dog "Buddy" retrieving a tennis ball from the White House fountain pool. 12 July 1998

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The Clinton family dog "Buddy" retrieving a tennis ball from the White House fountain pool. 12 July 1998

"the vulture & the little girl" South Sudan, March 1993.

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"the vulture & the little girl" South Sudan, March 1993.

Warsaw, Poland in 1960.

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Warsaw, Poland in 1960.

Tom Hanks at Skyline High in Oakland, 1972 (602x739)

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Tom Hanks at Skyline High in Oakland, 1972 (602x739)

President Hoover with Chancellor Adolf Hitler on a meeting in 1939. .

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President Hoover with Chancellor Adolf Hitler on a meeting in 1939. .

German civilians being forced to witness the crimes of Nazi regime, 1945.

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German civilians being forced to witness the crimes of Nazi regime, 1945.

An operations map at RAF Coastal Command Headquarters at Northwood in Hertfordshire, 9 July 1943

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An operations map at RAF Coastal Command Headquarters at Northwood in Hertfordshire, 9 July 1943

Christine Collins was a California mother whose son went missing in 1928. Five months, police found a boy who claimed to be her son. After Christine said he wasn't, the police asked her to "try the boy out." After Christine insisted, she was committed to a mental hospital .

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Christine Collins was a California mother whose son went missing in 1928. Five months, police found a boy who claimed to be her son. After Christine said he wasn't, the police asked her to "try the boy out." After Christine insisted, she was committed to a mental hospital .

The Greenpeace flagship Rainbow Warrior lying on its side after being blown-up by the French secret service, as the ship was preparing for a protest expedition to the nuclear test site of Mururoa. Fernando Pereira, a photographer, drowned on the sinking ship (Auckland, New Zealand 1985)

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The Greenpeace flagship Rainbow Warrior lying on its side after being blown-up by the French secret service, as the ship was preparing for a protest expedition to the nuclear test site of Mururoa. Fernando Pereira, a photographer, drowned on the sinking ship (Auckland, New Zealand 1985)

Hitler sneezing at a Party rally in Munich, 1935.

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Hitler sneezing at a Party rally in Munich, 1935.

The body of a fallen Soviet soldier on Jozsef Boulevard. Budapest, Hungary. 1956

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The body of a fallen Soviet soldier on Jozsef Boulevard. Budapest, Hungary. 1956

Sculptor Felix de Weldon working on the plaster model of the US Marine Corps War Memorial, c. 1954. His artwork is located just outside of Arlington National Cemetery, in Virginia.

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Sculptor Felix de Weldon working on the plaster model of the US Marine Corps War Memorial, c. 1954. His artwork is located just outside of Arlington National Cemetery, in Virginia.

Stasi agent (watching the camera man) in a forest in the German Democratic Republic (Deutsche Demokratische Republik), c. 1970s.

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Stasi agent (watching the camera man) in a forest in the German Democratic Republic (Deutsche Demokratische Republik), c. 1970s.