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My grandma at 3 years old, 1938

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My grandma at 3 years old, 1938

Oklahoma City bomber Timothy McVeigh, 31, gives an exclusive interview to Ed Bradley for 60 Minutes from United States Penitentiary in Terre Haute. Controversy over the episode led to a ban on televised interviews of federal death row inmates (Indiana, 2000) .

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Oklahoma City bomber Timothy McVeigh, 31, gives an exclusive interview to Ed Bradley for 60 Minutes from United States Penitentiary in Terre Haute. Controversy over the episode led to a ban on televised interviews of federal death row inmates (Indiana, 2000) .

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Soviet and Polish armies jointly liberate Warsaw from Fascism (January 1945) Newsreel

Victims of the Viipuri prison massacre during the Finnish civil war, 1918. As the city fell to anti-communist forces, fleeing Red Guards slaughtered over 30 political prisoners rather than let them be freed. The White Guards murdered over 400 Russians in response after capturing the city (4955x3576)

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Victims of the Viipuri prison massacre during the Finnish civil war, 1918. As the city fell to anti-communist forces, fleeing Red Guards slaughtered over 30 political prisoners rather than let them be freed. The White Guards murdered over 400 Russians in response after capturing the city (4955x3576)

A man night fishing off the coast of Hawaii, 1948.

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A man night fishing off the coast of Hawaii, 1948.

Mother smiles brightly while posing with her family at her living room, Massachusetts, 1900s.

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Mother smiles brightly while posing with her family at her living room, Massachusetts, 1900s.

Mohammad Mosaddegh, Iran's prime minister, in his garden under house arrest after the CIA overthrew his democratically elected government, Iran (1965)

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Mohammad Mosaddegh, Iran's prime minister, in his garden under house arrest after the CIA overthrew his democratically elected government, Iran (1965)

Georgia Governor Lester Maddox stabbing a mannequin in protest of having to serve black customers at his restaurant, August 12th 1964

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Georgia Governor Lester Maddox stabbing a mannequin in protest of having to serve black customers at his restaurant, August 12th 1964

Sister Mary Kenneth Keller, the first woman to earn a doctorate in computer science in the United States, 1965

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Sister Mary Kenneth Keller, the first woman to earn a doctorate in computer science in the United States, 1965

Lady smiling while walking down the street in Cambrige, Massachusetts, 1974

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Lady smiling while walking down the street in Cambrige, Massachusetts, 1974

Obama Bluepill - Glenn Beck (2012)

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Obama Bluepill - Glenn Beck (2012)

Erik Menendez, 25, looks at negatives of photos taken by his father, Jose, of him when he turned six and was nude. Lawyers for Erik and his brother, Lyle, used this as evidence that the men had killed their parents after years of sexual abuse (California, 1992) .

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Erik Menendez, 25, looks at negatives of photos taken by his father, Jose, of him when he turned six and was nude. Lawyers for Erik and his brother, Lyle, used this as evidence that the men had killed their parents after years of sexual abuse (California, 1992) .

Mother with child. One of the few surviving photos of the Kazakh Famine (Asharshylyq). Driven by forced collectivization, the man-made tragedy claimed the lives of ~40% of all ethnic Kazakhs, Soviet Union, c. 1931–1933

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Mother with child. One of the few surviving photos of the Kazakh Famine (Asharshylyq). Driven by forced collectivization, the man-made tragedy claimed the lives of ~40% of all ethnic Kazakhs, Soviet Union, c. 1931–1933

During the Satanic Panic of the 80s, you could get ID cards made of your kids, which you could show to the news and media if they were kidnapped. Here’s mine from 1985.

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During the Satanic Panic of the 80s, you could get ID cards made of your kids, which you could show to the news and media if they were kidnapped. Here’s mine from 1985.

Russian troops drag a dead Chechen man to a mass grave, photographed during the second brutal invasion which killed tens of thousands of civilians. Russian-occupied Chechnya, early 2000s.

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Russian troops drag a dead Chechen man to a mass grave, photographed during the second brutal invasion which killed tens of thousands of civilians. Russian-occupied Chechnya, early 2000s.

Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet sitting beside Imelda Marcos, wife of Philippine dictator Ferdinand Marcos, at the funeral of Spanish dictator Francisco Franco (1975)

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Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet sitting beside Imelda Marcos, wife of Philippine dictator Ferdinand Marcos, at the funeral of Spanish dictator Francisco Franco (1975)

You Absolutely Sure You're an Elephant? 1965, Art by Herbert Block aka Herblock for The Washington Post

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You Absolutely Sure You're an Elephant? 1965, Art by Herbert Block aka Herblock for The Washington Post

A Turkish woman posing in front of the rug she has woven, 1930

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A Turkish woman posing in front of the rug she has woven, 1930

La Mano de Dios (The Hand of God). The illegal opening goal awarded to Argentine footballer Diego Maradona during Argentina's victory over England in a quarter-final match at the 1986 FIFA World Cup (Mexico City 1986)

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La Mano de Dios (The Hand of God). The illegal opening goal awarded to Argentine footballer Diego Maradona during Argentina's victory over England in a quarter-final match at the 1986 FIFA World Cup (Mexico City 1986)

70's girl skater then & now

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70's girl skater then & now