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Albert Einstein and friend at the opening ceremony of the 1939 World’s Fair in New York

Archive / 6001Added Jul 1, 2023

Albert Einstein and friend at the opening ceremony of the 1939 World’s Fair in New York

A group of four recently orphaned boys sit at a county prosecutor's office after telling officials about the murder of their parents. The family were resting alongside Route 66 during a road trip when a man arrived and attacked them as they were sleeping, Arizona, 1961 .

Archive / 6002Added Jun 30, 2023

A group of four recently orphaned boys sit at a county prosecutor's office after telling officials about the murder of their parents. The family were resting alongside Route 66 during a road trip when a man arrived and attacked them as they were sleeping, Arizona, 1961 .

The execution of Rainey Bertha for the rape and murder of Lischia Edwards, was watched by over 20,000 men, women and children. It was the last public hanging in the USA. 1936.

Archive / 6003Added Jun 30, 2023

The execution of Rainey Bertha for the rape and murder of Lischia Edwards, was watched by over 20,000 men, women and children. It was the last public hanging in the USA. 1936.

A female Afghan communist revolutionary during the Saur Revolution, 1978

Archive / 6004Added Jun 30, 2023

A female Afghan communist revolutionary during the Saur Revolution, 1978

Women outside the prime minister's office during the protests against the hijab law - iran, 1980 (680×1024)

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Women outside the prime minister's office during the protests against the hijab law - iran, 1980 (680×1024)

In 1929, Arthur Upfield suggested a method of body disposal for his detective novel. However, the method was too clean for the plot to work. One man, John Rowles, decided to try it himself. He killed three people, and was only caught after forgetting to do one of the steps, Australia .

Archive / 6006Added Jun 29, 2023

In 1929, Arthur Upfield suggested a method of body disposal for his detective novel. However, the method was too clean for the plot to work. One man, John Rowles, decided to try it himself. He killed three people, and was only caught after forgetting to do one of the steps, Australia .

A close-up of the injury to the right ear of Evander Holyfield after Mike Tyson bit off a piece of it in the third round of their World Boxing Association Heavyweight title fight on 28 June 1997 (Las Vegas, Nevada 1997)

Archive / 6007Added Jun 29, 2023

A close-up of the injury to the right ear of Evander Holyfield after Mike Tyson bit off a piece of it in the third round of their World Boxing Association Heavyweight title fight on 28 June 1997 (Las Vegas, Nevada 1997)

Members of the Hitler Youth stand guard over the coffins of five English schoolboys, who died on a hike in the Black Forest in 1936.

Archive / 6008Added Jun 29, 2023

Members of the Hitler Youth stand guard over the coffins of five English schoolboys, who died on a hike in the Black Forest in 1936.

Armed mujahideen carry animal skins to use as inflatable buoys to cross rapids. Kunar province, 1980. Photograph: Steve McCurry (960x626)

Archive / 6009Added Jun 28, 2023

Armed mujahideen carry animal skins to use as inflatable buoys to cross rapids. Kunar province, 1980. Photograph: Steve McCurry (960x626)

The fate of RMS Carpathia, the steamship which rescued Titanic survivors. She would be sunk by three torpedos fired from German sub U-55 while en route to Boston, 17 July 1918.

Archive / 6010Added Jun 28, 2023

The fate of RMS Carpathia, the steamship which rescued Titanic survivors. She would be sunk by three torpedos fired from German sub U-55 while en route to Boston, 17 July 1918.

A Frenchman trying Coca Cola for the first time , 1950 (750x750)

Archive / 6011Added Jun 28, 2023

A Frenchman trying Coca Cola for the first time , 1950 (750x750)

Saddam Hussein appears at a birthday party for one of the British hostages he held in Kuwait shortly after his invasion, August 1990.

Archive / 6012Added Jun 28, 2023

Saddam Hussein appears at a birthday party for one of the British hostages he held in Kuwait shortly after his invasion, August 1990.

Major General Maurice Rose, commander of the 3rd Armored Division, receives the Croix de Guerre and an embrace from a French general in mid-March 1945. Less than three weeks later, Rose, considered among the U.S. Army’s finest armored commanders, would be shot dead. (1024x798)

Archive / 6013Added Jun 28, 2023

Major General Maurice Rose, commander of the 3rd Armored Division, receives the Croix de Guerre and an embrace from a French general in mid-March 1945. Less than three weeks later, Rose, considered among the U.S. Army’s finest armored commanders, would be shot dead. (1024x798)

Futuristic gas station, USSR, 1980.

Archive / 6014Added Jun 27, 2023

Futuristic gas station, USSR, 1980.

A Christian wedding during the Lebanese Civil War, Beirut, Lebanon, 1986.

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A Christian wedding during the Lebanese Civil War, Beirut, Lebanon, 1986.

Mourners gather outside the home of Madge Oberholtzer, a white American woman whose rape and murder played a critical role in the demise of the second incarnation of the Ku Klux Klan. April 1925. .

Archive / 6016Added Jun 27, 2023

Mourners gather outside the home of Madge Oberholtzer, a white American woman whose rape and murder played a critical role in the demise of the second incarnation of the Ku Klux Klan. April 1925. .

Literal HistoryPorn- Martin B-26 Marauder “Lilly Commando” of the 573rd BS, 391st BG, 9th AF, 1944

Archive / 6017Added Jun 27, 2023

Literal HistoryPorn- Martin B-26 Marauder “Lilly Commando” of the 573rd BS, 391st BG, 9th AF, 1944

Police photo of Josip Broz Tito, the Yugoslav leader, from 4.5.1928., after he and several other protesters attempted to free an arrested baker from the hands of the gendarmes in Zagreb. (811x1181)

Archive / 6018Added Jun 26, 2023

Police photo of Josip Broz Tito, the Yugoslav leader, from 4.5.1928., after he and several other protesters attempted to free an arrested baker from the hands of the gendarmes in Zagreb. (811x1181)

American people look at the rearranged European borders in 1918 after the First World War (1253x1265)

Archive / 6019Added Jun 26, 2023

American people look at the rearranged European borders in 1918 after the First World War (1253x1265)

White protesters joining the march on Washington D.C. during the civil rights movement, August 1963.

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White protesters joining the march on Washington D.C. during the civil rights movement, August 1963.