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Onlookers in Marseille watching French battle flags being taken for transport to Africa after the German conquest of France, 1940.

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Onlookers in Marseille watching French battle flags being taken for transport to Africa after the German conquest of France, 1940.

A victim of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima. August 1945.

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A victim of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima. August 1945.

A young soldier with "Make War, Not Love" on his helmet, Vietnam war, 1960

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A young soldier with "Make War, Not Love" on his helmet, Vietnam war, 1960

Masaru Ibuka and Akio Morita, the founders of Tokyo Telecommunications Engineering Corporation. In 1958, the company would change its name to 'Sony' (Tokyo, Japan 1946)

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Masaru Ibuka and Akio Morita, the founders of Tokyo Telecommunications Engineering Corporation. In 1958, the company would change its name to 'Sony' (Tokyo, Japan 1946)

Danish humanitarian, Helge Meyer. When the U.N. gave up on Bosnia, Helge took it on himself to assist those affected. Using a modified ‘79 Camaro, he ran several tons of aid and supplies. Racking up more than 100,000 miles. 1992

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Danish humanitarian, Helge Meyer. When the U.N. gave up on Bosnia, Helge took it on himself to assist those affected. Using a modified ‘79 Camaro, he ran several tons of aid and supplies. Racking up more than 100,000 miles. 1992

The First Subway Store, 1965,

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The First Subway Store, 1965,

Cadillac de Ville against the background of the destroyed Presidential Palace Grozny, 1995

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Cadillac de Ville against the background of the destroyed Presidential Palace Grozny, 1995

Walt Disney filming on a beach in Rio de Janeiro, 1941.

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Walt Disney filming on a beach in Rio de Janeiro, 1941.

Boris Yeltsin throws a horseshoe while playing the game outside the White House Oval Office with then-President George Bush in 1992 (1994X1495)

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Boris Yeltsin throws a horseshoe while playing the game outside the White House Oval Office with then-President George Bush in 1992 (1994X1495)

Interior of British Imperial Airways commercial plane, 1936. (3088×3676)

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Interior of British Imperial Airways commercial plane, 1936. (3088×3676)

At 7’3” (221cm) Jakob Nacken was the tallest German soldier in WW2. Pictured here talking with 5’7” (170 cm) Eddie Worth, an AP photographer, after his surrender. 1944

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At 7’3” (221cm) Jakob Nacken was the tallest German soldier in WW2. Pictured here talking with 5’7” (170 cm) Eddie Worth, an AP photographer, after his surrender. 1944

Man on a pole at World Pole Sitting Championships, Roelofarendsveen, The Netherlands, 9 August 1971

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Man on a pole at World Pole Sitting Championships, Roelofarendsveen, The Netherlands, 9 August 1971

Julie Shafer, 15, of Michigan eyes the ceremonial uniform of Sgt. Glenn Norman of the Queen's Own Rifles of Canada. Queen’s Park, Toronto, Canada, March 1978.

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Julie Shafer, 15, of Michigan eyes the ceremonial uniform of Sgt. Glenn Norman of the Queen's Own Rifles of Canada. Queen’s Park, Toronto, Canada, March 1978.

Dot Robinson (1912 - 1999) was a pioneering woman motorcyclist and co-founder of the American Motorcyclist Association-sanctioned Motor Maids riding club. Photographed in 1941.

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Dot Robinson (1912 - 1999) was a pioneering woman motorcyclist and co-founder of the American Motorcyclist Association-sanctioned Motor Maids riding club. Photographed in 1941.

A Vietnamese paratrooper sniper stands in observation and firing position in the Phu Nho Quan area, on the edge of the Red River Delta, during Operation Mouette (Seagull) on October 4, 1953; during the fight for the Viet Bac, on Tonkin, French Indochina.

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A Vietnamese paratrooper sniper stands in observation and firing position in the Phu Nho Quan area, on the edge of the Red River Delta, during Operation Mouette (Seagull) on October 4, 1953; during the fight for the Viet Bac, on Tonkin, French Indochina.

An anti-Nazi protest in Chicago in 1978. A small group of neo-Nazis had planned a rally in Skokie, Ill., with the free speech support of the American Civil Liberties Union, but that march never happened.

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An anti-Nazi protest in Chicago in 1978. A small group of neo-Nazis had planned a rally in Skokie, Ill., with the free speech support of the American Civil Liberties Union, but that march never happened.

Riots in Belfast after the death of Bobby Sands. Bobby Sands died on 5 May 1981 in the Maze prison after 66 days of hunger strike. His death and those of nine other hunger strikers was followed by a new surge of IRA recruitment and activity (Belfast, Northern Ireland 1981)

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Riots in Belfast after the death of Bobby Sands. Bobby Sands died on 5 May 1981 in the Maze prison after 66 days of hunger strike. His death and those of nine other hunger strikers was followed by a new surge of IRA recruitment and activity (Belfast, Northern Ireland 1981)

Felix Dzerzhinsky, 1912, Krakov. Polish-Russian revolutionary. Subsequently, he founded the Soviet state security organs (KGB).

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Felix Dzerzhinsky, 1912, Krakov. Polish-Russian revolutionary. Subsequently, he founded the Soviet state security organs (KGB).

Members of the Lakehurst ground crew flee as the Hindenburg crashes behind them, 1937.

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Members of the Lakehurst ground crew flee as the Hindenburg crashes behind them, 1937.

The Ruling Elite of Soviet Ukraine in 1935: All met violent deaths within 4 years

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The Ruling Elite of Soviet Ukraine in 1935: All met violent deaths within 4 years