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Arnold Schwarzenegger on the day he received his American citizenship, 1983 (1080x966)

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Arnold Schwarzenegger on the day he received his American citizenship, 1983 (1080x966)

Buffalo Calf Road Woman is a Native American warrior who is credited with helping kill U.S. Army Colonel George Custer during the American Indian Wars in 1876. Custer was responsible for massacring Native American civilians and allowing his men to commit rape indigenous women .

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Buffalo Calf Road Woman is a Native American warrior who is credited with helping kill U.S. Army Colonel George Custer during the American Indian Wars in 1876. Custer was responsible for massacring Native American civilians and allowing his men to commit rape indigenous women .

Pol Pot, notorious dictator, with his daughter and some children of his deputies in 1986. (1199 X 800)

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Pol Pot, notorious dictator, with his daughter and some children of his deputies in 1986. (1199 X 800)

Hermann Göring and Benito Mussolini at Carinhall with one of Göring's pet lions, Cäsar. September 28, 1937.

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Hermann Göring and Benito Mussolini at Carinhall with one of Göring's pet lions, Cäsar. September 28, 1937.

US Marines on dawn patrol in Vietnam, 1969.

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US Marines on dawn patrol in Vietnam, 1969.

Aftermath of the April 18, 1906 earthquake and fires in San Francisco CA USA

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Aftermath of the April 18, 1906 earthquake and fires in San Francisco CA USA

Barber shop, Southern California, 1934. Photo Dick Whittington

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Barber shop, Southern California, 1934. Photo Dick Whittington

Col. Stauffenberg, Wilhelm Keitel, and Hitler days before the 20 July plot. 1944.

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Col. Stauffenberg, Wilhelm Keitel, and Hitler days before the 20 July plot. 1944.

Book smuggler (knygnešys), Vincas Juska. 1868 (638x1176) More info about Lithuanian book smugglers in the comments.

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Book smuggler (knygnešys), Vincas Juska. 1868 (638x1176) More info about Lithuanian book smugglers in the comments.

Simone De Beauvoir and Jean-Paul Sartre having a discussion with Ernesto “Che” Guevara - 1960 -

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Simone De Beauvoir and Jean-Paul Sartre having a discussion with Ernesto “Che” Guevara - 1960 -

Mugshot — Beverly Ball, April 18, 1943

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Mugshot — Beverly Ball, April 18, 1943

On this day in 1955, Albert Einstein died. This was his desk as he left it, photographed just hours after his death. Armed with his camera and a case of scotch (to open doors and loosen tongues), Life photographer Ralph Morse captured images that lay hidden away for 50 years. (1010x1000)

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On this day in 1955, Albert Einstein died. This was his desk as he left it, photographed just hours after his death. Armed with his camera and a case of scotch (to open doors and loosen tongues), Life photographer Ralph Morse captured images that lay hidden away for 50 years. (1010x1000)

Start of the inaugural Monaco Grand Prix. Crowds watch as the cars speed along the street, led by the Bugatti driven by Marcel Lehoux. The first Monaco Grand Prix was staged on 14 April 1929, and was won by Grover-Williams in a Bugatti (Monaco 1929)

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Start of the inaugural Monaco Grand Prix. Crowds watch as the cars speed along the street, led by the Bugatti driven by Marcel Lehoux. The first Monaco Grand Prix was staged on 14 April 1929, and was won by Grover-Williams in a Bugatti (Monaco 1929)

Vietnamese soldiers waving goodbye to Cambodian villagers during the withdrawal of the Vietnamese army from Cambodia, the end of the Cambodian-Vietnamese War 1989

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Vietnamese soldiers waving goodbye to Cambodian villagers during the withdrawal of the Vietnamese army from Cambodia, the end of the Cambodian-Vietnamese War 1989

Recovering British soldiers playing basketball with W.A.A.C.s in France, 1918. (Colourized)

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Recovering British soldiers playing basketball with W.A.A.C.s in France, 1918. (Colourized)

Heinrich Himmler at the funeral of Reinhard Heydrich, an architect of the Holocaust who was assasinated by two Czech parachuters on May 27th and died in hospital from the infection transmitted by his Maybach's horse hair components in the blast to his vital organs on June 4th. June 9, 1942.

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Heinrich Himmler at the funeral of Reinhard Heydrich, an architect of the Holocaust who was assasinated by two Czech parachuters on May 27th and died in hospital from the infection transmitted by his Maybach's horse hair components in the blast to his vital organs on June 4th. June 9, 1942.

1996, The oldest person ever documented Jeanne Calment celebrating her 121st birthday by releasing a rap record titled Maîtresse du Temps (Mistress of Time)

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1996, The oldest person ever documented Jeanne Calment celebrating her 121st birthday by releasing a rap record titled Maîtresse du Temps (Mistress of Time)

Excavations at the Cour Napoléon, the Louvre's main courtyard in 1985. Archeologists found walls dating to the Hundred Years' War, the central tower of the 12th century medieval Louvre, Gallo-Roman artifacts, Celtic graves & fragments of human activity from 4,000 BC.

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Excavations at the Cour Napoléon, the Louvre's main courtyard in 1985. Archeologists found walls dating to the Hundred Years' War, the central tower of the 12th century medieval Louvre, Gallo-Roman artifacts, Celtic graves & fragments of human activity from 4,000 BC.

View of a group of young people lined up outside an 'Acid Test' set up to explore the use of LSD. The 'Acid Tests' were a series of parties hosted by a group called the Merry Pranksters who promoted the use of various forms of psychedelic drugs (Los Angeles, California 1966)

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View of a group of young people lined up outside an 'Acid Test' set up to explore the use of LSD. The 'Acid Tests' were a series of parties hosted by a group called the Merry Pranksters who promoted the use of various forms of psychedelic drugs (Los Angeles, California 1966)

The destroyed remains of Iraqi tanks and other armored vehicles litter an Iraqi military complex west of Diwaniyah. 16 April 2003

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The destroyed remains of Iraqi tanks and other armored vehicles litter an Iraqi military complex west of Diwaniyah. 16 April 2003