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Children in Newcastle upon Tyne’s West End gather and play on piled-up mattresses, England 1981

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Children in Newcastle upon Tyne’s West End gather and play on piled-up mattresses, England 1981

Japan's infamous Unit 731, who murdered thousands in gruesome experiments, conduct a bacteriological trial upon a test subject in Nong’an County of northeast China’s Jilin Province. November 1940.

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Japan's infamous Unit 731, who murdered thousands in gruesome experiments, conduct a bacteriological trial upon a test subject in Nong’an County of northeast China’s Jilin Province. November 1940.

Warsaw Uprising: insurgent from Mokotów district cames out of the sewers straight into German hands. Sewers were the only means of transportation between sorrounded districts. This man was probably one of 140 victims of nearby street execution. Warsaw, Poland, 27 September 1944.

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Warsaw Uprising: insurgent from Mokotów district cames out of the sewers straight into German hands. Sewers were the only means of transportation between sorrounded districts. This man was probably one of 140 victims of nearby street execution. Warsaw, Poland, 27 September 1944.

13-year-old Paul Martin Andrews was rescued after being found chained in a box, after being abducted and sexually abused for eight days, near Dismal Swamp, Virginia, 1973

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13-year-old Paul Martin Andrews was rescued after being found chained in a box, after being abducted and sexually abused for eight days, near Dismal Swamp, Virginia, 1973

A man recording a concert in Poland 1980's.

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A man recording a concert in Poland 1980's.

Two teen girls helping to assemble submachine guns during the siege of Leningrad, 1943

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Two teen girls helping to assemble submachine guns during the siege of Leningrad, 1943

U.S. President Bill Clinton and President Boris Yeltsin of Russia cracking jokes. Hyde Park, New York, October 23, 1995

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U.S. President Bill Clinton and President Boris Yeltsin of Russia cracking jokes. Hyde Park, New York, October 23, 1995

Nazi military hub of Dresden bombed on this day in 1945

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Nazi military hub of Dresden bombed on this day in 1945

Princeton sophomores after a brutal snowball fight, 1893. (777 x 1024)

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Princeton sophomores after a brutal snowball fight, 1893. (777 x 1024)

Osama bin Ladin, the freedom fighter against Soviets. Afghanistan, 1980s

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Osama bin Ladin, the freedom fighter against Soviets. Afghanistan, 1980s

Kashmir Dal Lake, British Vogue 1956

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Kashmir Dal Lake, British Vogue 1956

Dining Room on the ill fated Hindenburg Airship, 1920s

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Dining Room on the ill fated Hindenburg Airship, 1920s

Mao Zedong and Chiang Kai-shek make a toast to celebrate the surrender of Japan in August 1945. It was the last time the leaders ever met .

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Mao Zedong and Chiang Kai-shek make a toast to celebrate the surrender of Japan in August 1945. It was the last time the leaders ever met .

Grisly scene of slain Qing troops, Korea 1895 during the Jiawu War.

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Grisly scene of slain Qing troops, Korea 1895 during the Jiawu War.

JFK & Bill Clinton Greeting At The White House, In 1963 (700 x 549)

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JFK & Bill Clinton Greeting At The White House, In 1963 (700 x 549)

Kareem Abdul Jabbar photographed in New York City by Richard Avedon 1963

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Kareem Abdul Jabbar photographed in New York City by Richard Avedon 1963

Che Guevara and Fidel Castro fishing 1960

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Che Guevara and Fidel Castro fishing 1960

Lacemakers in Brittany, France, 1920

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Lacemakers in Brittany, France, 1920

An 18 year old Alan Rickman, 1964.(640x613)

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An 18 year old Alan Rickman, 1964.(640x613)

Gangsters (yakuza) in Kamagasaki district, Osaka. Photo Ed van der Elsken, 1959

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Gangsters (yakuza) in Kamagasaki district, Osaka. Photo Ed van der Elsken, 1959