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The bodies of Sikh pilgrims lie on the ground after the Golden Temple massacre. Under Operation Blue Star, Indian soldiers raided the temple, the holiest site in the Sikh religion, and killed nearly 500 people. The troops executed hundreds of civilians after they came out hiding, 1984, .

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The bodies of Sikh pilgrims lie on the ground after the Golden Temple massacre. Under Operation Blue Star, Indian soldiers raided the temple, the holiest site in the Sikh religion, and killed nearly 500 people. The troops executed hundreds of civilians after they came out hiding, 1984, .

Marilyn Monroe performing on stage in front of thousands of troops during Korean War. Korea. 1954.

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Marilyn Monroe performing on stage in front of thousands of troops during Korean War. Korea. 1954.

British Police using a battering ram to forcibly evict a tenant (1888, Ireland) .

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British Police using a battering ram to forcibly evict a tenant (1888, Ireland) .

Last public execution in the USA in 1936

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Last public execution in the USA in 1936

American aviation pioneer and writer, Amelia Earhart, during her visit to Chicago, Illinois: a month after having completed her first flight across the Atlantic from Newfoundland, Canada, to Wales, c. July 1928.

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American aviation pioneer and writer, Amelia Earhart, during her visit to Chicago, Illinois: a month after having completed her first flight across the Atlantic from Newfoundland, Canada, to Wales, c. July 1928.

Marilyn Monroe performing for thousands of American troops in Korea, 1954

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Marilyn Monroe performing for thousands of American troops in Korea, 1954

Over 1,000 people perished when the paddle steamer 'General Slocum' caught fire and sank in the East River at North Brother Island, just off the Bronx, NY on 15th June 1904. (800x499)

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Over 1,000 people perished when the paddle steamer 'General Slocum' caught fire and sank in the East River at North Brother Island, just off the Bronx, NY on 15th June 1904. (800x499)

Aerial view of the Japanese aircraft carrier Sōryū evading an air attack during the Battle of Midway, 1942.

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Aerial view of the Japanese aircraft carrier Sōryū evading an air attack during the Battle of Midway, 1942.

A death squad mercenary stops for a lunch break in El Salvador. The photographer said he bought the man a beer and “took three shots before he went ballistic”, 1980s .

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A death squad mercenary stops for a lunch break in El Salvador. The photographer said he bought the man a beer and “took three shots before he went ballistic”, 1980s .

Jan Kubiš (left) and Jozef Gabčík (right), soldiers who assassinated SS-Obergruppenführer Reinhard Heydrich in 1942, Photo is also taken around that year. (1024x619)

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Jan Kubiš (left) and Jozef Gabčík (right), soldiers who assassinated SS-Obergruppenführer Reinhard Heydrich in 1942, Photo is also taken around that year. (1024x619)

Brenda Ann Spencer (16 y.o) in Santa Ana, Ca, after pleading guilty to two counts of murder in a sniper attack, 1979. Colorized.

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Brenda Ann Spencer (16 y.o) in Santa Ana, Ca, after pleading guilty to two counts of murder in a sniper attack, 1979. Colorized.

Open air school in the Netherlands, 1957

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Open air school in the Netherlands, 1957

Grand Admiral Karl Dönitz, for 20 days he served as the second (and final) leader of Third Reich Germany. Age 89, taken months before his death. 1980

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Grand Admiral Karl Dönitz, for 20 days he served as the second (and final) leader of Third Reich Germany. Age 89, taken months before his death. 1980

Japanese-Americans at an internment camp in the Pacific Northwest, Early 1940s,

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Japanese-Americans at an internment camp in the Pacific Northwest, Early 1940s,

Knife thrower and child in 1940s

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Knife thrower and child in 1940s

The 2nd most powerful earthquake ever recorded, Anchorage, Alaska - 1964. (960x949)

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The 2nd most powerful earthquake ever recorded, Anchorage, Alaska - 1964. (960x949)

Titanic survivors Marjorie and Charlotte Collyer in New York immediately following the sinking of the liner in 1912.

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Titanic survivors Marjorie and Charlotte Collyer in New York immediately following the sinking of the liner in 1912.

The daughter of an Auschwitz survivor strikes a skinhead during a march in the Swedish town of Växjö, 1985. The picture was published in the next day’s newspapers and sparked a huge discussion in Sweden

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The daughter of an Auschwitz survivor strikes a skinhead during a march in the Swedish town of Växjö, 1985. The picture was published in the next day’s newspapers and sparked a huge discussion in Sweden

Glass worker carrying a tube of rolled glass at Pilkington Glass Ltd of St Helen's, Lancashire, 1918. photo by George P. Lewis

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Glass worker carrying a tube of rolled glass at Pilkington Glass Ltd of St Helen's, Lancashire, 1918. photo by George P. Lewis

"A Lesbian Couple In Semi Drag Wedding Attire"; Kingdom Of Hungary - Budapest, 1920. (700 x 1148)

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"A Lesbian Couple In Semi Drag Wedding Attire"; Kingdom Of Hungary - Budapest, 1920. (700 x 1148)