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Atelier photo: "A same-sex Couple in semi drag wedding attire"; Kingdom of Hungary - Budapest, 1920

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Atelier photo: "A same-sex Couple in semi drag wedding attire"; Kingdom of Hungary - Budapest, 1920

Marilyn Monroe surprising an injured soldier in the hospital, 1950s.

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Marilyn Monroe surprising an injured soldier in the hospital, 1950s.

On 6-30, 1974, six years after the assassination of her son MLK Jr., 69 yo Alberta Williams King was shot and killed inside Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, GA while she played the organ just after she finished playing “The Lord’s Prayer.”

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On 6-30, 1974, six years after the assassination of her son MLK Jr., 69 yo Alberta Williams King was shot and killed inside Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, GA while she played the organ just after she finished playing “The Lord’s Prayer.”

Baby smiles happy on her little push car/stroller, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1943.

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Baby smiles happy on her little push car/stroller, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1943.

Moonshiner Marvin "Popcorn" Sutton in his distillery, ca. 1980

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Moonshiner Marvin "Popcorn" Sutton in his distillery, ca. 1980

Sabrina Harman as an Army Reservist with the 372nd Military Police Company - in Iraq, October - December, 2003. - Prior to the public exposure of the Abu Ghraib prisoner abuse scandal in early 2004.

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Sabrina Harman as an Army Reservist with the 372nd Military Police Company - in Iraq, October - December, 2003. - Prior to the public exposure of the Abu Ghraib prisoner abuse scandal in early 2004.

2021 American political cartoon criticizing social media fact checkers.

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2021 American political cartoon criticizing social media fact checkers.

This is a picture of a Slovak Jewish woman named Helena Citrónová who was sent to Auschwitz in 1942. An SS officer named Franz Wunsch became obsessed with her after hearing her sing at his birthday party, a fixation that later helped save both her life and her sister's.

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This is a picture of a Slovak Jewish woman named Helena Citrónová who was sent to Auschwitz in 1942. An SS officer named Franz Wunsch became obsessed with her after hearing her sing at his birthday party, a fixation that later helped save both her life and her sister's.

Walgreens drugstore, Boise, Idaho. 1958.

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Walgreens drugstore, Boise, Idaho. 1958.

Starving children in Biafra, amidst the Nigerian blockade of Biafra and ongoing Civil War. January 1969.

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Starving children in Biafra, amidst the Nigerian blockade of Biafra and ongoing Civil War. January 1969.

Today Mel Brooks turns 100 years old. Happy Birthday 🎂. 1926

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Today Mel Brooks turns 100 years old. Happy Birthday 🎂. 1926

Andrés Escobar, the Colombian defender, scoring the tragic own goal against the USA during the 1994 World Cup that led to Colombia's elimination. He was assassinated just days later in Medellín.

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Andrés Escobar, the Colombian defender, scoring the tragic own goal against the USA during the 1994 World Cup that led to Colombia's elimination. He was assassinated just days later in Medellín.

Slide of 2 friends posing with their dog for a photo, 1940s.

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Slide of 2 friends posing with their dog for a photo, 1940s.

Tommaso Buscetta, on the right, shielded by four policemen as an extraordinary precaution against a possible courtroom assassination, testifies against Mafia "boss of bosses" Totò Riina, 1993.

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Tommaso Buscetta, on the right, shielded by four policemen as an extraordinary precaution against a possible courtroom assassination, testifies against Mafia "boss of bosses" Totò Riina, 1993.

North Korean painting (2006) depicting the capture of a US soldier during the Korean War. The US soldier appears to have donned a dress as a disguise.

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North Korean painting (2006) depicting the capture of a US soldier during the Korean War. The US soldier appears to have donned a dress as a disguise.

French War correspondent Jean Marin looks at a boy killed by SS troops of the Kampfgruppe Peiper at the Legaye house in Stavelot, Belgium. December, 1944. .

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French War correspondent Jean Marin looks at a boy killed by SS troops of the Kampfgruppe Peiper at the Legaye house in Stavelot, Belgium. December, 1944. .

My mom before I was born. The picture was probably taken around 1960.

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My mom before I was born. The picture was probably taken around 1960.

Graffiti on the road marking the house where former SS officer and convicted war criminal Joachim Peiper lived after settling in Traves, France. In July 1976, Peiper's house was firebombed by French Communists, and an unidentified burned body was found clutching a pistol. .

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Graffiti on the road marking the house where former SS officer and convicted war criminal Joachim Peiper lived after settling in Traves, France. In July 1976, Peiper's house was firebombed by French Communists, and an unidentified burned body was found clutching a pistol. .

EMS and WWF staff giving medical attention to wrestler Owen Hart - after he accidentally fell 78 ft into the ring, at the "Over the Edge" pay-per-view, at the Kemper Area in Kansas City, Missouri - May 23rd, 1999.

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EMS and WWF staff giving medical attention to wrestler Owen Hart - after he accidentally fell 78 ft into the ring, at the "Over the Edge" pay-per-view, at the Kemper Area in Kansas City, Missouri - May 23rd, 1999.

The Chung family of Portland, Ore., 1920

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The Chung family of Portland, Ore., 1920