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The Rolling Stone's, 1963, before they marketed themselves as the scruffy and dangerous alternative to the Beatles.

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The Rolling Stone's, 1963, before they marketed themselves as the scruffy and dangerous alternative to the Beatles.

American Marines burning AKs during the Invasion of Iraq in 2003.

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American Marines burning AKs during the Invasion of Iraq in 2003.

My grandparents celebrated their 65th anniversary on Wednesday

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My grandparents celebrated their 65th anniversary on Wednesday

A Nazi Einsatzkommando execution in German-occupied Lithuania, 1942

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A Nazi Einsatzkommando execution in German-occupied Lithuania, 1942

"Stalin Waiting Up All Night for the Russian Election Results" Irish satire about elections in the Soviet Union, 1950

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"Stalin Waiting Up All Night for the Russian Election Results" Irish satire about elections in the Soviet Union, 1950

Firefighter Mike Kehoe ascending the stairs of Tower One, 2001

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Firefighter Mike Kehoe ascending the stairs of Tower One, 2001

Me with my grandpa and my dolls. 1977.

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Me with my grandpa and my dolls. 1977.

Recently declassified photograph showing Italian settlers harrassing local East African women (Italian East Africa, late 1930's)

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Recently declassified photograph showing Italian settlers harrassing local East African women (Italian East Africa, late 1930's)

Pearl Harbor - Civilian Friendly Fire, 1941.

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Pearl Harbor - Civilian Friendly Fire, 1941.

Settler Family On The American Prairie In The 1880s

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Settler Family On The American Prairie In The 1880s

Grandpa vs. The Grandkids (1960's)

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Grandpa vs. The Grandkids (1960's)

The Hagia Sophia, 1875.

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The Hagia Sophia, 1875.

– How do you keep your husband? – With charm. How about you?– Through the party organization, 1980s, USSR

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– How do you keep your husband? – With charm. How about you?– Through the party organization, 1980s, USSR

Rotha Lintorn-Orman, leader and founder of the first fascist movement in the United Kingdom (British Fascists) and veteran of the Serbian front in WW1. (22th of August, 1916) (900×1000)

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Rotha Lintorn-Orman, leader and founder of the first fascist movement in the United Kingdom (British Fascists) and veteran of the Serbian front in WW1. (22th of August, 1916) (900×1000)

Times Square, New York City, July 1953

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Times Square, New York City, July 1953

Workers digging through the rubble of King David hotel following its bombing - the most deadly act of Jewish terrorism during the Mandate of Palestine (1946)

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Workers digging through the rubble of King David hotel following its bombing - the most deadly act of Jewish terrorism during the Mandate of Palestine (1946)

PVT Frank Switka was Killed when his Sherman was knocked out on June 16, 1944 in Normandy, he was only 21 years old.

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PVT Frank Switka was Killed when his Sherman was knocked out on June 16, 1944 in Normandy, he was only 21 years old.

US Army soldier, Ivan Babcock of the 165th Signal Photo Company photographed wearing the crown of the Holy Roman Empire in a cave in Siegan, Germany, on the 3rd of April 1945. .

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US Army soldier, Ivan Babcock of the 165th Signal Photo Company photographed wearing the crown of the Holy Roman Empire in a cave in Siegan, Germany, on the 3rd of April 1945. .

My parents on their wedding day in 1959, dad passed away 15 years ago today, mom is 86.

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My parents on their wedding day in 1959, dad passed away 15 years ago today, mom is 86.

Tombstones, Died from Mexican Drugs, Died from American Guns, 2012, Art by Steve Lindstrom for the Duluth News-Tribune

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Tombstones, Died from Mexican Drugs, Died from American Guns, 2012, Art by Steve Lindstrom for the Duluth News-Tribune