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A deceased Omer Kahwar clutches his deceased infant after the Halabja massacre in Iraq, 1988

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A deceased Omer Kahwar clutches his deceased infant after the Halabja massacre in Iraq, 1988

My grandfather some time in the 1940s in Puerto Rico

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My grandfather some time in the 1940s in Puerto Rico

British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher falls on the steps of the Great Hall of the People after tense negotiations with Deng Xiaoping regarding the future of Hong Kong, Beijing, September 24, 1982

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British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher falls on the steps of the Great Hall of the People after tense negotiations with Deng Xiaoping regarding the future of Hong Kong, Beijing, September 24, 1982

Family posing for a photo at the beach, Atlantic city, 1950s.

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Family posing for a photo at the beach, Atlantic city, 1950s.

The burnt body of an African American victim of the Tulsa Race Massacre, Tulsa, Oklahoma, June 1, 1921.

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The burnt body of an African American victim of the Tulsa Race Massacre, Tulsa, Oklahoma, June 1, 1921.

Jean Moore kises her fiance Ralph Neppel, WWII veteran after getting MOH from Harry S. Truman, 23 of August 1945.

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Jean Moore kises her fiance Ralph Neppel, WWII veteran after getting MOH from Harry S. Truman, 23 of August 1945.

"What will Jane Fonda think of you now?" 1978 Vietnam invasion of Cambodia

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"What will Jane Fonda think of you now?" 1978 Vietnam invasion of Cambodia

Annoying my big brother once too often, 1972

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Annoying my big brother once too often, 1972

My Lai Massacre victims lie on the road between My Lai and My Khe, where American forces systematically murdered 500 Vietnamese civilians. March 16, 1968. Quang Ngai, Vietnam.

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My Lai Massacre victims lie on the road between My Lai and My Khe, where American forces systematically murdered 500 Vietnamese civilians. March 16, 1968. Quang Ngai, Vietnam.

A young woman who survived the atomic bombing of Nagasaki , August 1945.

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A young woman who survived the atomic bombing of Nagasaki , August 1945.

Stephen and Viola Armstrong watching their son Neil become the first person to walk on the Moon, 1969.

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Stephen and Viola Armstrong watching their son Neil become the first person to walk on the Moon, 1969.

Haitian suspected of being a multiple assassin for President Aristide's Lavalas party, is held captive by a vigilante, three days after the president's departure, March 2004.

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Haitian suspected of being a multiple assassin for President Aristide's Lavalas party, is held captive by a vigilante, three days after the president's departure, March 2004.

Little girl in kimono, Japan 1950s

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Little girl in kimono, Japan 1950s

Wedding rings that were removed from holocaust victims before they were executed, 1945.

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Wedding rings that were removed from holocaust victims before they were executed, 1945.

"With an attitude like that you'll never make it big like me..." (2015)

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"With an attitude like that you'll never make it big like me..." (2015)

Palestinian woman from Jaffa holding a basket of oranges, 1937.

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Palestinian woman from Jaffa holding a basket of oranges, 1937.

Hands across America 1986

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Hands across America 1986

Two brothers, seated for a family photo in the Kovno ghetto in Lithuania. Shortly after this photo, the two boys were deported and did not survive the Holocaust (1944)

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Two brothers, seated for a family photo in the Kovno ghetto in Lithuania. Shortly after this photo, the two boys were deported and did not survive the Holocaust (1944)

Russian National Bolsheviks discarding a portrait of Vladimir Putin after storming the office of the Ministry of Health, Moscow, 2004

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Russian National Bolsheviks discarding a portrait of Vladimir Putin after storming the office of the Ministry of Health, Moscow, 2004

Mom and Dad in Zurich, 1956

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Mom and Dad in Zurich, 1956