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82 years ago today Lt. Jimmie Monteith, a Virginia native, fought — and fell — during the D‑Day invasion of Normandy, June 6, 1944.

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82 years ago today Lt. Jimmie Monteith, a Virginia native, fought — and fell — during the D‑Day invasion of Normandy, June 6, 1944.

Mom harvesting her "garden."

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Mom harvesting her "garden."

The Montreal Biosphere on fire in 1976.

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The Montreal Biosphere on fire in 1976.

Today would have been my folks’ 73rd anniversary.

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Today would have been my folks’ 73rd anniversary.

Into The Jaws of Death, June 6th, 1944

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Into The Jaws of Death, June 6th, 1944

Smallpox Infested Blankets! Thank you, John Smith! Disney Pocahontas Native American Satire, Art by Lalo Alcaraz, 1995

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Smallpox Infested Blankets! Thank you, John Smith! Disney Pocahontas Native American Satire, Art by Lalo Alcaraz, 1995

Old West tribal interpreter "Broncho" Bill Irving with his Lakota wife Ella and their son Bennie, circa late 1880s.

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Old West tribal interpreter "Broncho" Bill Irving with his Lakota wife Ella and their son Bennie, circa late 1880s.

Ottoman-Turkish soldiers whose noses and ears were cut off by Bulgarian soldiers during the Russo-Turkish War. (1878)

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Ottoman-Turkish soldiers whose noses and ears were cut off by Bulgarian soldiers during the Russo-Turkish War. (1878)

Historian Leon Popek standing next to the remains of Polish civilians exhumed from a mass grave in a former village of Ostrówki (now in Ukraine). On 30 August 1943, members of the Ukrainian Insurgent Army murdered unarmed 438 Polish civilians there, Ostrówki, August, 1992 (800x500).

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Historian Leon Popek standing next to the remains of Polish civilians exhumed from a mass grave in a former village of Ostrówki (now in Ukraine). On 30 August 1943, members of the Ukrainian Insurgent Army murdered unarmed 438 Polish civilians there, Ostrówki, August, 1992 (800x500).

Carl Weathers, Jesse Ventura and Arnold Schwarzenegger at the premiere of Predator (1987)

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Carl Weathers, Jesse Ventura and Arnold Schwarzenegger at the premiere of Predator (1987)

A bank vault working shoes... nothing worse than dropping a 12 kg bar of gold on an unprotected toe !!! Photo: National Geographic. USA - New York City, 1959

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A bank vault working shoes... nothing worse than dropping a 12 kg bar of gold on an unprotected toe !!! Photo: National Geographic. USA - New York City, 1959

Young couple posing at the beach, 1969.

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Young couple posing at the beach, 1969.

6-5-1968 Assassination of Robert F. Kennedy: Amid the immediate chaos, the crowd dispersed while 17 year old bus boy Juan Romero knelt beside the mortally wounded senator, offering comfort and placing a rosary in his hands. This poignant and heartbreaking photo came to define the tragedy. 300x379

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6-5-1968 Assassination of Robert F. Kennedy: Amid the immediate chaos, the crowd dispersed while 17 year old bus boy Juan Romero knelt beside the mortally wounded senator, offering comfort and placing a rosary in his hands. This poignant and heartbreaking photo came to define the tragedy. 300x379

"Do not confuse the murderer with the victim" Polish poster combating the phrase "Polish death camps" (2010s)

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"Do not confuse the murderer with the victim" Polish poster combating the phrase "Polish death camps" (2010s)

President Richard Nixon being photographed with an anti-Vietnam war student protester on LSD at the Lincoln Memorial. Nixon made the unplanned visit to the protesters at 4AM, rambled to the students about college football, the beauty of Spain, and how students should visit Asia. (1970)

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President Richard Nixon being photographed with an anti-Vietnam war student protester on LSD at the Lincoln Memorial. Nixon made the unplanned visit to the protesters at 4AM, rambled to the students about college football, the beauty of Spain, and how students should visit Asia. (1970)

It seems like architects of the 1950’s-60’s had a better vision of what the future could look like than the actual people of the future did.

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It seems like architects of the 1950’s-60’s had a better vision of what the future could look like than the actual people of the future did.

After the Tiananmen Massacre, citizens stood on top of burned-out military vehicles 5th June 1989 (855x652)

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After the Tiananmen Massacre, citizens stood on top of burned-out military vehicles 5th June 1989 (855x652)

A man in the "Dying Field", a small plot of land in Canton, China, where the sick and poor could go to die undisturbed, photo by James Ricalton, 1900.

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A man in the "Dying Field", a small plot of land in Canton, China, where the sick and poor could go to die undisturbed, photo by James Ricalton, 1900.

A woman talking to the beach patrol in the 1970s

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A woman talking to the beach patrol in the 1970s

Chinese art students built this 10-metre-tall statue in just four days during the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests

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Chinese art students built this 10-metre-tall statue in just four days during the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests