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A chilling photo captures the explosion of the Tsar Bomba, the most powerful bomb ever produced, detonated by the Soviet Union at the Novaya Zemlya test site on October 30, 1961.

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A chilling photo captures the explosion of the Tsar Bomba, the most powerful bomb ever produced, detonated by the Soviet Union at the Novaya Zemlya test site on October 30, 1961.

Abraham Lincoln in George B. McClellan's tent after the Battle of Antietam. Colorized (1862)

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Abraham Lincoln in George B. McClellan's tent after the Battle of Antietam. Colorized (1862)

My dad was briefly a model in the 1980s

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My dad was briefly a model in the 1980s

My mom and aunt in the sometime in the early 80s

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My mom and aunt in the sometime in the early 80s

"Let them see what they've done to Jack" - Jacqueline Kennedy (11/22/1963) 640x960

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"Let them see what they've done to Jack" - Jacqueline Kennedy (11/22/1963) 640x960

A makeshift field hospital during the Vietnam War set in a mangrove swamp on the Ca Mau Peninsula, located in the southern part of Vietnam. Colourised. (1970)

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A makeshift field hospital during the Vietnam War set in a mangrove swamp on the Ca Mau Peninsula, located in the southern part of Vietnam. Colourised. (1970)

“The Collector” Latvian cartoon depicting Vladimir Putin as a hunter with his “trophy” collection, published two days before the Russian invasion of Ukraine (22 February 2022).

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“The Collector” Latvian cartoon depicting Vladimir Putin as a hunter with his “trophy” collection, published two days before the Russian invasion of Ukraine (22 February 2022).

A Japanese Quaker Wedding in Spokane 1944. She stood by his side during his incarceration for defying WWII internment orders.

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A Japanese Quaker Wedding in Spokane 1944. She stood by his side during his incarceration for defying WWII internment orders.

Doctor checks on a Hiroshima bombing survivor, 2 years after. Hiroshima, Japan, 1947

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Doctor checks on a Hiroshima bombing survivor, 2 years after. Hiroshima, Japan, 1947

Coal-Miner’s Bath, Chester-le-Street, Durham 1937.

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Coal-Miner’s Bath, Chester-le-Street, Durham 1937.

Lebanese politician Dany Chamoun (1934-1990) relaxes in a pool in Beirut, Lebanon, with his wife and daughter, 1961.

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Lebanese politician Dany Chamoun (1934-1990) relaxes in a pool in Beirut, Lebanon, with his wife and daughter, 1961.

My father's family. I think from the 1920s.

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My father's family. I think from the 1920s.

We're back! By popular demand, 1975 and 50 years later

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We're back! By popular demand, 1975 and 50 years later

May Day in Lviv, Ukrainian SSR, 1968.

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May Day in Lviv, Ukrainian SSR, 1968.

1976 “These Women Will Die for Rhodesia” Propaganda Poster from the Rhodesian Bush War

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1976 “These Women Will Die for Rhodesia” Propaganda Poster from the Rhodesian Bush War

Union war veteran posing with his 2 grandchildren, circa 1890

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Union war veteran posing with his 2 grandchildren, circa 1890

1916. Charlottesville Virginia. Brother & Sister for a beautiful Photo

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1916. Charlottesville Virginia. Brother & Sister for a beautiful Photo

Lily Chin holds a photo portrait of her son Vincent in 1983, a year after he was beaten to death in Detroit. Vincent was targeted in a racially motivated hate crime

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Lily Chin holds a photo portrait of her son Vincent in 1983, a year after he was beaten to death in Detroit. Vincent was targeted in a racially motivated hate crime

American Marines posing with a collection of Japanese skulls, Pacific Theater, WW2. Trophy-taking was so widespread that by 1944, declaring bones at Hawaii customs had become routine procedure. (600x453)

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American Marines posing with a collection of Japanese skulls, Pacific Theater, WW2. Trophy-taking was so widespread that by 1944, declaring bones at Hawaii customs had become routine procedure. (600x453)

A Ponca couple posing together for their wedding photo. (c. 1900)

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A Ponca couple posing together for their wedding photo. (c. 1900)