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Home at last. Over 15,000 US soldiers crammed on the deck of the RMS Queen Elizabeth as it enters New York Harbor, August 24, 1945.

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Home at last. Over 15,000 US soldiers crammed on the deck of the RMS Queen Elizabeth as it enters New York Harbor, August 24, 1945.

My grandma and my mom, circa aprox 1955, in a Photo Booth at Disneyland.

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My grandma and my mom, circa aprox 1955, in a Photo Booth at Disneyland.

Nazi soldiers in Thermopylae, Greece, re-enacting the eponymous battle in 1941

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Nazi soldiers in Thermopylae, Greece, re-enacting the eponymous battle in 1941

My mom in Mexico (1994)

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My mom in Mexico (1994)

Comrade Chunauti, commander of the 16th Battalion of the People's Liberation Army, during the movement to end the monarchy in Nepal, 2005 🇳🇵

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Comrade Chunauti, commander of the 16th Battalion of the People's Liberation Army, during the movement to end the monarchy in Nepal, 2005 🇳🇵

2023 Russian wartime propaganda calling Russia angelic and Ukraine demonic.

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2023 Russian wartime propaganda calling Russia angelic and Ukraine demonic.

Tribal rep George Gillette crying as 154,000 acres of land is signed away for a new dam (1948)

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Tribal rep George Gillette crying as 154,000 acres of land is signed away for a new dam (1948)

My granddaddy and grandmommy in 1941, shortly before they married

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My granddaddy and grandmommy in 1941, shortly before they married

An RAF pilot conducting an unauthorised flight over London to mark the RAF's 50th anniversary, a milestone he felt was inadequately recognised by the government. The pilot flew a Hawker Hunter jet low over landmarks, including Parliament, before passing through Tower Bridge. (1968)

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An RAF pilot conducting an unauthorised flight over London to mark the RAF's 50th anniversary, a milestone he felt was inadequately recognised by the government. The pilot flew a Hawker Hunter jet low over landmarks, including Parliament, before passing through Tower Bridge. (1968)

Marine PFC George Max Chanak pauses by a row of fallen comrades on Okinawa in May, 1945. George was Killed in Action shortly after this picture was taken. He was only 19 years old.

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Marine PFC George Max Chanak pauses by a row of fallen comrades on Okinawa in May, 1945. George was Killed in Action shortly after this picture was taken. He was only 19 years old.

Today is 37 years since my grandma died so here’s my favorite pic with her taken in 1981

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Today is 37 years since my grandma died so here’s my favorite pic with her taken in 1981

Legendary water polo player Petre Mshvenieradze and his grandson in 1990, USSR.

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Legendary water polo player Petre Mshvenieradze and his grandson in 1990, USSR.

Gay for Trump. New York 2017

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Gay for Trump. New York 2017

Danish resistance fighters holding up and disarming German soldiers, Copenhagen. (1945) colourized

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Danish resistance fighters holding up and disarming German soldiers, Copenhagen. (1945) colourized

Kirsten Dunst and Mara Wilson at the Jumanji premiere! (1995)

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Kirsten Dunst and Mara Wilson at the Jumanji premiere! (1995)

color portrait of my great granddad in 1954

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color portrait of my great granddad in 1954

18-year-old Princess Elizabeth, the future queen, inspects an honor guard of the Second Battalion Grenadier Guards on May 17, 1944, during D-Day preparations.

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18-year-old Princess Elizabeth, the future queen, inspects an honor guard of the Second Battalion Grenadier Guards on May 17, 1944, during D-Day preparations.

On May 18, 1980, Mt. St Helen in Washington State underwent the most cataclysmic and destructive volcanic eruption in US history. Triggered by a magnitude 5.1 earthquake, it sent ash 15 miles into the air and flattened 230 sq. miles of forest within minutes. The disaster claimed 57 lives.

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On May 18, 1980, Mt. St Helen in Washington State underwent the most cataclysmic and destructive volcanic eruption in US history. Triggered by a magnitude 5.1 earthquake, it sent ash 15 miles into the air and flattened 230 sq. miles of forest within minutes. The disaster claimed 57 lives.

A Moscow journalist interviews a penguin, 1966.

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A Moscow journalist interviews a penguin, 1966.

My mom in Michigan in 1982. She has had 3 kids when this was taken.

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My mom in Michigan in 1982. She has had 3 kids when this was taken.