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An Iraqi mother and her children were all shot and killed in the family bedroom by U.S. Marines. The only survivor was an eleven-year-old girl, Safa, who hid in a corner near the bed during the shooting. 2005 Haditha, Iraq.

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An Iraqi mother and her children were all shot and killed in the family bedroom by U.S. Marines. The only survivor was an eleven-year-old girl, Safa, who hid in a corner near the bed during the shooting. 2005 Haditha, Iraq.

A group of friends at the beach

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A group of friends at the beach

German Generalfeldmarschall Gerd von Rundstedt during the Nuremberg Trials, 1945. Throughout WWII Rundstedt had been aware of, but never supported or opposed, various plots against Hitler. By the end of the war he was the German army's most senior member, with 52 years of service (1000x1254)

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German Generalfeldmarschall Gerd von Rundstedt during the Nuremberg Trials, 1945. Throughout WWII Rundstedt had been aware of, but never supported or opposed, various plots against Hitler. By the end of the war he was the German army's most senior member, with 52 years of service (1000x1254)

Burial of the bodies of Palestinian refugees victims of the Sabra and Shatila massacre by the Red Cross, Beirut, September 1982.

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Burial of the bodies of Palestinian refugees victims of the Sabra and Shatila massacre by the Red Cross, Beirut, September 1982.

The haul of toys on my mom's 9th birthday - 1961, Long Beach, CA, USA

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The haul of toys on my mom's 9th birthday - 1961, Long Beach, CA, USA

Family outing, Bruce Lee with his wife Linda and their kids Brandon and Shannon, 1970s

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Family outing, Bruce Lee with his wife Linda and their kids Brandon and Shannon, 1970s

"The Emperor has no Clothes" Anti-Biden Painting by Jon McNaughton, Circa 2022.

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"The Emperor has no Clothes" Anti-Biden Painting by Jon McNaughton, Circa 2022.

Old photo of downtown Kabul Afghanistan taken in early 1979, before the Soviet invasion.

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Old photo of downtown Kabul Afghanistan taken in early 1979, before the Soviet invasion.

A male hustler waits for someone to purchase him. NYC, 1967

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A male hustler waits for someone to purchase him. NYC, 1967

Sleeping on the fire escape to stay cool on a hot summer night New York, 1948

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Sleeping on the fire escape to stay cool on a hot summer night New York, 1948

An FBI agent poses among the smoldering ruins of the Mount Carmel compound near Waco on April 19, 1993, where 76 Branch Davidians were killed.

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An FBI agent poses among the smoldering ruins of the Mount Carmel compound near Waco on April 19, 1993, where 76 Branch Davidians were killed.

German soldier looking at the body of a beheaded Boxer in 1901

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German soldier looking at the body of a beheaded Boxer in 1901

When the Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan, some gas stations in Toronto refused to gas Ladas, 1980s.

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When the Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan, some gas stations in Toronto refused to gas Ladas, 1980s.

My parents at a family wedding, 1970’s. UK

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My parents at a family wedding, 1970’s. UK

Touch my sign and i'll kill you (1996)

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Touch my sign and i'll kill you (1996)

Anti-abortion fanatic Paul Jennings Hill, 49, gives a press conference just one day before his execution. Hill, then a minister, was convicted of the murders of abortion provider John Britton and his bodyguard, James Herman Barrett Jr. (Florida State Prison, 2003) .

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Anti-abortion fanatic Paul Jennings Hill, 49, gives a press conference just one day before his execution. Hill, then a minister, was convicted of the murders of abortion provider John Britton and his bodyguard, James Herman Barrett Jr. (Florida State Prison, 2003) .

Future US President Theodore Roosevelt as a North Dakota deputy sheriff, holding 3 boat thieves he captured at gunpoint, 1886. Roosevelt was only 28 years old at the time. (2310x1489)

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Future US President Theodore Roosevelt as a North Dakota deputy sheriff, holding 3 boat thieves he captured at gunpoint, 1886. Roosevelt was only 28 years old at the time. (2310x1489)

Jane Snyder and child at K.K.K. services, 8/9/25

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Jane Snyder and child at K.K.K. services, 8/9/25

On July 17, 1918, Tsar Nicholas II, his wife Alexandra, and their five children were brought down to this basement and executed by the Bolsheviks in Yekaterinburg, ending more than 300 years of Romanov rule.

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On July 17, 1918, Tsar Nicholas II, his wife Alexandra, and their five children were brought down to this basement and executed by the Bolsheviks in Yekaterinburg, ending more than 300 years of Romanov rule.

Betty White and husband Allen Ludden, 1972

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Betty White and husband Allen Ludden, 1972