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Young couple in front of a barber shop, Los angeles, California, 1956.

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Young couple in front of a barber shop, Los angeles, California, 1956.

My Mother and her dog Fifi, 1966

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My Mother and her dog Fifi, 1966

The immediate aftermath of the attempted assassination of President Ronald Reagan, March 30, 1981. Secret Service agents shield Press Secretary James Brady, shot in the head, while Officer Thomas Delahanty lies wounded.

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The immediate aftermath of the attempted assassination of President Ronald Reagan, March 30, 1981. Secret Service agents shield Press Secretary James Brady, shot in the head, while Officer Thomas Delahanty lies wounded.

Nazi execution of USSR citizens at mass grave site in Communist Russia, 1941 (800x539)

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Nazi execution of USSR citizens at mass grave site in Communist Russia, 1941 (800x539)

Dog photobombing 1939

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Dog photobombing 1939

Giza Pyramids Area 1938, Before it turned into urban chaos

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Giza Pyramids Area 1938, Before it turned into urban chaos

Vegan propaganda (2020)

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Vegan propaganda (2020)

IRA military funeral of Jim Lynagh, Monaghan Town, 1987.

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IRA military funeral of Jim Lynagh, Monaghan Town, 1987.

Small boy poses with his little sailor suit and a small walking cane, 1927.

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Small boy poses with his little sailor suit and a small walking cane, 1927.

1934 mugshot of infamous SS officer Oskar Dirlewanger after his conviction for the rape of a minor. High-ranking Nazi officials soon intervened on his behalf & had the charges dropped. Dirlewanger later gained a reputation as the most gruesome war criminal in the history of the 3rd Reich (1236x1080)

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1934 mugshot of infamous SS officer Oskar Dirlewanger after his conviction for the rape of a minor. High-ranking Nazi officials soon intervened on his behalf & had the charges dropped. Dirlewanger later gained a reputation as the most gruesome war criminal in the history of the 3rd Reich (1236x1080)

Gavrilo Princip in his prison cell at the Terezín fortress, 1914, (533x768)

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Gavrilo Princip in his prison cell at the Terezín fortress, 1914, (533x768)

My mom’s RN graduation photo from the 70’s, recently retired after 47 years.

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My mom’s RN graduation photo from the 70’s, recently retired after 47 years.

Stalin in Bailov Prison, Baku, Azerbaijan, March 1910, (1547x931)

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Stalin in Bailov Prison, Baku, Azerbaijan, March 1910, (1547x931)

My 2nd great-grandma Judy and her adoring breakfast companion, c. 1910.

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My 2nd great-grandma Judy and her adoring breakfast companion, c. 1910.

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Mussolini's Anti Nazi speech in Bari, Italy, 6 September 1934

Freshly excavated Terracotta Army soldiers with traces of their original paint, 1974 .

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Freshly excavated Terracotta Army soldiers with traces of their original paint, 1974 .

Happy GI on his way to pass out candy rations to his buddies, ca 1944.

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Happy GI on his way to pass out candy rations to his buddies, ca 1944.

A wedding the 70s

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A wedding the 70s

Yukio Ozaki, 94-year-old Japanese politician, after learning of his first electoral defeat in his 26th election, 1953

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Yukio Ozaki, 94-year-old Japanese politician, after learning of his first electoral defeat in his 26th election, 1953

In the Finnish war of 1808-09, during the siege of Revolax, the attacking Finns were witnessed "cheering in happiness" as they stormed the last bits of the Russian occupied town. (1280x710)

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In the Finnish war of 1808-09, during the siege of Revolax, the attacking Finns were witnessed "cheering in happiness" as they stormed the last bits of the Russian occupied town. (1280x710)