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South Korean anti-terrorist commandos sliding down ropes with guns drawn during a training exercise in the main Olympic Stadium ahead of the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea.

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South Korean anti-terrorist commandos sliding down ropes with guns drawn during a training exercise in the main Olympic Stadium ahead of the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea.

Pope Francis reaches out (KAL, 2014)

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Pope Francis reaches out (KAL, 2014)

Father holds her daughter who sits on his leg for their portrait, circa 1870s. tintype.

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Father holds her daughter who sits on his leg for their portrait, circa 1870s. tintype.

Jakobus Onnen, a 35 year old former teacher poses for a photo before executing an unknown Jewish man, simply known as ‘The Last Jew in Vinnitsa’. 28 July 1941. Onnen was finally identified after 84 years, having been killed in combat in 1943.

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Jakobus Onnen, a 35 year old former teacher poses for a photo before executing an unknown Jewish man, simply known as ‘The Last Jew in Vinnitsa’. 28 July 1941. Onnen was finally identified after 84 years, having been killed in combat in 1943.

Mom swears she was "Mod" and it's "Completely different than emo!" 1987

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Mom swears she was "Mod" and it's "Completely different than emo!" 1987

Members of the French Special Forces taking Iraqi soldiers prisoner during the 1991 Gulf War, better known as Operation Desert Storm.

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Members of the French Special Forces taking Iraqi soldiers prisoner during the 1991 Gulf War, better known as Operation Desert Storm.

This man just hit the bullseye. A camera automatically takes a picture when someone performs this feat. Location is the Rockaway Playland Shooting Gallery sometime in the early 1950s. I wonder if he was an infantry man in WW2.

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This man just hit the bullseye. A camera automatically takes a picture when someone performs this feat. Location is the Rockaway Playland Shooting Gallery sometime in the early 1950s. I wonder if he was an infantry man in WW2.

A young pro Taylor fighter, mortally wounded, does not immediately realize the seriousness of his condition because he is under the influence of drugs, Liberia, July 2003.

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A young pro Taylor fighter, mortally wounded, does not immediately realize the seriousness of his condition because he is under the influence of drugs, Liberia, July 2003.

A starving Irish family from Carraroe, County Galway, during the Famine (1845-1852). Source: National Library of Ireland .

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A starving Irish family from Carraroe, County Galway, during the Famine (1845-1852). Source: National Library of Ireland .

"We need your land as a buffer for the Imperialist" Bill Mauldin 1983

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"We need your land as a buffer for the Imperialist" Bill Mauldin 1983

Vietnamese women and children in Mỹ Lai photographed by U.S. Army photographer Ronald L. Haeberle moments before they were killed during the My Lai Massacre, March 16, 1968 .

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Vietnamese women and children in Mỹ Lai photographed by U.S. Army photographer Ronald L. Haeberle moments before they were killed during the My Lai Massacre, March 16, 1968 .

My great-grandmother holds my mother (1981), and later, me. Both in Kyrgyzstan.

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My great-grandmother holds my mother (1981), and later, me. Both in Kyrgyzstan.

Egyptian president anwar sadat at the great pyramids in March 1979, if you look closely you'll notice he's sitting on a replica of one of the thrones of tutankhamun (1072×1500)

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Egyptian president anwar sadat at the great pyramids in March 1979, if you look closely you'll notice he's sitting on a replica of one of the thrones of tutankhamun (1072×1500)

I was possibly the most rootinest tootinest cowgirl in all of the (mid)West 🤠 (1995)

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I was possibly the most rootinest tootinest cowgirl in all of the (mid)West 🤠 (1995)

Canadians in Yukon territory celebrates the end of the 19th century with a Masquerade Ball at Pioneer Hall on December 31, 1899

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Canadians in Yukon territory celebrates the end of the 19th century with a Masquerade Ball at Pioneer Hall on December 31, 1899

Holding my first very own cat, 1959

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Holding my first very own cat, 1959

Future leader of North korea Kim Jong il inspecting high heels, (Kim himself was known for wearing shoes with a heel to increase his height) 1980s (4032×3024)

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Future leader of North korea Kim Jong il inspecting high heels, (Kim himself was known for wearing shoes with a heel to increase his height) 1980s (4032×3024)

'10 years of NATO' — Swiss cartoon (May 1959, Nebelspatler magazine) celebrating the tenth anniversary of the North Atlantic Treaty

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'10 years of NATO' — Swiss cartoon (May 1959, Nebelspatler magazine) celebrating the tenth anniversary of the North Atlantic Treaty

Crowds of thousands in the North Korean capital Pyongyang watch the funeral motorcade of founder Kim il sung drive past 1994, his funeral was one of the biggest recorded in history (3028×2181)

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Crowds of thousands in the North Korean capital Pyongyang watch the funeral motorcade of founder Kim il sung drive past 1994, his funeral was one of the biggest recorded in history (3028×2181)

An australian soldier shooting a submachine gun at portraits of kim il-sung and stalin in 1950

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An australian soldier shooting a submachine gun at portraits of kim il-sung and stalin in 1950