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Ron Cobb (1975)

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Ron Cobb (1975)

Colonel Andrei Vasilyevich Zheludov, who was wounded 3 times, awarded the Order of Glory 3rd class, the Order of the Red Star, the Medal for the Liberation of Sevastopol, and two medals for military merit lying on his deathbed in 2010.

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Colonel Andrei Vasilyevich Zheludov, who was wounded 3 times, awarded the Order of Glory 3rd class, the Order of the Red Star, the Medal for the Liberation of Sevastopol, and two medals for military merit lying on his deathbed in 2010.

The pony picture 1955 me and my two brothers I am a twin and our brother is 11 months older

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The pony picture 1955 me and my two brothers I am a twin and our brother is 11 months older

John Wayne Gacy celebrates the American bicentennial, July 4 1976. He was apprehended two years later and eventually charged with and convicted of 33 murders, a record at the time.

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John Wayne Gacy celebrates the American bicentennial, July 4 1976. He was apprehended two years later and eventually charged with and convicted of 33 murders, a record at the time.

My grandparents in 1977

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My grandparents in 1977

With smoke still billowing from the World Trade Center disaster site, President Bush en route from New York City to Washington. (2001)

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With smoke still billowing from the World Trade Center disaster site, President Bush en route from New York City to Washington. (2001)

A very young pic of my dad in the 80s

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A very young pic of my dad in the 80s

US Marine sliding down a marble handrail inside one of Saddam Hussein's palaces in Tikrit, Iraq. (2003)

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US Marine sliding down a marble handrail inside one of Saddam Hussein's palaces in Tikrit, Iraq. (2003)

2020 political cartoon featuring Jared Kushner.

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2020 political cartoon featuring Jared Kushner.

Albert Einstein and J. Robert Oppenheimer at Princeton University, 29 of December 1947.

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Albert Einstein and J. Robert Oppenheimer at Princeton University, 29 of December 1947.

Polish boy sitting in the ruins of Warsaw, September 1939

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Polish boy sitting in the ruins of Warsaw, September 1939

My grandmother in loaf mode. Port Republic, Maryland c. 1920

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My grandmother in loaf mode. Port Republic, Maryland c. 1920

A group of 1,000 people gather to look at the body of Frank McManus, a 25-year-old white man, after his lynching. McManus was kidnapped from his cell and hanged from tree by an angry mob after his arrest for kidnapping and raping Mina Spears, a 4-year-old white girl (Minnesota, 1882) .

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A group of 1,000 people gather to look at the body of Frank McManus, a 25-year-old white man, after his lynching. McManus was kidnapped from his cell and hanged from tree by an angry mob after his arrest for kidnapping and raping Mina Spears, a 4-year-old white girl (Minnesota, 1882) .

Nazi collaborator Feodor Fedorenko, 70, enters a federal court in Miami as he fights to keep his U.S. citizenship and avoid extradition to the USSR. Fedorenko, a Ukrainian conscript in the Red Army, defected to the Germans during the war and was a guard at Treblinka (Florida, 1978) .

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Nazi collaborator Feodor Fedorenko, 70, enters a federal court in Miami as he fights to keep his U.S. citizenship and avoid extradition to the USSR. Fedorenko, a Ukrainian conscript in the Red Army, defected to the Germans during the war and was a guard at Treblinka (Florida, 1978) .

Björk at Age 11, Circa 1977

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Björk at Age 11, Circa 1977

My great grandma+sister, circa 1930s

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My great grandma+sister, circa 1930s

Lisa Benson (2016)

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Lisa Benson (2016)

Miner in his home in the city of Durham – after working 10 hours straight - photograph was taken by the British photographer Bill Brandt, c. 1937.

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Miner in his home in the city of Durham – after working 10 hours straight - photograph was taken by the British photographer Bill Brandt, c. 1937.

In 1863 during the American Civil War in Virginia, Jacob Miller was shot in the head. Everyone thought he was dead, but he regained consciousness a few hours later and went on to live another 54 years

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In 1863 during the American Civil War in Virginia, Jacob Miller was shot in the head. Everyone thought he was dead, but he regained consciousness a few hours later and went on to live another 54 years

My Dad visiting his grandad in his final days, he wanted to see the dog - my favourite family photo.

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My Dad visiting his grandad in his final days, he wanted to see the dog - my favourite family photo.