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Nagasaki, 20 minutes after the atomic bombing in 1945.

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Nagasaki, 20 minutes after the atomic bombing in 1945.

A West Berliner reaching over the border to kick an East German police officer. (1986)

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A West Berliner reaching over the border to kick an East German police officer. (1986)

The Two-State Solution according to Netanyahu, 2015

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The Two-State Solution according to Netanyahu, 2015

Finnish soldiers finding the skin of an skinned Soviet soldier.Seesjärvi. 1942 480X312

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Finnish soldiers finding the skin of an skinned Soviet soldier.Seesjärvi. 1942 480X312

My dad a few days old in 1957.

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My dad a few days old in 1957.

Kimberly J. Brown, Frankie Muniz, Michelle Trachtenberg and Amanda Bynes in 1999

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Kimberly J. Brown, Frankie Muniz, Michelle Trachtenberg and Amanda Bynes in 1999

Israeli Haganah soldiers with detained Palestinians on 23 May 1948, after the village of Tantura surrendered. Haganah forces reportedly killed 200+ unarmed Palestinians and buried them in a mass grave under what is now a parking lot on Dor Beach.

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Israeli Haganah soldiers with detained Palestinians on 23 May 1948, after the village of Tantura surrendered. Haganah forces reportedly killed 200+ unarmed Palestinians and buried them in a mass grave under what is now a parking lot on Dor Beach.

Ernest Hemingway writing outdoors in Sun Valley, Idaho, in 1939 while working on For Whom the Bell Tolls

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Ernest Hemingway writing outdoors in Sun Valley, Idaho, in 1939 while working on For Whom the Bell Tolls

My Dad and His Mom 1930

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My Dad and His Mom 1930

FBI-deployed M1A1 Abrams main battle tank (MBT) drives past the burning Branch Davidian compound - on the final day of the Waco siege, c. April 19th, 1993.

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FBI-deployed M1A1 Abrams main battle tank (MBT) drives past the burning Branch Davidian compound - on the final day of the Waco siege, c. April 19th, 1993.

'Hate, the voice of the fascist' - A South African WW2 era poster.

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'Hate, the voice of the fascist' - A South African WW2 era poster.

To study the medical effects of weightlessness in space, scientists convinced Captain Druey P. Parks to toss a kitten in the air while cruising in his F-94C jet at an altitude of 25,000 feet. The following photo, taken in February 1958, captures the floating feline

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To study the medical effects of weightlessness in space, scientists convinced Captain Druey P. Parks to toss a kitten in the air while cruising in his F-94C jet at an altitude of 25,000 feet. The following photo, taken in February 1958, captures the floating feline

Young mother smiles as she helps her little boy give his first steps, February of 1952

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Young mother smiles as she helps her little boy give his first steps, February of 1952

First supreme leader of Iran Ayatollah Khomeini while in exile in France in 1978

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First supreme leader of Iran Ayatollah Khomeini while in exile in France in 1978

U.S. Navy Hospital Corpsman HM1 Richard Barnett, assigned to the 1st Marine Division, holds an Iraqi child in central Iraq in this March 29, 2003, photo. Confused front-line crossfire ripped apart an Iraqi family after local soldiers appeared to force civilians towards US positions

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U.S. Navy Hospital Corpsman HM1 Richard Barnett, assigned to the 1st Marine Division, holds an Iraqi child in central Iraq in this March 29, 2003, photo. Confused front-line crossfire ripped apart an Iraqi family after local soldiers appeared to force civilians towards US positions

Me and my mother 1972

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Me and my mother 1972

British soldier at the grave of his friend. Gallipoli, 1915.

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British soldier at the grave of his friend. Gallipoli, 1915.

Me, age 3, 1969

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Me, age 3, 1969

Political cartoon from 1969 about Golda Meir's visit to the United States

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Political cartoon from 1969 about Golda Meir's visit to the United States

On March 5, 1906, US forces began the assault on Bud Dajo in the Philippines. For 4 days, troops fired into a volcanic crater, killing nearly 1,000 Moro people—including many women & children.

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On March 5, 1906, US forces began the assault on Bud Dajo in the Philippines. For 4 days, troops fired into a volcanic crater, killing nearly 1,000 Moro people—including many women & children.