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"We are part of a great Russia." Russia. School. 2017.

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"We are part of a great Russia." Russia. School. 2017.

The first photograph of Chernobyl was taken 14 hours after the explosion on April 26, 1986. It was taken from a helicopter assessing the radiation levels in the accident zone.

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The first photograph of Chernobyl was taken 14 hours after the explosion on April 26, 1986. It was taken from a helicopter assessing the radiation levels in the accident zone.

Ali Khamenei in trench during Iran-Iraq war (1980s)

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Ali Khamenei in trench during Iran-Iraq war (1980s)

1967, California. My mom at 7 years old in her Girl Scouts uniform, receiving a pin from her mom.

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1967, California. My mom at 7 years old in her Girl Scouts uniform, receiving a pin from her mom.

Smoking marijuana with a shotgun, Vietnam, 1968.

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Smoking marijuana with a shotgun, Vietnam, 1968.

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John Denver and Johnny Cash sing "Take Me Home, Country Roads" in their only ever performance together, 1978

An image of the most lethal sniper in history, the White Death. It is estimated that Simo Häyhä killed more than 500 enemy soldiers during the winter conflict. (1940)

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An image of the most lethal sniper in history, the White Death. It is estimated that Simo Häyhä killed more than 500 enemy soldiers during the winter conflict. (1940)

My Grandfather on the beach in Papua New Guinea, 1943.

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My Grandfather on the beach in Papua New Guinea, 1943.

British Army Private Carl Hineatt, 19, leaves his IFV after it was set ablaze by petrol bombs in Basra, September 19, 2005. He suffered burns to almost 40% of his body and underwent 25 operations over five years.

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British Army Private Carl Hineatt, 19, leaves his IFV after it was set ablaze by petrol bombs in Basra, September 19, 2005. He suffered burns to almost 40% of his body and underwent 25 operations over five years.

Thanks to the low crime rate, i feel so free here in Singapore (1996)

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Thanks to the low crime rate, i feel so free here in Singapore (1996)

Skeletonized corpse of a German soldier outside a trench dugout near Beaumont Hamel, November 1916.

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Skeletonized corpse of a German soldier outside a trench dugout near Beaumont Hamel, November 1916.

My grandpa and grandma on their wedding day August 1940

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My grandpa and grandma on their wedding day August 1940

Pro-segregation protester at the University with a prop, the same day the first 2 African american students were admited, 20 of January 1961

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Pro-segregation protester at the University with a prop, the same day the first 2 African american students were admited, 20 of January 1961

A boy watches television for the first time through a shop window, 1948

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A boy watches television for the first time through a shop window, 1948

The mother offered her children for sale in Chicago in 1948 due to extreme poverty hiding her face in shame

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The mother offered her children for sale in Chicago in 1948 due to extreme poverty hiding her face in shame

“Tough, I Am” - One Eye Pete, ca 1890

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“Tough, I Am” - One Eye Pete, ca 1890

"The If-Hitler-Loses-We're-Sunk Corporation"—American cartoon from the Second World War, June 1941

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"The If-Hitler-Loses-We're-Sunk Corporation"—American cartoon from the Second World War, June 1941

I just posted my grandma at 17, this is her and my grandpa right after they got married. Absolutely stunning, both of them.

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I just posted my grandma at 17, this is her and my grandpa right after they got married. Absolutely stunning, both of them.

A Wehrmacht officer of the 707th Division hangs two Belorussian teenagers in Nazi-Occupied Minsk, photographed during Operation Barbarossa. October 26, 1941.

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A Wehrmacht officer of the 707th Division hangs two Belorussian teenagers in Nazi-Occupied Minsk, photographed during Operation Barbarossa. October 26, 1941.

Adolf Eichmann, the architect of the Holocaust - stands in the yard of Ayalon Prison - in Ramla, Israel, c. April 1961.

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Adolf Eichmann, the architect of the Holocaust - stands in the yard of Ayalon Prison - in Ramla, Israel, c. April 1961.