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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.

My mom (age 15) stretching the phone cord for some privacy. St. Louis Park, MN, circa 1959.

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My mom (age 15) stretching the phone cord for some privacy. St. Louis Park, MN, circa 1959.

On this day in 1864, the first Union POWs arrived at Andersonville- a newly constructed stockade in Georgia that would soon become one of the most infamous prisons in US history. Almost 13,000 POWs died here from disease, poor sanitation, malnutrition, overcrowding, or exposure.

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On this day in 1864, the first Union POWs arrived at Andersonville- a newly constructed stockade in Georgia that would soon become one of the most infamous prisons in US history. Almost 13,000 POWs died here from disease, poor sanitation, malnutrition, overcrowding, or exposure.

The 'Hasanlu lovers' died around 800 B.C. and were discovered in 1972 in iran They died in what seems to be an embrace or kiss and remained that way for 2800 years

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The 'Hasanlu lovers' died around 800 B.C. and were discovered in 1972 in iran They died in what seems to be an embrace or kiss and remained that way for 2800 years

"Tradition" — a cartoon by Osmani Simanca, 2015

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"Tradition" — a cartoon by Osmani Simanca, 2015

I'll never be as cool as my grandparents, 1950's

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I'll never be as cool as my grandparents, 1950's

A young Bosnian woman holding an AK-47. Smokes a cigarette as she waits for a funeral service in Sarajevo (1992)

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A young Bosnian woman holding an AK-47. Smokes a cigarette as she waits for a funeral service in Sarajevo (1992)

106 year-old William Casby holding his great-great-granddaughter. He was born into slavery in Danville, Virginia in 1857, worked as a longshoreman, and lived to be 113, photograph by Richard Avedon, 1963

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106 year-old William Casby holding his great-great-granddaughter. He was born into slavery in Danville, Virginia in 1857, worked as a longshoreman, and lived to be 113, photograph by Richard Avedon, 1963

Ann Hodges was the only human being in recorded history to be hit by a meteorite 1954 in Sylacauga

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Ann Hodges was the only human being in recorded history to be hit by a meteorite 1954 in Sylacauga

My parents on one of their first dates, early 1950's.

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My parents on one of their first dates, early 1950's.

The Soviet Union flag is lowered and the Russian flag is raised over the Kremlin. December 25, 1991.

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The Soviet Union flag is lowered and the Russian flag is raised over the Kremlin. December 25, 1991.

Exhaust U.S. Army nurse Amy Stuart, 5th MASH unit in Saudí Arabia naps on a cot while hugging a teddy bear sent by her family during Operation Desert Storm feb, 22, (1991).

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Exhaust U.S. Army nurse Amy Stuart, 5th MASH unit in Saudí Arabia naps on a cot while hugging a teddy bear sent by her family during Operation Desert Storm feb, 22, (1991).

"Divorce Leads Children to the Worst Places" Iranian Cartoon by Behrouz Firoozi, 2013

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"Divorce Leads Children to the Worst Places" Iranian Cartoon by Behrouz Firoozi, 2013

Grave of three German soldiers on the Havel River, Berlin, 1946.

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Grave of three German soldiers on the Havel River, Berlin, 1946.

My gggg-great grandmother. Today is her 174th birthday. She died in 1912 from gangrene of the limb. I don’t know when exactly this photo was taken.

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My gggg-great grandmother. Today is her 174th birthday. She died in 1912 from gangrene of the limb. I don’t know when exactly this photo was taken.

Leader of the Progressive Socialist Party, Walid Jumblatt, being carried away after a car bomb explosion near his house in Beirut aimed at his life on January 12, 1982.

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Leader of the Progressive Socialist Party, Walid Jumblatt, being carried away after a car bomb explosion near his house in Beirut aimed at his life on January 12, 1982.

Viet Cong operative Nguyen Van Lem collapses immediately after being shot and killed by ARVN General Nguyen Ngoc Loan. His execution was captured on camera and seen by millions worldwide. February 1, 1968. Cholon District, Saigon.

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Viet Cong operative Nguyen Van Lem collapses immediately after being shot and killed by ARVN General Nguyen Ngoc Loan. His execution was captured on camera and seen by millions worldwide. February 1, 1968. Cholon District, Saigon.

Marilyn Monroe's first husband was James "Jim" Dougherty, a 21-year-old factory worker whom she married on June 19, 1942, at age 16 to avoid returning to an orphanage. They were neighbors in California, and the marriage lasted four years before they divorced in 1946.

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Marilyn Monroe's first husband was James "Jim" Dougherty, a 21-year-old factory worker whom she married on June 19, 1942, at age 16 to avoid returning to an orphanage. They were neighbors in California, and the marriage lasted four years before they divorced in 1946.

Terrible beach accident 1950s

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Terrible beach accident 1950s

Serial killer Carroll Cole, 47, prepares to light a cigarette as he talks with a reporter three days before his execution (Nevada State Prison, 1985) .

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Serial killer Carroll Cole, 47, prepares to light a cigarette as he talks with a reporter three days before his execution (Nevada State Prison, 1985) .