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British fleet in the Maltese Grand Harbour illuminated on the occasion of Hirohito's visit in 1921

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British fleet in the Maltese Grand Harbour illuminated on the occasion of Hirohito's visit in 1921

Daliborka Stojšić, Miss Yugoslavia 1968 - posing with a Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21F 'Fishbed' fighter-interceptor aircraft from the Yugoslav Air Force, c. 1968.

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Daliborka Stojšić, Miss Yugoslavia 1968 - posing with a Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21F 'Fishbed' fighter-interceptor aircraft from the Yugoslav Air Force, c. 1968.

Uma Thurman and her Brother in the 90s

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Uma Thurman and her Brother in the 90s

My Aunt Martha, on her trike outside her home in Indianapolis, 1924

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My Aunt Martha, on her trike outside her home in Indianapolis, 1924

A penguin stands to attention next to a British soldier during the Falklands War, 1982

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A penguin stands to attention next to a British soldier during the Falklands War, 1982

Student Vietnam War protestors and Ohio National Guard troops confront each other on the Commons at Kent State University. Kent, Ohio. May 4, 1970

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Student Vietnam War protestors and Ohio National Guard troops confront each other on the Commons at Kent State University. Kent, Ohio. May 4, 1970

Chinese poster showing Yasukuni Shrine (a controversial Japanse WW2 memorial) being destroyed by a cross with Nanjing massacre date engrained on it, China 2020.

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Chinese poster showing Yasukuni Shrine (a controversial Japanse WW2 memorial) being destroyed by a cross with Nanjing massacre date engrained on it, China 2020.

Graduation day 1971

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Graduation day 1971

Australian troops walking over duckboards in No Man's Land during the Third Battle of Ypres. The site is now a theme park. (1917)

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Australian troops walking over duckboards in No Man's Land during the Third Battle of Ypres. The site is now a theme park. (1917)

Three girls strolling past two British soldiers keeping watch for snipers after a spate of rioting in Belfast, Northern Ireland. (1981)

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Three girls strolling past two British soldiers keeping watch for snipers after a spate of rioting in Belfast, Northern Ireland. (1981)

White supremacist terrorist Richard Snell, 64, speaks at his clemency hearing. He predicted there'd be a bombing on his execution day. That day, the Oklahoma City bombing happened. Snell, who had hours left to live, reportedly chuckled as he watched TV reports on it (Arkansas, 1995) .

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White supremacist terrorist Richard Snell, 64, speaks at his clemency hearing. He predicted there'd be a bombing on his execution day. That day, the Oklahoma City bombing happened. Snell, who had hours left to live, reportedly chuckled as he watched TV reports on it (Arkansas, 1995) .

My mom at 17 with a bolt action rifle. 1941.

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My mom at 17 with a bolt action rifle. 1941.

Judy Garland holding her daughter Liza Minnelli, 1947

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Judy Garland holding her daughter Liza Minnelli, 1947

Final photograph of Franklin Delano Roosevelt, taken one day before his death on April 11, 1945.

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Final photograph of Franklin Delano Roosevelt, taken one day before his death on April 11, 1945.

"TikTok, A Tool of Chinese Spying?" Cartoon by Patrick Chappatte, Circa 2023.

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"TikTok, A Tool of Chinese Spying?" Cartoon by Patrick Chappatte, Circa 2023.

A Nazi Einsatzgruppen aims his rifle at a mother desperately shielding her child. Ivanhorod, occupied Ukraine, 1942.

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A Nazi Einsatzgruppen aims his rifle at a mother desperately shielding her child. Ivanhorod, occupied Ukraine, 1942.

1966 Kentucky. When the Kids lined up for the Bookmobile

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1966 Kentucky. When the Kids lined up for the Bookmobile

Antonio Rivera looks at his lawyer at a hearing. He and his ex-wife Merla Walpole were accused of murdering their daughter, who disappeared at age 3 in 1965. Nine months after the two were arrested, their daughter was found alive and adopted by a new family (San Bernardino, 1975) .

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Antonio Rivera looks at his lawyer at a hearing. He and his ex-wife Merla Walpole were accused of murdering their daughter, who disappeared at age 3 in 1965. Nine months after the two were arrested, their daughter was found alive and adopted by a new family (San Bernardino, 1975) .

A young boy playing the banjo with his dog, circa 1920

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A young boy playing the banjo with his dog, circa 1920

My grandmother and her brother the first week she was home from being adopted - 1957

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My grandmother and her brother the first week she was home from being adopted - 1957