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A 41-year-old Winston Churchill commanding the 6th Royal Scots Fusiliers, 1916, after resigning from the government .

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A 41-year-old Winston Churchill commanding the 6th Royal Scots Fusiliers, 1916, after resigning from the government .

Obama's red line in Syria (2013)

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Obama's red line in Syria (2013)

Mother and daughter pose in Edmonton, North-West Territory Canada, 1900s

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Mother and daughter pose in Edmonton, North-West Territory Canada, 1900s

A member of the Fallschirmjäger (Nazi paratrooper) is confronted by local villagers on June 2, 1941, following the Battle of Crete. Many Cretans went into battle with only household items in lieu of weapons. Several paratroopers were knifed and clubbed to death.

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A member of the Fallschirmjäger (Nazi paratrooper) is confronted by local villagers on June 2, 1941, following the Battle of Crete. Many Cretans went into battle with only household items in lieu of weapons. Several paratroopers were knifed and clubbed to death.

This Is the Hair of Puyi, the Last Emperor of China (1922)

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This Is the Hair of Puyi, the Last Emperor of China (1922)

Smiling couple posing for their photo, 1974.

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Smiling couple posing for their photo, 1974.

In 1935, Hessy Levinsons Taft was featured by the Nazis in various magazines and pamphlets as the ideal Aryan baby. She was Jewish, and her family fled Nazi Germany. She died this week in California at the age of 91 .

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In 1935, Hessy Levinsons Taft was featured by the Nazis in various magazines and pamphlets as the ideal Aryan baby. She was Jewish, and her family fled Nazi Germany. She died this week in California at the age of 91 .

"Politically Incorrect" Far-Right Painting by Jon McNaughton, 2022

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"Politically Incorrect" Far-Right Painting by Jon McNaughton, 2022

Grandfather 1973

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Grandfather 1973

Sanatorium for lung diseases in Wieliczka Salt Mine, Poland, 1970s. Photo by Chris Niedenthal.

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Sanatorium for lung diseases in Wieliczka Salt Mine, Poland, 1970s. Photo by Chris Niedenthal.

My Aunt Donna was such a vibe.

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My Aunt Donna was such a vibe.

Sharecropper mother teaching her children numbers and letters in a make-do classroom she added to their Transylvania, Louisiana home, 1939. (960x776)

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Sharecropper mother teaching her children numbers and letters in a make-do classroom she added to their Transylvania, Louisiana home, 1939. (960x776)

A rare vintage photograph of an onna-bugeisha, one of the female warriors of the upper social classes in feudal Japan, circa 1870s.

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A rare vintage photograph of an onna-bugeisha, one of the female warriors of the upper social classes in feudal Japan, circa 1870s.

Me and my grandfather on Christmas morning, 1981.

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Me and my grandfather on Christmas morning, 1981.

American anti-masturbation cartoon (1875) comparing the decay of the 'masturbator' with the vitality of the 'abstainer'.

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American anti-masturbation cartoon (1875) comparing the decay of the 'masturbator' with the vitality of the 'abstainer'.

Moses Hardy, the last African American WW1 veteran who was the son of ex-slaves. He survived a mustard gas attack in France, being awarded the Victory Medal by the Mississippi National Guard and the French Legion d'honneur (The most prestigious national order of merit) Nov. 4 2005 (394x284)

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Moses Hardy, the last African American WW1 veteran who was the son of ex-slaves. He survived a mustard gas attack in France, being awarded the Victory Medal by the Mississippi National Guard and the French Legion d'honneur (The most prestigious national order of merit) Nov. 4 2005 (394x284)

Irena Sendler, of the Polish resistance group Zegota, helped thousands of Jewish children escape the Warsaw ghetto during the Holocaust of World War II. Warsaw, Poland, 1944

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Irena Sendler, of the Polish resistance group Zegota, helped thousands of Jewish children escape the Warsaw ghetto during the Holocaust of World War II. Warsaw, Poland, 1944

Elsie Allcock has lived in the same house for 104 years

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Elsie Allcock has lived in the same house for 104 years

2 Kids 'Dancing in the Street' in 1940s NY.

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2 Kids 'Dancing in the Street' in 1940s NY.

In 1953 democratically elected Iranian prime minister was overthrown by the CIA and MI6 replacing him with Shah monarchy who gave access to iranian oil industry to Western companies.

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In 1953 democratically elected Iranian prime minister was overthrown by the CIA and MI6 replacing him with Shah monarchy who gave access to iranian oil industry to Western companies.