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W. Wilson Goode gives a victory sign after voting in the Philadelphia mayoral election in 1983. He became the city's 1st black mayor. As mayor, Goode ordered an airstrike on a mostly black neighborhood, destroying nearly 4 city blocks, killing 6 children, and leaving 250 people homeless .

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W. Wilson Goode gives a victory sign after voting in the Philadelphia mayoral election in 1983. He became the city's 1st black mayor. As mayor, Goode ordered an airstrike on a mostly black neighborhood, destroying nearly 4 city blocks, killing 6 children, and leaving 250 people homeless .

Guy de Rothschild and Marie-Hélène de Rothschild, photographed at the Rothschild Surrealist Ball at the Château de Ferrières, France, December 12, 1972

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Guy de Rothschild and Marie-Hélène de Rothschild, photographed at the Rothschild Surrealist Ball at the Château de Ferrières, France, December 12, 1972

"Afghanistan" By Etta Hulme (1983)

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"Afghanistan" By Etta Hulme (1983)

Mother gives her baby a bright smile and her baby answers with his own, 1950.

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Mother gives her baby a bright smile and her baby answers with his own, 1950.

Rappers 50 Cent and Lloyd Banks posing with U.S. soldiers at Camp Anaconda, Iraq, during the Iraq War (2004)

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Rappers 50 Cent and Lloyd Banks posing with U.S. soldiers at Camp Anaconda, Iraq, during the Iraq War (2004)

Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev laughing while rubbing the stomach of an American farmer during a state visit to the United States, Iowa 1959

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Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev laughing while rubbing the stomach of an American farmer during a state visit to the United States, Iowa 1959

Portrait of three ladies modelling the latest fashion by Jeanne Margaine-Lacroix (c. 1908)

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Portrait of three ladies modelling the latest fashion by Jeanne Margaine-Lacroix (c. 1908)

Rock Hudson with his wife Phyllis Gates (1955)

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Rock Hudson with his wife Phyllis Gates (1955)

American journalist Peter Bergen with Islamic terrorist & Al-Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden during the latter's first televised interview, 1997. Bin-Laden was born into a powerful & conservative family within the Saudi aristocracy who officially disavowed his activities 3 years prior (3200x2400)

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American journalist Peter Bergen with Islamic terrorist & Al-Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden during the latter's first televised interview, 1997. Bin-Laden was born into a powerful & conservative family within the Saudi aristocracy who officially disavowed his activities 3 years prior (3200x2400)

"Oh, yeah! Look what we got!" 2021 American political cartoon by "Americans for Limited Government", attacking Joe Biden over the promotion of a transgender admiral (not an US Navy one).

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"Oh, yeah! Look what we got!" 2021 American political cartoon by "Americans for Limited Government", attacking Joe Biden over the promotion of a transgender admiral (not an US Navy one).

Jacques Cousteau and his crew in a submersible during the Conshelf II Expedition in the Red Sea, 1963.

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Jacques Cousteau and his crew in a submersible during the Conshelf II Expedition in the Red Sea, 1963.

Fancy Christmas tree 1960s

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Fancy Christmas tree 1960s

The booking photo of Helen Spence, 18, after she murdered the man on trial for murdering her father and raping and murdering her stepmother. She later murdered another man for sexually harassing and threatening her. Helen was the inspiration for Mattie Ross in True Grit (Arkansas, 1931) .

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The booking photo of Helen Spence, 18, after she murdered the man on trial for murdering her father and raping and murdering her stepmother. She later murdered another man for sexually harassing and threatening her. Helen was the inspiration for Mattie Ross in True Grit (Arkansas, 1931) .

U.S. President Jimmy Carter with Nigerian Head of State Lt. Gen. Olusegun Obasanjo at the White House, Washington, D.C., October 11, 1977

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U.S. President Jimmy Carter with Nigerian Head of State Lt. Gen. Olusegun Obasanjo at the White House, Washington, D.C., October 11, 1977

Sister smiles (almost laughs) as she poses with her christmas tree, her brother tries to stand half dead-sleep, December of 1955.

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Sister smiles (almost laughs) as she poses with her christmas tree, her brother tries to stand half dead-sleep, December of 1955.

"H is for Hitler, the sworn enemy of Allah (God) and the greatest enemy of humanity.”
, From Arab anti-Nazi -A–Z teaching style -propaganda, 1940

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"H is for Hitler, the sworn enemy of Allah (God) and the greatest enemy of humanity.” , From Arab anti-Nazi -A–Z teaching style -propaganda, 1940

Bruce Dickinson, the lead singer of Iron Maiden, performing a concert in besieged Sarajevo in December 1994(500x281)

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Bruce Dickinson, the lead singer of Iron Maiden, performing a concert in besieged Sarajevo in December 1994(500x281)

Stevie Nicks of the band Fleetwood Mac in 1980

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Stevie Nicks of the band Fleetwood Mac in 1980

The first self portrait in space, taken by Buzz Aldrin in 1966.

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The first self portrait in space, taken by Buzz Aldrin in 1966.

Lady poses in a nice red dress in front of her christmas tree, and TV set, circa late 1950s.

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Lady poses in a nice red dress in front of her christmas tree, and TV set, circa late 1950s.