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The Royal Navy sloop HMS Magpie (U82) returns to Liverpool after a successful escort patrol in the North Atlantic, 25 February 1944 [1772 × 2373]

by HeStoleMyBalloons

Cover of The New York Daily News, Sunday 03/18/1956 showing comedian Fred Allen having passed away of a heart attack in the street. Allen collapsed in front of 171 West 57th Street just before midnight. [2000 x 2579]

General Benedicto Lucas Garcia, Guatemalan army chief of staff, in a helicopter, 1980’s. Garcia was one of the most prominent perpetrators of the 36 year Guatemalan genocide, (1960-96) & is thought to be responsible for thousands of indigenous Mayan deaths & crimes against humanity (1928×1285)

The original waist gunners of the B-17 bomber ‘Memphis Belle’, left waist gunner Clarence Wichell and right waist gunner Casmir Nastral, at their battle stations, ca 1943 [1000×1024]

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The new McDonald's premises are set to open in Shenzhen (China 1991) [2867x1903]

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The new McDonald’s premises are set to open in Shenzhen (China 1991) [2867×1903]

by SteO153

The new McDonald's premises are set to open in Shenzhen (China 1991)

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Truman placed a wreath at the monument of the Los Niños Héroes(1947). 6 Mexican cadets who would rather die than surrender during the Mexican-American war. Asked why he made the visit, Truman said simply, “Brave men don’t belong to any one country. I respect bravery wherever I see it.”[488×366]

by Behindthescenes10

Harry Truman decided to pay a visit to Mexico in 1947 – the first time that a US President had...

The end of prohibition in 1933. [1274x1594]

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The end of prohibition in 1933. [1274×1594]

by brolbo

The end of prohibition in 1933.

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1926 photo of Eduard Bloch, Jewish Austrian physician who was the Hitler family’s personal doctor. He treated Adolf Hitler’s mother for breast cancer, reducing or outright eliminating her medical bills. Hitler later declared him an “honorary Aryan” & allowed him to escape to the US. (379×445)

by Matewan1998

1926 photo of Eduard Bloch, Jewish Austrian physician who was the Hitler family's personal doctor. He treated Adolf Hitler's mother...

Spectators in Times Square watching the September 11th Attacks unfold on a billboard screen. September 11, 2001. [1481x864]

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Spectators in Times Square watching the September 11th Attacks unfold on a billboard screen. September 11, 2001. [1481×864]

by Itstoolongitwillruno

Spectators in Times Square watching the September 11th Attacks unfold on a billboard screen. September 11, 2001.

The Empire State Building, 1934 [3144x4068]

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The Empire State Building, 1934 [3144×4068]

by EmpireStateBuilding

The Empire State Building, 1934

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Smith College’s class of 1902 women’s basketball team. [1061×608]

by Xi_JinpingXIV

Smith College's class of 1902 women's basketball team.

British and Persian officers of the South Persia Rifles, 1918. [1080x870]

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British and Persian officers of the South Persia Rifles, 1918. [1080×870]

by CardioVascular9352

British and Persian officers of the South Persia Rifles, 1918.

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Charles “Teenie” Harris’ photo of Men, and women, including one on right wearing arrow shaped brooch, gathered around tables in Four Corners Tavern, Homestead in 1953 [1680×1330]

by Behindthescenes10

Pittsburgh-born Charles “Teenie” Harris (1908–1998) was the preeminent photographer for the Pittsburgh Courier, one of the nation’s most prominent Black...

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New Zealand pilot Jean Batten, famous for completing the first solo flight between England and New Zealand among other things, with a cat at Rongotai Airport in Wellington. Circa 1930s. [3661×2200]

by Aethelredditor

New Zealand pilot Jean Batten, famous for completing the first solo flight between England and New Zealand among other things,...

Holocaust survivor Yehiel De-Nur faints while testifying at the 1961 trial of Adolf Eichmann, a major organizer of the Holocaust [2048x3072]

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Holocaust survivor Yehiel De-Nur faints while testifying at the 1961 trial of Adolf Eichmann, a major organizer of the Holocaust [2048×3072]

by jamminli

Holocaust survivor Yehiel De-Nur faints while testifying at the 1961 trial of Adolf Eichmann, a major organizer of the Holocaust

Rzeźnicka Street in Gdańsk, Poland in 1979. Photo by Keld Helmer-Petersen. [733x1000]

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Rzeźnicka Street in Gdańsk, Poland in 1979. Photo by Keld Helmer-Petersen. [733×1000]

by Snoo_90160