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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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Aerial view of Wieluń, Poland shortly after German Luftwaffe bombing on 1 September 1939. [1500x1003]

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Aerial view of Wieluń, Poland shortly after German Luftwaffe bombing on 1 September 1939. [1500×1003]

by Snoo_90160

Aerial view of Wieluń, Poland shortly after German Luftwaffe bombing on 1 September 1939.

21-year-old Sarla Thakral, the first Indian woman to receive a pilot's license. 1936 [620x449]

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21-year-old Sarla Thakral, the first Indian woman to receive a pilot’s license. 1936 [620×449]

by Xi_JinpingXIV

21-year-old Sarla Thakral, the first Indian woman to receive a pilot's license. 1936

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Portrait of Isaac Maliyamungu, nephew and trusted confidante of Ugandan dictator Idi Amin, 1960’s. He was considered one of the most feared men within Amin’s regime and the architect of some of his worst human rights abuses (1558×1988)

by Matewan1998

Portrait of Isaac Maliyamungu, nephew and trusted confidante of Ugandan dictator Idi Amin, 1960's. He was considered one of the...

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U.S. Navy Destroyer Squadron 12 (DesRon 12) returning from a bombardment of Rabaul, salute the dead with S-turns in Ironbottom Sound. This had become a custom whenever DesRon12 ships passed Savo Island after a successful raid against the Japanese. February 1944 [5635 × 4181]

by HeStoleMyBalloons

U.S. Navy Destroyer Squadron 12 (DesRon 12) returning from a bombardment of Rabaul, salute the dead with S-turns in Ironbottom...

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Ford bubble glass top vehicle, 1947. [640 × 711]

by Mr_sixpack37

Ford bubble glass top vehicle, 1947.

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“Prime Minister Tojo firmly shakes hands with Ir. Soekarno, before he left Java on the morning of 8th July 2603 (Gregorian calendar 1943)”. During the Indonesian War of Independence, this photo would be used by the Dutch to depict Soekarno as a fascist and Japanese collaborator. (1973 × 2682)

by Ok_Blackberry_6942

"Prime Minister Tojo firmly shakes hands with Ir. Soekarno, before he left Java on the morning of 8th July 2603...

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Communal riots erupt in Mumbai, India in Sep 1946. Hindu and Muslim rioters clashed in the city streets after Hindus were targeted during a shooting. Intervening British officers were attacked and 300 Indian/British soldiers eventually ended the violence, which left 129 dead. [725×725]

by RedSoviet1991

Communal riots erupt in Mumbai, India in Sep 1946. Hindu and Muslim rioters clashed in the city streets after Hindus...

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U.S. forces of the 40th Division advance through a war-torn street in the city of Bacolod, Philippines, 1945 [1,023 x 631]

by Upperphonny

U.S. forces of the 40th Division advance through a war-torn street in the city of Bacolod, Philippines, 1945

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A cigarette break – from the left, Richard Baer (commandant of the Auschwitz camp from May 1944), Josef Mengele (camp “doctor”), in front Josef Kramer (commandant of Birkenau) and Rudolf Höss (former commandant of Auschwitz). 1944 [850×577]

by Xi_JinpingXIV

A cigarette break - from the left, Richard Baer (commandant of the Auschwitz camp from May 1944), Josef Mengele (camp...

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Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin on a bus carrying him to the launchpad. His backup pilot, German Titov, appears to be taking a nap in the background. April 12, 1961. [533×456]

by AstroScholar21

Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin on a bus carrying him to the launchpad. His backup pilot, German Titov, appears to be...

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Ugandan dictator Idi Amin meeting with Louis Farrakhan, Nation of Islam official who later become it’s leader, as well as other African-American delegates in 1975. (1072×644)

by Matewan1998

Ugandan dictator Idi Amin meeting with Louis Farrakhan, Nation of Islam official who later become it's leader, as well as...

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U.S. Army Sgt. T. B. Haber stands by the graves of two German soldiers killed during the Battle of Kasserine Pass in Tunisia. 26 February 1943 [5620 × 4590]

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