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A schooner having trouble crossing the equator. A newspaper joke from 1930.

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Yugoslav troops surrendering during the Slovenian War of Independence, 1991.

Posted 11 hours ago
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89 year old Winston Churchill leaves the House of Commons for the last time. He was a member of Parliament for 64 years. July 27, 1964.

Posted a day ago
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Historical photo of 1960, Teheran Women's High School visit the Delphi site.

Posted a day ago
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High school students in Pleasanton, Texas, work on a project together in the Fall of 1957. Earlier that year the town had overwhelmingly voted to desegregate their public schools.

Posted 2 days ago
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Ambrotype shot of Napoleon veteran with his wife in 1860, single medal hangs by his waistcoat lapel.

Posted 2 days ago
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A-26B Invader #43-22359 falls towards the ground after its port wing was blown off by flak over Velen in Germany on March 21st, 1945.

Posted 3 days ago
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Siamese twins Margaret and Mary Gibb photographed while Margaret kisses her boyfriend, 1940s.

Posted 3 days ago
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November 18th, 1978. Mass suicide of 918 people in Jonestown, Guyana

Posted 4 days ago
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"Happiest Man in China", taken in 1901 by British anthropologists after deciding to document the Chinese. The Chinese didn't know photos were a "serious matter" and decided to be goofy, hence the pose and smile. (720x960)

Posted 4 days ago
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Chinese dictator Mao Zedong meeting with future US president George H.W. Bush in 1975. Secretary of state Henry Kissinger can be seen in the background. (1433x973)

Posted 4 days ago