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Explore fresh reads on battles, biographies, culture and lesser‑known moments from history.

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Archduke Franz Ferdinand posing as a mummy on a trip to Cairo in 1896

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Computer animation in the 90s was no joke

Posted 9 hours ago
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British occupied Constantinople, 1919

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2023 political cartoon by Leo Kelly. The cartoon was later removed following backlash.

Posted 11 hours ago
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Grand Dutchess Victoria Melita with her daughter Elisabeth, 1899

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J. Robert Oppenheimer lectures at Kyoto University on September 14, 1960 in Kyoto, Japan

Posted 17 hours ago
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Dead bodies of Confederate soldiers lined up for burial at the Alsop Farm 1864

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My dad smoking while making Italian sauce. 1966

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Chinese soldiers released after deciding to defect to Taiwan following the Korean War in 1954

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German sentry on guard on the roof of the Wawel Royal Castle. Panorama of Kraków in the background. Kraków, Occupied Poland, 1940 or 1941.

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"we'll be back"—Neo-Nazi graffiti on Hitler's 57th birth anniversary, 20th April 1946

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On April 1 2001 the Netherlands was the first country to legalize same sex marriage. At the stroke of midnight the mayor of Amsterdam married 4 same sex couples

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