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Current U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley campaigning for office, Iowa, 1961
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American actress Clara Bow with her youngest son, George, just weeks after he was born ( 1938)
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The Italian poet Gabriel D'Annunzio addressing a pro-war crowd from the steps of the Senatorial Palace in Piazza del Campidoglio (Rome, Italy 1915)
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Today marks the 31st anniversary of the war crime committed by the HVO (Croatian Defense Council) in the village of Ahmići. The event that led to the signing of the Washington Treaty. The photo shows the entry of the UNPROFOR convoy after the withdrawal of the HVO. (16.04.1993)(770x513)
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Sgt. George Chamberlain of the 43rd Infantry Division examines the Japanese souvenirs he captured during the fighting on New Georgia, 1944. Chamberlain would also receive a Silver Star and Purple Heart while leading his squad on the island.
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US Soldiers in a Jeep with an improvised mount M1917A1 water-cooled MG in Ohrdruf Germany - April 1945. (LIFE Magazine, David Scherman Photographer)
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Opening day of the first McDonald's restaurant in Poland. Warsaw, June 17, 1992. Photo by Cezary Słomiński.
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Eleven Okinawa civilians who were huddled in this hillside cave were rescued when a passing Marine patrol heard a baby crying. After being assured that no harm would come to them they emerged from their hideout and here a Leatherneck lends a hand to a mother and baby, 1945.
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The town of Ellenton, South Carolina was razed to make way for the Savannah River Site, to manufacture components for nuclear weapons. One of the town's residents put up this roadside memorial at the city limits sign, 1950
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The crew of Eagle 7, an M26 Pershing attached to the 3rd Armored Division made famous for knocking out a Panther by Koln Cathedral on the 6th March 1945. An event that remains one of the clearest tank duels ever recorded
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