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Indonesian President B.J. Habibie (centre) looks at a model on October 1, 1998 of one of the generals killed during an alleged communist coup attempt in 1965. The coup attempt sparked a wave of reprisal killings in which hundreds of thousands died.
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On this day in 1940, the Lascaux cave was discovered by 14 year old Marcel Ravidat (second from left), when his dog Robot fell into a ravine.
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1953: Police Officers pose for a photograph outside 10 Rigdington Place, Notting Hill, London, the home to multiple murders by serial killer John Christie.
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Crew of German submarine U601 pose next to a hunted polar bear in the Arctic Ocean, September 1943.
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Serbian King Milan Obrenović (1868-1889) on his deathbed in Vienna, in 1901.
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British recruits at the East India Company Military Seminary (military academy at Addiscombe, Surrey) - London, England, United Kingdom, c. 1859.
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World Trade Center, Manhattan, September 10, 2001, photographed by a Canadian tourist, twenty-three years ago today
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President George H.W. Bush checks his watch during a debate with Governor Bill Clinton and H. Ross Perot, 15 October 1992
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The 10th Panchen Lama Chökyi Gyaltsen and his wife Li Jie showing their daughter Yabshi Pan Rinzinwangmo to Xi Zhongxun and his wife Qi Xin, the parents of current President of China Xi Jinping - 1980s
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American president Lyndon B. Johnson greets children at Wellington Airport during his visit to New Zealand. 20 October 1966.
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In 1956, the Chinese people held massive protests to support Egypt against the triple invasion of British, French and Israeli armies.
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