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U.S. Marines pull down a statue of Saddam Hussein in the center of Baghdad. 9 April 2003.

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This photo was taken at an air show in 2002 at the airfield in Sknyliv .This disaster broke records for the number of victims in the air show: 77 people died (including 28 children), 543 people were recognized as victims.

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Bedouin Mother, Saudi Arabia 1948

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British Major General Horatio Gordon Robley (28 June 1840 – 29 October 1930) with his mokomokai (or Toi moko, are the preserved heads of Māori, the indigenous people of New Zealand, where the faces have been decorated by tā moko tattooing) collection, 1895 (641x550)

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First day in school for Mila Kunis, 1980's. She grew up in Chernyvtsy, Western Ukraine; then Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic. Photo by Ushanka show.

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One of only 2 photographs ever taken of US president Andrew Jackson. 1845 (382×400)

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People lining up to see Star Wars at a theatre in Japan during its release. 1978

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Test pilot George Aird – flying a English Electric Lightning F1 – ejected from his English Electric Lightning F1 aircraft at a fantastically low altitude in Hatfield, Hertfordshire 13th September 1962 (694x808)

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A german V-1 flying bomb shortly before striking London. 15 June 1944

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Children stand in Mullen’s Alley, 1888. Photo by Jacob Riis (1440x1440)

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The sinkhole that swallowed and nearly killed 12-year-old Todd Domboski on Valentine's Day 1981. (Centralia, Pennsylvania, USA)

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