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Russian soldiers killed near the Daugava River during the Battle of Riga, World War I, September 1917.

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Johnny Cash performs at Folsom State Prison, California, 13 January 1968

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A Boy Sitting In The Wreckage Of A Building Shortly After A Bombing Raid Of London, England During World War 2 in January, 1945.

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1914. Evalyn McLean, last owner of the cursed Hope Diamond

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An American Marine poses for a photo with dead Haitian rebels after being killed by machinegun fire during the US Occupation from 1915 to 1934

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On the 8th of May 1945, under the direction of Karl Dönitz, Germany surrendered to the allies ending World War 2 in Europe. These soldiers of the 77th Division listen news of the German surrender 5700 miles away on Okinawa.

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Entrance to the prisoner of war (POW) compound at Núi Đất, which housed Viet Cong and North Vietnamese Army (NVA) prisoners, August 1971.

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Major Jim Howard (Left) talks with his crew chief Ssgt M. P. Price stand on the wing of his P51B Mustang. On the 11th January 1944 he shot down 3 German aircraft attacking B17s on his own and outnumbered 1-30, an action that earned him the Medal of Honor

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RMS Lusitania departing New York, the last known photograph of her before her sinking. 1 May 1915

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French paratroopers are dropping over old japanese airfield at Điện Biên Phủ. Operation Castor, 20-22th November 1953

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Sword training at an elementary school. Japan, 1943

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The Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition hits a snag in 1957.

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