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On May 10, 1944, the crew of damaged B-17F Flying Fortress "Patches" were forced to bail out at 22,500 feet over Wiener Neustadt, Austria, due to severe damage sustained during a mission; 8 crewmen became POWs, while 2 were KIA.
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Alleged alien abductees Charles Hickson and Calvin Parker in 1973. (1050x815)
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Rare photo of Khairallah Talfah, uncle & father-in-law of Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein, 1960's. Talfah did time in prison for working with the Nazi's & taught a young Saddam that "Persians, Jews, & flies" were gods 3 mistakes, a phrase Saddam displayed on his desk for much of his life (1004x737)
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Superman in the Macy's Thanksgiving Parade. New York City, November 21, 1940
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Two women sitting next storefront, in the city of Belgrade - Yugoslavia, during the late 1980s.
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Argentine military on a Soviet BELAZ dump truck captured from the British during the 1982 war for the Falkland Islands
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German soldiers entering a Soldatenbordell in Brest, France (1940). The building is a former synagog (7105x4724)
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Alma Rose, violinist and niece of composer Gustav Mahler, in 1930 (age 24); 15 years later she was conductor of the Auschwitz women's orchestra and commanded so much respect from the SS that over 40 of the musicians survived thanks to her efforts - only 3 died in camp, including herself
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Bonnie Haim with her husband and son shortly before she disappeared in 1993. (640x496)
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People watching policeman inspect long hair. Seoul, 1971. Those caught had their hair cut on spot.
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Aftermath of the Cinema Rex terrorist attack in which 400+ people were burned alive. Iran, August 1978
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Nazi diplomats presenting Ford with the "Grand Cross of the German Eagle". From left to right: Fritz Hailer, German vice-consul in Detroit; Henry Ford; Karl Kapp, German consul in Cleveland 1938.
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