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Ford bubble glass top vehicle, 1947.

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A Finnish soldier threatens a Stalin statue with his puukko knife, 1941

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General Benedicto Lucas Garcia, Guatemalan army chief of staff, in a helicopter, 1980's. Garcia was one of the most prominent perpetrators of the 36 year Guatemalan genocide, (1960-96) & is thought to be responsible for thousands of indigenous Mayan deaths & crimes against humanity (1928x1285)

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After 58 tourists were killed in a terrorist attack (1997) at Hatshepsut's temple in Luxor Egypt, the Swiss tabloid Blick digitally altered a puddle of water to appear as blood flowing from the temple. Original photo by Michael Jensh.

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During the inter-war period, a Tsarist cavalry officer, named Roman Feodorovich von Ungern-Sternberg (aka 'The Mad Baron'), conquered Mongolia, made himself king, fought the Bolsheviks, and was declared by the 13th Dalai Lama to be the earthly incarnation of the Buddhist God of War. 1921

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Bombing of Leeuwarden Airport in The Netherlands by US B-26 Marauders of the 9th Air Force. 24 February 1944

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Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania couples on a picnic in the late 1800s or early 1900s. I assume the missing guy is the photographer. Glass negative photo. (1995×2048)

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French aviator Hubert Latham piloting a monoplane over the Golden Gate in San Francisco, California, circa 1911

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Aftermath of the 1981 Louisville Sewer Explosions, an industrial accident that destroyed several blocks of city streets and 13 miles of sewer pipelines

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One of the many selfies that Emperor Nicholas II took throughout his life, (1868-1918).

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German chancellor Willy Brandt falls on his knees infront of a monument of the heroes in the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising on the 07th December 1970

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The LZ 129 Hindenburg flies over Lower Manhattan a few hours before its destruction in Lakehurst, NJ May 6, 1937

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