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Albert Oriol demonstrating how to handle a British sten gun to his french recruit, Haute Loire occupied France, 1943
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Croatian journalist Velimir Bujanec took a series of black and white photos of himself in his youth, 1990s. The photos were leaked shortly after he was arrested for paying a prostitute for cocaine.
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Erwin Rommel (in the middle) dressed as a woman for a variety show during his student years at Kriegsschule, Danzig, 1912.
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Small Olympic Games organized by sailors from 15 ships that were blocked in the Suez Canal for 8 years as a result of the 6-Day War. 1968, at the same time as the Olympics in Mexico.
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A German soldier, caught by the French Resistance, is led through the streets surrounded by jeers and taunts from the crowd. St Mihiel, France, Sept 1944.
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The aftermath of the Wall Street bombing. On 16 September 1920, a horse-drawn cart exploded in front of the HQ of J.P. Morgan at the corner of Wall and Broad streets. 30 people and 1 horse were killed instantly, and another 10 died later of wounds sustained (New York City, USA 1920)
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US Army technician Alvin Harley receives a kiss from a liberated French girl on Valentine’s Day, 1945.
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Tammany Hall politician William Magear "Boss" Tweed in 1874. One of the most powerful and corrupt politicians in American history, Tweed may have embezzled as much as $200 million in government funds (almost $5 billion today) over the course of his career. (3028 X 4815)
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U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds pilot Captain Chris Stricklin ejects from his F-16C fighter jet after he miscalculated a Reverse Half Cuban Eight maneuver during an air show at Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho 14 September 2003
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