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Two brothers from West Virginia who fought on opposite sides of the American Civil War in 1910

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Emperor Pedro II of Brazil in 1862. He ruled Brazil for over 50 years. He was an intellectual and once said that if he wasn't born Emperor he would rather be a teacher. His friend, the French writer Victor Hugo, once called him great-grandson of Marcus Aurellius. (627x974).

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The Endurance ship being stuck in the Antarctic ice (forever), 1915,

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Portraits of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini being mass-produced for export to Iran. United Kingdom, 1970s

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General George Marshall, 1946. As Army Chief of Staff, he was one of the half dozen people most responsible for defeating global Fascism. Later, as Secretary of State, he was one of the half dozen people most responsible for containing Stalinism in Europe.

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The Italian Royal family in 1908 (colorized)

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An American soldier comforts a fellow infantryman whose close friend had just been killed in action, Haktong-ni area, Korea, August 1950

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leftist revolutionary woman cleaning her gun. Tehran, iran, 1979 (484x741)

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'Atomic Annie' fires a 280mm 'Artillery Fired Atomic Projectile (AFAP)' called Grable as part of the wider Operation Upshot–Knothole nuclear tests (11 tests in all). It was the first artillery delivered nuclear projectile. Photo taken on May 25, 1953

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Father Charles Edward Coughlin, the enormously influential "radio priest," speaks circa 1935. At his peak, his broadcasts reached an estimated 30 million people weekly before he wore out his welcome with his increasingly antisemitic, isolationist, pro-Nazi, and anti-FDR rhetoric.

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A Japanese samurai in full armour with sword, 1867.

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A Victorian woman posing with teacups on her breasts, 1870s

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