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A bridal party in the 70s

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January 31, 1990: The first McDonald's in the USSR opened in Moscow. Its opening was a real sensation: to get in, you had to wait in line for several hours.

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"Zionism is a weapon of imperialism!"—May day parade. USSR, 1972

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A man on the beach is fined for indecent clothing, Heemskerk, Netherlands, 1931

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Syrian president Bashar al assad with Egyptian leader hosni mubarak during his trip to Egypt, both would be overthrown because of the Arab spring (though bashar would take much longer) March 20th 2002 (1024×711)

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My great grandma Evelyn in 1938, age 21

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A dead GI and US troops under sniper fire on the Nibelungen Bridge in Worms, Germany. 28 March 1945.

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South Korean anti-terrorist commandos sliding down ropes with guns drawn during a training exercise in the main Olympic Stadium ahead of the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea.

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Pope Francis reaches out (KAL, 2014)

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Father holds her daughter who sits on his leg for their portrait, circa 1870s. tintype.

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Jakobus Onnen, a 35 year old former teacher poses for a photo before executing an unknown Jewish man, simply known as ‘The Last Jew in Vinnitsa’. 28 July 1941. Onnen was finally identified after 84 years, having been killed in combat in 1943.

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Mom swears she was "Mod" and it's "Completely different than emo!" 1987

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