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A police helicopter evacuates staff members who escaped from the roof of an airport control tower in 1978, as airport construction opponents who occupied the tower raise a hammer and sickle flag. Chiba Prefecture, Japan.

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Wikki Dougan showing off her backless dressess Photographed by Ralph Crane, 1957.

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Children playing in Central Park, the building in the distance is the Clark mansion, NYC, 1910s

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Marshall Zhukov riding Idol, Moscow, 1945

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Marilyn Monroe wiping away tears after it was announced she had filed for divorce from Joe DiMaggio (1954)

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First encounter of a New Guinean man with a white person, 1930. (1440x1798)

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The first-class section on the plane in the 1950s.

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December 13, 2003 - 20 years ago today - “Ladies and gentlemen, we got him!” Iraqi-American soldier Samir pins deposed Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein to the ground.

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1913. Four-year-old Millie picks 8 lbs of cotton a day near Houston. Photographer: Lewis Wickes Hine. 1024 × 736

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Nine Years before Terminator 2, Arnie was photographed wearing black leathers and sunglasses and riding a motorbike (1982)

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A drunken man placed in a basket and carried away in Istanbul Turkey, 1960s. Basket men were hired for the sole purpose of taking patrons home when they were too drunk to stand up.

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A group of university students at a dinner party in Cairo, 1960. The smiling young man directly above the 5th student from the right is 23 year old future Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein, in exile in Egypt following his attempted assassination of the Iraqi president. (720 X 606)

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A police helicopter evacuates staff members who escaped from the roof of an airport control tower in 1978, as airport construction opponents who occupied the tower raise a hammer and sickle flag. Chiba Prefecture, Japan.

Wikki Dougan showing off her backless dressess Photographed by Ralph Crane, 1957.

Children playing in Central Park, the building in the distance is the Clark mansion, NYC, 1910s

Marshall Zhukov riding Idol, Moscow, 1945

Marilyn Monroe wiping away tears after it was announced she had filed for divorce from Joe DiMaggio (1954)

First encounter of a New Guinean man with a white person, 1930. (1440x1798)

The first-class section on the plane in the 1950s.

December 13, 2003 - 20 years ago today - “Ladies and gentlemen, we got him!” Iraqi-American soldier Samir pins deposed Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein to the ground.

1913. Four-year-old Millie picks 8 lbs of cotton a day near Houston. Photographer: Lewis Wickes Hine. 1024 × 736

Nine Years before Terminator 2, Arnie was photographed wearing black leathers and sunglasses and riding a motorbike (1982)

A drunken man placed in a basket and carried away in Istanbul Turkey, 1960s. Basket men were hired for the sole purpose of taking patrons home when they were too drunk to stand up.

A group of university students at a dinner party in Cairo, 1960. The smiling young man directly above the 5th student from the right is 23 year old future Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein, in exile in Egypt following his attempted assassination of the Iraqi president. (720 X 606)