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Civil rights activists "Freedom Riders" are beaten up by a mob after attempting a sit in, Birmingham, Alabama, 14 of May 1961

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Dad, June 1945 aged 21.

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Father mourns his child after the dayr Yassin massacre of 1948 (420x305)

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Children’s text book used in India (2015)

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Audrey Hepburn and Grace Kelly waiting backstage at the 28th Annual Academy Awards, 1956

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Billy Crystal's unbelievable impression of Muhammad Ali, while Ali, who's sitting right beside him, cries from laughter, 1976.

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My grandpa in Star Valley, WY, ca. 1938

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Group of friends pose in Atlantic City, New Jersey, "Chicken bone beach", a segregate beach at the time, circa early 1960s

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In 1954, Macy’s in New York City employed Doberman Pinschers as night watchdogs. (840x627)

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My grandfather in front of the Twin Towers under construction around 1970

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Evelyn McHale, who leapt to her death from the Empire State Building, 1947.

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"This road was built by NATO" (International Herald Tribune, 2006)

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