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A Jewish mother tries to shield her child from the bullets of a Nazi death Squad (Einsatzgruppe) during the Kiev massacres. Never Forget. 1942

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Serbian troops tear down signs for Ottoman 'Uskub' during the First Balkan War, replace with Cyrillic 'Skoplje', 1912

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Gordie Howe, “Mr. Hockey”, admiring his 50th birthday cake before a New England Whalers game in 1978 .

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Man in pressure suit with a beaker of boiling water in a vacuum chamber simulating an altitude of 65,000 feet, Feb. 8, 1953

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The Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition hits a snag in 1957.

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Piece of fuselage of United Airlines Flight 175 on the roof of 5 World Trade Center, New York City. 25 October, 2001.

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Wimbledon (1996). Richard Krajicek and MaliVai Washington stop to watch a 23-year-old London student streak during the men's final.

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German soldier being comforted after having his arm blown off. c.1942.

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Unangax/Aleut hunter, Ivan Suvorov wearing a gut parka with a large harpoon, Umnak Island, Aleutian Islands, Alaska in 1909

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Natal Native Contingent - Anglo Zulu War - 1879 (640 × 447)

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Phnom Penh, April 17, 1975: The day Cambodia fell under control of the communist Khmer Rouge Guerilla forces. (900x633)

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Woman relaxing on a hotel porch, overlooking the Gold Coast, Surfers Paradise, Queensland, Australia, c. 1973.

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