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A picture taken by my German grandfather during WW1 - Russians on the Eastern Front waving towards the ‘enemy’ on the other side - 1917 (2572 x 2157)
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“I hope the Americans get here first” American cartoon showing a German man hoping the US military reaches Berlin before the Soviet military (1944)
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"Fallujah 2004: Locals take revenge on American Blackwater contractors accused of killing civilians"
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Led Zeppelin's Robert Plant holding a dove when it suddenly landed on his hand during a concert, 1973.
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A photo of Abdul Wali, an Afghan farmer. In 2003, he was falsely accused of being a terrorist. Hoping to clear his name, he turned himself in to the Americans. A CIA contractor would brutally torture Wali to death over the course of 3 days, beating him until he begged for death
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65 years ago, Battleship HMS Vanguard runs aground outside the Still & West pub while being towed away for scrap, 4 August 1960. More details in the comments.
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Mom cleans a spill from the coffe maker while baby sits on the counter, 1 of September 1960, kodachrome shot.
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Lizzie Magie, Showing a prototype of Monopoly, Which She Invented to Warn the Dangers of Land Speculation (1936)
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British Army Captain Norval Sinclair Marley, father of Bob Marley (c. 1924)
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