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A photo of inventor Franz Reichelt just before his death after jumping off the first deck of the Eiffel Tower, 187 feet or 57 meters above ground (February 4th, 1912) .
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A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away…. "We are not Yankees, we are Slavs. Our brothers are Russians!" Odessa 2007
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Empress Elisabeth of Austria hiding her face from early paparazzi, circa 1865
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A Russian soldier looking over Constantinople | 11th Russo-Turkish War (1878)
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First Lady Florence Harding plants a southern magnolia tree northeast of the entrance to the original 1902 East Wing on March 29, 1922. The tree was replanted in 1947 and redesignated as a commemorative tree for President Harding. It was chopped down without notice sometime in Sept 2025.
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Putin! Stop! Come back here or I’ll be forced to draft a strongly worded condemnation!, 2014.
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My Great Aunt, early 1940s. My cousin put together a book with all her favorite recipes and old family photos
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