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Explore fresh reads on battles, biographies, culture and lesser‑known moments from history.

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Would you have a drink with her? 1960s

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The youngest US Serviceman to serve and fight during WWII, Calvin Graham, who was serving in the United States Navy in 1942 at 12 years old as a gunner on the USS South Dakota.

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"Aw, take the day off, pal, what have you got to lose? - Lay-Offs cost lives! - KEEP'EM FIRING!" WWII Poster - 1942

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A Pawnee family, 1889

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Back in the 70s we would TP places and even people! 1970s

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US Marines use a flamethrower to clear a tunnel of Japanese soldiers on Iwo Jima Island, 1945.

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A French woman has her head shaved by civilians as a penalty for having consorted with German troops, 1944

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Miner father gives a warm smile to his little baby, Bertha Hill, West Virginia, September of 1938

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Luftwaffe aces meet Hitler after an awards ceremony at the Berghof, 1944

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"Will the real Rhodesia please stand up?" Republic of Rhodesia, 1975

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Colombian police destroying cocaine after a major bust by dumping it at sea (Time magazine, 25 February 1985)

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Young lady posing for her photo, sharp glass negative. 1900s.

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