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

Hitler's 50th Birthday celebration in Berlin (April 1939) Colorized Newsreel

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Argentine dentist Ricardo Barreda during his trial on August of 1995 for the 1992 murders of his wife, two daughters, and mother in law in the city of La Plata. He committed the murders with a rifle after reportedly being insulted. He was released from prison in 2011.

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A father is greeted by his family after returning home from work, Fairfield County, Connecticut, 1949.

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A defeated German soldier sits in front of a burning Reichstag in Berlin in May, 1945. (720×900)

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1938. Tourists drinking tea at the top of the Great Pyramid

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Alexei Nikolaevich, (3rd from right) son of the Tsar Nicholas II, smacks another boy in the face for making a mistake during a cadet drill, 1917. 600x293)

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Joy White stands next to the empty crib meant for her newborn daughter. Her baby, Carlina, was 19 days old when she was kidnapped from a hospital in Harlem, New York. The girl was found alive over 20 years later, 1987 .

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In 1943, my mom became the first woman in the county to join the Armed Forces. On Memorial Day our town honored several veterans, and I gotta say this brought me to tears. So proud of you, Mom. ❤️🇺🇸

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Louis Armstrong serenades his wife at the Sphinx. Egypt 1961 (1303x1007)

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“Why we must have a League of Nations” American cartoon about Germany not being allowed in the new League of Nations after WW1 (1919)

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Parisian mothers cover their children from German snipers 1944

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Young woman with puffy sleeves giving a heck of a sideways look, circa 1890s. glass negative.

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