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Captain Lewis Nixon of Easy Company, 506th PIR, 101st Airborne Division suffering a hangover after celebrating V-E Day at Hitler’s “Eagles Nest” (where they “liberated” a collection of 10,000 bottles of liquor, wine, and champagne amassed by Hermann Göring) in Berchtesgaden, Germany, 1945.
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Mugshot of 11-year-old Anton Woode. Before the juvenile court system was in place, youngsters were sent to adult prisons. In 1893, it happened to 11-year-old Anton Woode, who was convicted of murder, 1893.
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Three children sifting sand in a gold mine on Dominion Creek, Yukon, Alaska, 1898.
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Reclining Buddha in a cave below a temple, surrounded by victims of the Cambodian genocide. Near Sisophon, Cambodia. 1980.
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Ishi was the last known member of the Native American Yahi people from the present-day state of California in the United States. He was widely known as the "the last wild Indian" in the U.S. and lived most of his life isolated from modern North American culture. 1912.
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"Dead Germans outside a group of concrete emplacements, near Zonnebeke, 23rd September 1917", IWM Q 2892, Photographer: Ernest Brooks, 2465x1943
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Former U.S. First Lady Michelle Obama @ 6 years old - 1970 Photo Credit: Michelle Obama
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An X-ray of Theodore Roosevelt's chest showing the bullet fired by John Schrank during the former president's speech in Milwaukee from the side, Teddy had previously concluded that he had not been hit in any vital organs and continued his speech. October 1912
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Anti-aircraft tracers in the night sky above Yontan Airfield on the island of Okinawa, April 28, 1945
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Athlete Florence Griffith-Joyner ran with false nails and makeup during selection for the Olympic Games, USA, 1988. She set two records for 100 and 200 meters, which no one has ever broken.
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