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The crew of the 11th Doolittle Raider "Hari Kari-er on the deck of the USS Hornet whilst transiting the Pacific Ocean, April 1942. The crew of the B-25 bailed out over the border of Anhui and Zheijang provinces and were assisted by Chinese forces.
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East German police officers on parade during the 5th anniversary of the GDR in Dresden, October 7, 1955. The two standard bearers are equipped with the Nazi era Sturmgewehr 44 assault rifles and the traditional police man's shako used during the Weimar Republic. (Maximus and History)
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"Taxis to Hell – and Back – Into the Jaws of Death" — Photo taken by Robert F. Sargent, a chief photographer's mate, US Coast Guard during Operation Overlord at Normandy Beach, France — June 6, 1944 — Audio of First Eye Witness Account on D-Day from 4:15AM Below
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President John F. Kennedy and First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy observe the first race of the 18th America's Cup off Newport, Rhode Island, 15 September 1962
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Trinidad and Tobago soldiers on the roof of the Guardian Media building during the 1990 coup attempt led by the local islamist organization Jamaat al Muslimeen, supported by Gaddafi.
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To celebrate the last day of school in my town here’s a bunch of happy kids kicking off the summer of 1977
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The USS Ponaganset broke into two pieces in the Boston dock for no apparent reason on 9 December 1947. Due to the cold-brittle steel used in shipyards during World War II, similar sudden cracks destroyed 10 or more T2-class tankers.
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View of a lineman working on power. Telephone lines at an intersection in Pratt, Kansas, USA, 1911.
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Warsaw Insurgents at the barricade on Żelazna Street, August 1944. Photo by Sylwester "Kris" Braun.
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May 21st, 1927, Charles Lindbergh flies into Le Bourget Field, Paris, France aboard the Spirit of St. Louis, becoming the first person to fly Solo Across the Atlantic Ocean.
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Funeral for a child of the Widener family. The family stands at the graveside with open coffin of the deceased child. Robertson Cemetery, Claiborne County, Tennessee, 1950. (Tennessee State Library and Archives)
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US soldiers Jarrell Isaacson and Jeffrey Hale resting during combat in Baghdad, 4 April 2003, Iraq War.
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