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1926 photo of Eduard Bloch, Jewish Austrian physician who was the Hitler family's personal doctor. He treated Adolf Hitler's mother for breast cancer, reducing or outright eliminating her medical bills. Hitler later declared him an "honorary Aryan" & allowed him to escape to the US. (379x445)
https://redd.it/1b7jlna
Truman placed a wreath at the monument of the Los Niños Héroes(1947). 6 Mexican cadets who would rather die than surrender during the Mexican-American war. Asked why he made the visit, Truman said simply, "Brave men don't belong to any one country. I respect bravery wherever I see it."[488x366]
https://redd.it/1b7bntp
Stanley Forman’s famous photo Woman Falling From Fire Escape |1975, (1462x2048)
https://redd.it/1b6mjzk
The best medic who ever lived
https://redd.it/1b6vo43
Inveraray Castle - Scotland
https://redd.it/1b69jsq
A Muslim woman covers the yellow star of her Jewish neighbour with her veil to protect her, Sarajevo, 1941. [599×389]
https://redd.it/1b5oaqh
“Little Ships at Dunkirk” by Norman Wilkinson. The rescue fleet depicted at the peak of the withdrawal in May 1940.
https://redd.it/1b5l6n0
"Russian airstrikes" (Syria, 2015)
https://redd.it/1b5b9n2
Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X at the Capitol listening to the Senate debate on the Civil Rights bill. The two met for only one minute. 1964 ( 1920x2104)
https://redd.it/1b4ya7t
“I am going to die a good Catholic and a soldier of the Irish Republic. Lord Jesus give me courage in my last moments. If I had only got told of my sentence, I would have been well prepared before now. Oh mother if I could only see you.” James Fisher(18). First of 81 executions Nov.17,1922 (217x338)
https://redd.it/1b46ftn
Five officials in formal robes at the Temple of Literature in Hanoi, Vietnam, 1926 [2800x2195]
https://redd.it/1b3tp4i
Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein & Saudi Arabian King Fahd examining a gold-plated rifle Fahd gave Saddam as a gift, early 1980's. At the time the Sunni House of Saud was backing Saddam in his war against Shia-dominated Iran. (1200x800)
https://redd.it/1b2uraw
"Palestine calls, jews are not tolerated in Norway" - Norway 1940
https://redd.it/1b2yek8
"The Russian Propagandhi", UK, 1930s
https://redd.it/1b74bvh
Both of my parents were peshmergas fighting against Saddams Army in the 80ies. I always loved this outfit on my mom- even in the midst of war you’ll find normalcy. (Summer 1980-1988)
https://redd.it/1b72su3
"You Messed with the Wrong Generation"- Myanmar/Burmese Gen-Z anti-military coup art. Usually paired with the phrase "Not 88 anymore" (referencing the August 8, 1988 Uprising) (February 2021)
https://redd.it/1b6ufs7
My parents during Carnaval in the 80s
https://redd.it/1b6rk5s
Britney Spears and Melissa Joan Hart on the set of the (You Drive Me) Crazy music video. (1999)
https://redd.it/1b69zs7
St. Katherine Drexel, the multi-millionaire American banking family heiress turned voluntarily poor nun, foundress of the HBCU Xavier University in Louisiana for which she became a target of the Klu Klux Klan (c. 1900) [1024 x 768]
https://redd.it/1b5o80d
The photo that changed the face of the AIDS pandemic—a father comforting his dying son (1989)
https://redd.it/1b5ufmn
Prince, standing victorious over Charlie Murphy during a game of basketball (1985).
https://redd.it/1b5ls7m
Julia Louis Dreyfus looking stunning.1995
https://redd.it/1b537bo
Carrie-Anne Moss, Keanu Reeves , 1999
https://redd.it/1b31atk
Michelin Tire Man, 1926 (1200x630)
https://redd.it/1b44cik
Christie Brinkley & Billy Joel, 1983.
https://redd.it/1b418u8
The Burning Monk, 1963 [1920*1080]
https://redd.it/1b3e3c7
“Amateurs talk tactics, professionals study logistics”-General Omar Bradley. Omaha beach, June 9th, 1944 [2560x1600]
https://redd.it/1b357ns