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China's Foreign Minister Qiao Guanhua (L) and UN representative Huang Hua (R) laugh as they take their seats at the UN General Assembly for the first time. On 25 Oct 1971, the motion to recognize the PRC as the sole legal China was passed as GA Resolution 2758 (New York City, NY 1971) [2867x2172]
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One of four known photographs of Franklin D. Roosevelt in a wheelchair. Taken at Hyde Park, New York, with Ruthie Bie and dog Fala, February 1941 [4500x5460]
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Aftermath of the Black Hawk Down Incident 1993 [1420×957]
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Florence Cathedral in the 1860s. Even though the building was built in the golden age of Florence, the façade was not completed at that time. In 1864, a competition was announced for the design of the completion of the building, and the iconic façade was completed in 1887. [1405×1064]
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German battleship Scharnhorst at Wilhelmshaven on January 6th 1938 a day before she was commissioned [1700x1020]
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Brazilian aeronaut Alberto Santos-Dumont flies the fixed-wing 14-bis 'Oiseau de Proie II' in the first heavier-than-air flight in Europe. The plane lifted off and flew for 60 metres, without taking advantage of headwinds, ramps, catapults, slopes, or other devices (Paris, France 1906) [2867x1824]
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Joe "The Boss" Masseria - 1922
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My Armenian mom and my Mississippian dad in Tehran in the mid-70's.
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I just finished making my first video from India! I arrive in the port of Kochi and explore the city whilst meeting locals, trying Indian food and talking history. This country is incredible! ❤️ 🇮🇳
https://youtu.be/vr873fy3_Bw
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Barbara Stanwyck - Executive Suite (1954)
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Persian-language military manual written c.1830 for the "Fauj-i-Khas," the elite corps of the Sikh Empire. The Fauj-i-Khas were trained along French lines, and the illustrations show European-style uniforms and drilling [1596x1200]
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Japanese battleship Nagato serving as one of the target ships during atomic testing at Bikini Atoll in 1946.[2472 × 3312]
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Political cartoon, "Allies in the War on Terror", 2002
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An ad on a New York bus, 1972 [1111 X 780]
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Two future presidents among a group of first-term Congressmen taking part in a radio broadcast, 1947. [980 x 552]
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"Paying respects to the defenders of our nation…" People's Republic of China (1957)
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"As you worked, so you have earned." Soviet, 1964
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My bedroom in the 90’s. Was a dork, still am.
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Gustaf Håkansson, an unofficial competitor in the cycling race around Sweden (1764 km), who was not allowed to start due to his age of 66, but outclassed his rivals by over a day because he did not take the required sleep breaks. 1951 He rode a bike until he was 100 years old. [1000x630]
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1945 mug shots of war criminals Albert Speer and Rudolf Hess. They were among the seven high ranking Nazis who were held in Spandau Prison in Berlin after their trial in Nuremberg. [1000 x 1019]
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Actress Leslie Brooks (circa 1940s)
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Hirohito (Emperor of Japan from 1926 to 1989) and Helmut Kohl (Chancellor of german reunification), 1983 [1600 x1142 ]
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the armory in salzburg castle, austria
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no se conoce metro visita escolar
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Tenant Farmer: 1939 by Dorothea Lange
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"No Vietnamese Ever Called Me N*****", Poster for Movie, United States, (1968)
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Rescue operations in the destroyed elementary school. On 20 October 1944, due to a navigation error, Allied planes hit the districts of Gorla and Precotto in Milan. A bomb hit the elementary school "Crispi" causing 209 victims, including 184 childrens (Milan, Italy 1944) [2552x3272]
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