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In our times, most of humanity’s effort is set on exploring the future and the advancements that come with it, whether it’s technology or science. But delving into the past can be just as if not more entertaining.

Luckily, there’s a whole corner of Reddit dedicated to joining history aficionados together and sharing some of the most intriguing, rare and unique moments that happened a long time ago. Being home to a whopping 3.3M members, this subreddit is one of the biggest powerhouses on the platform!

Think of the moment Marlon Brando rejected his Oscar and gave the stage to Sacheen Littlefeather to protest Hollywood’s portrayal of Native Americans. Or the sunny afternoon when Che Guevara and Fidel Castro went fishing in 1960. Or a day in 1992 when Michelle and Barack Obama were giggling while getting married.

Thanks to photography, special moments like these were forever carved in our memories and so today, we invite you on a walk down memory lane. Scroll down and upvote your favorite ones!

#1

When They Realized Women Were Using Their Sacks To Make Clothes For Their Children, Flour Mills Of The 1930s Started Using Flowered Fabric For Their Sacks (1939)

When They Realized Women Were Using Their Sacks To Make Clothes For Their Children, Flour Mills Of The 1930s Started Using Flowered Fabric For Their Sacks (1939)

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    Albert Einstein Defying The Prevailing Racial Climate At The Time By Visiting Lincoln University, Pennsylvania

    Albert Einstein Defying The Prevailing Racial Climate At The Time By Visiting Lincoln University, Pennsylvania

    The first degree-granting black college in the US - to teach a class. He was an outspoken civil rights advocate for black Americans. Photographed in 1946 

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    Cactus McCoy
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Being a jewish refugee from nazi Germany he knew a thing or two about the matter.

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    #3

    Johnny Depp Saved The Old Horse Goldeneye From Sleepy Hollow Who Played Crane’s Companion, Gunpowder

    Johnny Depp Saved The Old Horse Goldeneye From Sleepy Hollow Who Played Crane’s Companion, Gunpowder

    The one-eyed horse was originally set to be euthanized after production was completed. But Depp stepped in and adopted Goldeneye after finishing the movie - 1999 

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    Rosy Maple Moth
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Why would you use a horse for a movie only to kill it afterwards? This is absolutely disgusting!

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    “Photographs bring history to life in an immediate and visceral way,” Lisa Yaszek, a Regents Professor of Science Fiction Studies at Georgia Tech where she researches and teaches science fiction as a global language crossing centuries, continents, and cultures, told Bored Panda.

    Yaszek explained how it’s different from exploring history through written sources. “When we read books, we get lots of detailed information about historical events: who was involved, where the event happened, what factors led to and resulted from it, and so on.”

    #4

    "Happiest Man In China"

    "Happiest Man In China"

    Taken in 1901 by British anthropologists after deciding to document the Chinese. The Chinese didn't know photos were a "serious matter" and decided to be goofy, hence the pose and smile

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    Suzanne Tilson
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Sounds like they knew exactly what photos are for

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    #5

    Tokyo Residents Mourning Hachiko

    Tokyo Residents Mourning Hachiko

    He would regularly meet his owner, professor Ueno, at Shibuya station after he returned from work. Sadly, Ueno died on May 21, 1925, & never returned. However, Hachiko would return to the station every day for 9 years, waiting for him to come back, 1935

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    PickleRick
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    A dogs love is undeniable, unconditional and undying.

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    #6

    In 1973, Marlon Brando Rejected His Oscar For The Godfather To Allow Sacheen Littlefeather To Protest Hollywood’s Portrayal Of Native Americans

    In 1973, Marlon Brando Rejected His Oscar For The Godfather To Allow Sacheen Littlefeather To Protest Hollywood’s Portrayal Of Native Americans

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    Moreover, “Sometimes such information can be vividly detailed and prompt us to imagine what historical events might have looked like in ways that make us feel more connected to them, but sometimes we are so overwhelmed with dry or technical details that we actually feel more removed from the event than ever before,” the professor explained.

    On the other hand, photos rarely have this problem. “Even when shot by the most amateur of photographers, images of people living in and through various moments in history provide a sense of immediate emotional connection—we think, ‘wow, so that’s what it would feel like to experience that moment of history!’” Yaszek explained.

    #7

    Six-Year-Old Austrian Boy “Werfel” Receiveing A New Pair Of Shoes At The Am Himmel Orphanage

    Six-Year-Old Austrian Boy “Werfel” Receiveing A New Pair Of Shoes At The Am Himmel Orphanage

    Donated by the junior red cross in America (colorized). Published in The Life magazine in 1946

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    PickleRick
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    We take so much for granted. I'm happy for his joy. I hope it was onward and upward from there.

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    #8

    Mass Demonstrations Against Soviet Union In Baku, The Capital Of Azerbaijan, 1989

    Mass Demonstrations Against Soviet Union In Baku, The Capital Of Azerbaijan, 1989

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    Fabian Bernard
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    These years were crazy, was a western Europe child, lived everything live on TV ( Berlin's Wall fall, the Ceaucescus been shot...) Big generational memories

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    #9

    Nakano Takeko (Onna-Musha Of The Aizu Domain) In Imperial Japan

    Nakano Takeko (Onna-Musha Of The Aizu Domain) In Imperial Japan

    She and other women fought in the Battle of Aizu in October 1868 during the Boshin War, when on October 16th, she was killed in battle by a rifle shot. Shown in full samurai armour, c. 1860 - 1868

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    The professor pointed out that “as the comments from posters on the ‘Exploring the Past through Historical Photos’ Reddit indicates, images of people from the past connect us to history in another, related way as well.”

    In this sense, we’re not just mere viewers. Yaszek explained that “once we feel an emotional bond with the people in historical photos and perhaps even begin to imaginatively empathize with them—we forge new intellectual connections to history itself, asking ourselves: ‘Why are the people in this photograph in this situation in the first place? What happened leading up to this photo—and what happened afterward?’”

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    For viewers like us, this can be an empowering moment. “We begin to actively research and share what they know about events and people represented in specific photos,” Yaszek told us.

    #10

    African-American Boys On Easter Morning, Southside, Chicago, Illinois, April 1941 [colorized]

    African-American Boys On Easter Morning, Southside, Chicago, Illinois, April 1941 [colorized]

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    #11

    A Group Of Samurai Went On A Tourist Tour In Egypt And Took A Photo In Front Of Sphinx, 1864

    A Group Of Samurai Went On A Tourist Tour In Egypt And Took A Photo In Front Of Sphinx, 1864

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    Chucky Cheezburger
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Ok, the clothes they are wearing look like they would be sweltering to be in.

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    #12

    Arnie Supporting Disables Athletes In The Early 1990's

    Arnie Supporting Disables Athletes In The Early 1990's

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    Panda Boi
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I read "Arnie Disables Athletes In The Early 1990's", had me worried for a bit!

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    Moreover, looking at historical photographs is an opportunity to both learn history from experts and to become an expert yourself, Yaszek argues. It’s because they give us an opportunity to “work with others to re-create the real story behind the image.”

    “Sometimes, especially powerful photos can even prompt action in the real world, as we even begin to wonder, ‘how much does my own historical era have in common with this moment from the past?’ and ‘what can I do to make sure we do—or do not!—ever experience something like this again?’ And so by looking at historical photos, we can become agents of history!” the professor told us.

    #13

    Shoemaker’s Lunch, 1944. By Bernard Cole

    Shoemaker’s Lunch, 1944. By Bernard Cole

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    #14

    A Young Barack Obama Spending Time On The Beach With His Grandfather 1963

    A Young Barack Obama Spending Time On The Beach With His Grandfather 1963

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    #15

    A Selfie Taken By Emperor Nicholas II (1868-1918)

    A Selfie Taken By Emperor Nicholas II (1868-1918)

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    Sandie Shaw
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Tragic what happened to him and his family. He was a clueless Tsar. But NO ONE deserves what happened. And those poor children.

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    #16

    Anne Frank And Her Sister Margot At The Beach, Zandvoort - August 1940

    Anne Frank And Her Sister Margot At The Beach, Zandvoort - August 1940

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    #17

    Tiananmen Square Just Before The Massacre, June 4, 1989

    Tiananmen Square Just Before The Massacre, June 4, 1989

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    Thor Haugen
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's so scary that the most populous country on earth has such a repressive government and so sad the people living there have been taught that it's normal to have a government like that.

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    #18

    This Boy’s Photo Was Taken In Los Angeles, California, Circa 1920s. A Stately Pose. From My Glass Negative Collection

    This Boy’s Photo Was Taken In Los Angeles, California, Circa 1920s. A Stately Pose. From My Glass Negative Collection

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    Jessica Wood
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Anyone else think he had a fancy wooden leg for a second?

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    #19

    112 Year-Old Teimruz Vanacha (Left), Veteran Of WWI And The Russian Civil War, With His Son Ivan, A Veteran Of WWII, In 1980

    112 Year-Old Teimruz Vanacha (Left), Veteran Of WWI And The Russian Civil War, With His Son Ivan, A Veteran Of WWII, In 1980

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    #20

    Salvador Dali Painting "The Face Of War", 1940

    Salvador Dali Painting "The Face Of War", 1940

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    #21

    The Ethiopian Negus Menelik II Who Defeated The Italians In The Battle Of Adawa And Thus Saving His Nation From Colonisation. 1913

    The Ethiopian Negus Menelik II Who Defeated The Italians In The Battle Of Adawa And Thus Saving His Nation From Colonisation. 1913

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    ADHORTATOR
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Well, not for long.... the Italians came back

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    #22

    Cannabis Rights Activist Ben Masel Smoking A Joint While Voting In The 1976 Presidential Election. Taking Advantage Of An Apparent Law That Prohibits Arrest While Voting

    Cannabis Rights Activist Ben Masel Smoking A Joint While Voting In The 1976 Presidential Election. Taking Advantage Of An Apparent Law That Prohibits Arrest While Voting

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    #23

    Night Fishing In Hawaii, 1948

    Night Fishing In Hawaii, 1948

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    #24

    Rarely Did Photographers Make It To Frontier Families But When They Did Families Wanted To Show How Well They Were Doing Out West By Stripping The House & Pose For The Camera

    Rarely Did Photographers Make It To Frontier Families But When They Did Families Wanted To Show How Well They Were Doing Out West By Stripping The House & Pose For The Camera

    This family would like you to see their big melons are & a cow that appears to be able to climb your house! The 1870s 

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    Elise Hilton
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The house is a dugout, "dig out" mostly into the side of that hill. The cow isn't standing on the roof of their house, but rather grazing on the hill. The dugout home had several advantages, but mainly it was inexpensive and it wasn't exposed to severe weather the same way a clapboard house would be.

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    #25

    A Mob Pours Sugar, Ketchup And Mustard Over The Heads Of John Salter, Joan Trumpauer And Anne Moody

    A Mob Pours Sugar, Ketchup And Mustard Over The Heads Of John Salter, Joan Trumpauer And Anne Moody

    During a sit-in demonstration at a Woolworth's ‘whites only’ lunch counter in Jackson, Miss - May 28, 1963

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    #26

    On This Day 59 Years Ago, Soviet Space Mission Vostok 6 Was Launched With Valentina Tereshkova Onboard, Who Became The 1st Woman In Space

    On This Day 59 Years Ago, Soviet Space Mission Vostok 6 Was Launched With Valentina Tereshkova Onboard, Who Became The 1st Woman In Space

    This is her during the fifth earth orbit on June 16, 1963

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    #27

    A Smiling Girl In A Kimono On New Year's Day. Japan, 1914

    A Smiling Girl In A Kimono On New Year's Day. Japan, 1914

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    Charlene Elise
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Proof that wearing socks with sandals and be beautiful... uncomfortable but beautiful!!

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    #28

    Greenpeace Tries To Stop Radioactive Waste From Being Dumped In The Ocean, 1982

    Greenpeace Tries To Stop Radioactive Waste From Being Dumped In The Ocean, 1982

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    memeju1ce
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    i think they recently put massive boulders in common fishing spots to rip up any nets to deter overfishing and pollution :)

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    #29

    Russian Conscript With His Family Before Being Deployed To The Front, Karachev, Bryansk, Russia, 1943

    Russian Conscript With His Family Before Being Deployed To The Front, Karachev, Bryansk, Russia, 1943

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    Suzanne Tilson
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Conscript is meant for the poor, so the rich can avoid and watch.

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    #30

    Võ Thi Thang Smiling After Being Sentenced To 20 Years Hard Labour In A Prison Camp By The South Vietnamese Govt - 1968

    Võ Thi Thang Smiling After Being Sentenced To 20 Years Hard Labour In A Prison Camp By The South Vietnamese Govt - 1968

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    N Gregory
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Additional context (slight paraphrasing): After sentencing she said "20 years? Your government won't last that long". She was released six years later.

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    #31

    In The 1890s, The Congo State (Controlled By Belgian Settlers) Allowed The Companies To Maneuver Almost Entirely Freely

    In The 1890s, The Congo State (Controlled By Belgian Settlers) Allowed The Companies To Maneuver Almost Entirely Freely

    Which resulted in various atrocities, including the amputation of hands as punishment for those who refused to collect rubber

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    #32

    My Grandfather. 1933. In A Cornfield He Planted That Was Destroyed By Locusts

    My Grandfather. 1933. In A Cornfield He Planted That Was Destroyed By Locusts

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    #33

    Chinese-American War Worker In Los Angeles

    Chinese-American War Worker In Los Angeles

    Wore a handwritten sign in his back to avoid being mistaken for Japanese 1942

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    Rachel Grig
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is actually so sad. I recently watched a Cold Case episode about life for American Japanese after Pearl Harbor. Heartbreaking.

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    #34

    Commuters In New York On The Evening Of November 22, 1963

    Commuters In New York On The Evening Of November 22, 1963

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    Jason
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Replace with phones and it's a normal day now

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    #35

    A Boy And His Owl, 1933

    A Boy And His Owl, 1933

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    #36

    Jaques Biederer, The First Photographer In History Specializing In Erotic Photos. This Photo Was Taken In Paris In 1928

    Jaques Biederer, The First Photographer In History Specializing In Erotic Photos. This Photo Was Taken In Paris In 1928

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    #37

    An Enthusiast For Men's Dress Reform Walking Down The Strand In London. The Mdrp (Men’s Dress Reform Party) Was Formed In The Interwar Years In Britain, 1930

    An Enthusiast For Men's Dress Reform Walking Down The Strand In London. The Mdrp (Men’s Dress Reform Party) Was Formed In The Interwar Years In Britain, 1930

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    #38

    Santa Claus With The Children During Croatian War Of Independence. Vukovar, 1992 (Colorized)

    Santa Claus With The Children During Croatian War Of Independence. Vukovar, 1992 (Colorized)

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    Suzanne Tilson
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    War Santa, bringing joy to ALL the boys and girls, ALL.

    Charlene Elise
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I had no idea that Santa used a TANK for transportation instead of a sleigh with reindeer... f*ck yeahhhh!!

    Susie Elle
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    3 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I've been to Vukovar in 2017, the bulletholes were still visible in some buildings.

    Charl Marx
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    In parts of Bosnia too, honestly couldn't believe it when I first saw it.

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    Natalie Phipps
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Now there's something you don't see every day, Santa 'packing'.

    Vanja Vidovic
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I hope that all of them managed to survive the war.

    Meraj
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is Santa from Futurama.

    Richard Henderson
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Why did a picture from 1992 need to be colourised?

    Mr. COYS
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And hence, we have the new movie Violent Night.

    Stephen Salvoni
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You better watch out, you better not cry ...

    LiuLiu
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    holding a gun - so sad

    Alexandria Z
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    When Santa had to protect the toys from the bad girls and boys. hmmm Isn't that bad Billy second from front ?

    LEOnidas
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "Now I have a machine gun! Ho Ho Ho!"

    JuniorCJ82
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Why would you need to colourize a photo from 1992?

    Nadine Bamberger
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Don't mess with Santa on a mission 😎

    Djordje Adzaip
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Scorsese. Sorry to brake it down to you, but, the s**t-storm like that blows both ways (or 3)

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    #39

    [colorized] Three Scout Girls Collect Peach Pits, Which Will Later Be Processed To Make Gas Mask Filters During World War I. Washington, 1917-1918

    [colorized] Three Scout Girls Collect Peach Pits, Which Will Later Be Processed To Make Gas Mask Filters During World War I. Washington, 1917-1918

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    #40

    UPS Worker Delivers Packages In New York City During The Attacks Of 9/11 2001

    UPS Worker Delivers Packages In New York City During The Attacks Of 9/11 2001

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    cadena kuhn
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    There was a ups guy out delivering packages during the hurricane last week

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    #41

    Memorial Day 1945: French Teen Helene Chapelle And Her Mother Kneel At The Grave Of James Simonian Who Was Killed During The Normandy Invasion

    Memorial Day 1945: French Teen Helene Chapelle And Her Mother Kneel At The Grave Of James Simonian Who Was Killed During The Normandy Invasion

    She is reading a letter from Simonian’s mother who asked that it be read at her son’s grave. La Cambe Cemetery, France

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    Nathan Pogorzala
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The American (and British and Canadian) cemeteries of Normandy and Brittany are such sad but beautiful places. All so young.

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    #42

    Queen Elizabeth; The Queen Mother, Princess Margaret And A Bored Prince Charles Watching The Coronation Ceremony Of Queen Elizabeth II. Westminster Abbey, 1953

    Queen Elizabeth; The Queen Mother, Princess Margaret And A Bored Prince Charles Watching The Coronation Ceremony Of Queen Elizabeth II. Westminster Abbey, 1953

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    MargyB
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I hope he is more interested in his own coronation!

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    #43

    Dr. Erich Salomon Faked A Broken Arm So He Could Hide A Camera In His Cast To Photograph The Us Supreme Court - 1932

    Dr. Erich Salomon Faked A Broken Arm So He Could Hide A Camera In His Cast To Photograph The Us Supreme Court - 1932

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    ShaZam Beaubien
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I can imagine the noise and flash when he did take the picture.

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    #44

    Captain Lewis Nixon Of The 101st Airborne Wakes Up After A Night Of Celebrating Courtesy Of Goerings Private Liquor, Wine And Champagne Collection, Austria May 4th 1945

    Captain Lewis Nixon Of The 101st Airborne Wakes Up After A Night Of Celebrating Courtesy Of Goerings Private Liquor, Wine And Champagne Collection, Austria May 4th 1945

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    #45

    J. Robert Oppenheimer And Albert Einstein, 1947

    J. Robert Oppenheimer And Albert Einstein, 1947

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    Rob Chapman
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "Now I am become death, the destroyer of worlds"

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    #46

    Anton Dostler, Nazi General Moments Before Being Executed For War Crimes. Aversa, Italy. 1 December, 1945

    Anton Dostler, Nazi General Moments Before Being Executed For War Crimes. Aversa, Italy. 1 December, 1945

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    Katy McMouse
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I have a feeling that we will be returning to this, but with Russian officers.

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    #47

    P.t. Barnum & Bailey's Combined Circus Performers, New York 1924

    P.t. Barnum & Bailey's Combined Circus Performers, New York 1924

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    Summer Mason
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    So this is the one that had the albino twins who where told their mother was dead and then they saw her in the crowd?

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    #48

    Photo Of A British Man Wearing A Chain Around The Neck Of Aborigines, Who Are Natives Of Australia. 1900's

    Photo Of A British Man Wearing A Chain Around The Neck Of Aborigines, Who Are Natives Of Australia. 1900's

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    K- THULU
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Our nations shame.....makes me fkn sick.... And still no justice...

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    #49

    Mohawk Warrior Attacks Canadian Soldiers During Oka Crisis July-Sep 1990

    Mohawk Warrior Attacks Canadian Soldiers During Oka Crisis July-Sep 1990

    Which began when the Canadian government approved the seizure of Mohawk land for a private golf course - a 14 yr old Mohawk teen was bayoneted in the chest and almost died

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    Paul Macdonell
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    A Gross exaggeration of what happened. A municipal government gave approval for construction on a disputed property and the Mohawks reacted. A police officer was shot and killed and then he ensuing standoff was resolved after a lot of time passing, by the army who were filmed and showed immense tolerance. I never heard about any bayoneting, perhaps it happened but was overshadowed by the police officer being murdered. No one was found responsible. Don't attempt to rewrite history while some us of lived it.

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    #50

    Ms. Lee Merlin, The Winner Of The “Miss Atomic Bomb” Pageant In Las Vegas, 1950s

    Ms. Lee Merlin, The Winner Of The “Miss Atomic Bomb” Pageant In Las Vegas, 1950s

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    Tamra
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Am I the only one to think this pageant was in extremely poor taste? "Miss Atomic Bomb"? Damn.

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    #51

    August 23, 1902, Providence, Rhode Island. U.S. President Teddy Roosevelt Delivers His "Trust Speech" And Warns Of Prosperity Being Concentrated In The Hands Of The Few, Particulary Large Corporations

    August 23, 1902, Providence, Rhode Island. U.S. President Teddy Roosevelt Delivers His "Trust Speech" And Warns Of Prosperity Being Concentrated In The Hands Of The Few, Particulary Large Corporations

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    #52

    Nancy Pelosi With U.s President John F. Kennedy, During Kennedy’s Inauguration As President - 1961

    Nancy Pelosi With U.s President John F. Kennedy, During Kennedy’s Inauguration As President - 1961

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    j miller
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It is a sad commentary on the USA government that someone who was at JFK"s inauguration is still working in government today.

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    #53

    Drive-In Car Hops In Shorts And Cowboy Boots At The Log Lodge Tavern Near Love Field Airport In Dallas, Texas, 1940

    Drive-In Car Hops In Shorts And Cowboy Boots At The Log Lodge Tavern Near Love Field Airport In Dallas, Texas, 1940

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    #54

    Simple Bridge Made From Two Chains In China, Circa 1930

    Simple Bridge Made From Two Chains In China, Circa 1930

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    #55

    The 101st Airborne Division’s “Filthy Thirteen”volunteer Pathfinders Preparing To Parachute Into France Just After Midnight On June 6, 1944

    The 101st Airborne Division’s “Filthy Thirteen”volunteer Pathfinders Preparing To Parachute Into France Just After Midnight On June 6, 1944

    They were among the first allied troops to set foot on French soil on d-day; their mission was to mark drop zones for the airborne assault

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    Vorknkx
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's the first mission of the very first Call of Duty game (released in 2003), and it's appropriately called "Pathfinder."

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    #56

    Temporary Nypd Headquarters At A Burger King Near The World Trade Center, September 11, 2001

    Temporary Nypd Headquarters At A Burger King Near The World Trade Center, September 11, 2001

    Past-Two342 Report

    Rod
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Are you saying they could not find a Dunkin' Donuts?

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    #57

    The Liquidators Worked In The Immediate Vicinity Of The Damaged Reactor. Tschernobyl 1986

    The Liquidators Worked In The Immediate Vicinity Of The Damaged Reactor. Tschernobyl 1986

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    Helen Waight
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Trying to construct the sarcophagus around the reactor. That was a very dangerous job done as a race against time. Additionally they also tried to build tunnels under the reactor and fill them with liquid nitrogen to stop any danger of the molten fuel hitting the water table. (That btw didn’t work as it wasn’t needed, the fuel had solidified). Sorry, I’m a nuclear incidents history nerd.

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    #58

    Sir Winston Churchill, In 1895, Age 20

    Sir Winston Churchill, In 1895, Age 20

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    Suzanne Tilson
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    He's so cute I almost forgot he started an entire famine in Bengal. Almost.

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    #59

    Sikh Soldier Of The Indian Red Eagle Division Showing A Captured German Flag After Taking Over Monte Cassino, Italy In May, 1944

    Sikh Soldier Of The Indian Red Eagle Division Showing A Captured German Flag After Taking Over Monte Cassino, Italy In May, 1944

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    𝖊𝖆
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The only use of these flags is for kindling. I get a sickening feeling every time I see one

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    #60

    My Grandfather Interviewing Muhammad Ali In The Weeks After Changing His Name - July 1967

    My Grandfather Interviewing Muhammad Ali In The Weeks After Changing His Name - July 1967

    visualsbymourad Report

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    #61

    Prague Residents Throwing Molotov Cocktails At A Soviet Tank In Prague, August 21, 1968

    Prague Residents Throwing Molotov Cocktails At A Soviet Tank In Prague, August 21, 1968

    Past-Two342 Report

    Vorknkx
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The Prague Spring, a.k.a. "you want freedom, then prepare to get crushed with tanks, comrades!"

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    #62

    Sumo Wrestling. Yokohama - Japan, 1887

    Sumo Wrestling. Yokohama - Japan, 1887

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    #63

    “I Fear All We Have Done Is To Awaken A Sleeping Giant And Fill Him With A Terrible Resolve”- The U.S. Pacific Fleet Getting Ready For Battle During The Marshall Islands Campaign, 1944

    “I Fear All We Have Done Is To Awaken A Sleeping Giant And Fill Him With A Terrible Resolve”- The U.S. Pacific Fleet Getting Ready For Battle During The Marshall Islands Campaign, 1944

    DiosMioMan63 Report

    #64

    Egyptian Men Watch As The Graf Zeppelin Floats Over The Great Pyramids Of Giza, Egypt, While Atop The Great Pyramid Of Khufu. 1931

    Egyptian Men Watch As The Graf Zeppelin Floats Over The Great Pyramids Of Giza, Egypt, While Atop The Great Pyramid Of Khufu. 1931

    TN_Egyptologist Report

    K- THULU
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Wow, like some steampunk bookcover.... Cool...

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    #65

    Queen Elizabeth II Addresses A Vast Gathering Of More Than A Quarter Of A Million In India, 1961

    Queen Elizabeth II Addresses A Vast Gathering Of More Than A Quarter Of A Million In India, 1961

    nerdy_subha Report

    UpupaEpops
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Meanwhile, I would start to stutter from having to read out my homework in class.

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    #66

    1 Of The 11 Surviving Pictures Taken By Life Magazine Photographer Robert Capa On D-Day, June 6, 1944

    1 Of The 11 Surviving Pictures Taken By Life Magazine Photographer Robert Capa On D-Day, June 6, 1944

    DiosMioMan63 Report

    #67

    Two Students Hanging Out In Their College Dorm Room At The University Of Illinois, 1910

    Two Students Hanging Out In Their College Dorm Room At The University Of Illinois, 1910

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    #68

    An Unidentified Soldier Of The 25th Infantry Division Pauses For A Cigarette. Vietnam War, 1969 [colorized]

    An Unidentified Soldier Of The 25th Infantry Division Pauses For A Cigarette. Vietnam War, 1969 [colorized]

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    #69

    1956: Young "Teddy Boys" Somewhere In England

    1956: Young "Teddy Boys" Somewhere In England

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    Charlene Elise
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The "young" boy on the right looks like he's definitely seen some sh!t?! To see a 12 year old boy with the face of a 40 year old man makes me want to cry!

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    #70

    A Police Officer Fires Into A Group Of Demonstrators Attempting To Prohibit Access To The Wto During The "Battle Of Seattle." Nov 30, 1999

    A Police Officer Fires Into A Group Of Demonstrators Attempting To Prohibit Access To The Wto During The "Battle Of Seattle." Nov 30, 1999

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    Jrog
    Community Member
    3 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's an Abrams Airborne Manufacturing MGL-LTL, classed (quite optimistically) as a launcher for "less-lethal ammunition", in this case a tear gas cartridge. A tear gas cartridge weighs half a pound and can be shot up to 120 meters, meaning this gun and cartridge can develop over 300 J of energy. The US Army defines the lethal force threshold for ammunition at 80 joule. This kind of ammunition is defined as "less-lethal" only because it is supposed to be shot either in very high arches or to be bounced off the ground, something the Police forces never do, as they prefer a safe good ol'straight shot to the chest (or in this photo, to the head). That's why the actual injury or death ratio for this kind of shots is much, much higher than anything the manufacturer advertises.

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    #71

    The Scene On The Highway Near Palermo After A Bomb Killed Anti-Mafia Judge Giovanni Falcone, His Wife, And Three Police Escort Agents On 23rd May 1992. The Bombing Was A Terror Attack By The Sicilian Mafia Who Placed 400 Kg Of Explosives Under The Highway (Sicily, Italy 1992)

    The Scene On The Highway Near Palermo After A Bomb Killed Anti-Mafia Judge Giovanni Falcone, His Wife, And Three Police Escort Agents On 23rd May 1992. The Bombing Was A Terror Attack By The Sicilian Mafia Who Placed 400 Kg Of Explosives Under The Highway (Sicily, Italy 1992)

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    Giorgio Scalici
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I am from Palermo, they were terrible years. Borsellino was killed with a similar method inside the city. If you are not from Sicily and want to understand a little bit more about the Mafia, watch "Mafia kills only in Summer".

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    #72

    Rare Photo Of Kim Il-Sung's Tumor On His Neck, 1984

    Rare Photo Of Kim Il-Sung's Tumor On His Neck, 1984

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    MargyB
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    He needs Dr Pimple Popper! Surely it is only a lipoma

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    #73

    U.S. Helicopters Pour Machine-Gun Fire Into The Tree Line To Cover The Advance Of South Vietnamese Troops Ca, 1965

    U.S. Helicopters Pour Machine-Gun Fire Into The Tree Line To Cover The Advance Of South Vietnamese Troops Ca, 1965

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    #74

    Press Photographers And Police Snipers Lie Side By Side On A Roof Opposite The Kreditbanken Bank On Norrmalmstorg Square In Stockholm. A Misfired Robbery Turned Into A Six-Day Standoff That Gave Birth To The Phrase "Stockholm Syndrome", Stockholm, Sweden 1973

    Press Photographers And Police Snipers Lie Side By Side On A Roof Opposite The Kreditbanken Bank On Norrmalmstorg Square In Stockholm. A Misfired Robbery Turned Into A Six-Day Standoff That Gave Birth To The Phrase "Stockholm Syndrome", Stockholm, Sweden 1973

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    Nea
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Sometimes Cameras can shoot worse

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    #75

    Circus Performer Jimmy Armstrong Having A Smoke Break, 1958

    Circus Performer Jimmy Armstrong Having A Smoke Break, 1958

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    #76

    Lyndon B. Johnson Yelling At The Pilots Of A Nearby Plane To Cut Their Engines So That John F. Kennedy Could Speak As Kennedy Is Seen Trying To Calm Him Down. Taken During The 1960 Presidential Campaign In Amarillo, Texas

    Lyndon B. Johnson Yelling At The Pilots Of A Nearby Plane To Cut Their Engines So That John F. Kennedy Could Speak As Kennedy Is Seen Trying To Calm Him Down. Taken During The 1960 Presidential Campaign In Amarillo, Texas

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    j miller
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    A peacemaker and a warmonger who led America into Vietnam. Guess which is which?

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    #77

    George Harrison Of The Beatles Taking A Selfie At The Taj Mahal In 1966

    George Harrison Of The Beatles Taking A Selfie At The Taj Mahal In 1966

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    Sinkvenice
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    3 years ago

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    I really wish people would stop using the word "selfie" for historical photographs. It's a stupid word anyway but in this context it's even worse.

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    #78

    Hitler Justifies The Invasion Of Poland. Hitler Speech Of September 1, 1939

    Hitler Justifies The Invasion Of Poland. Hitler Speech Of September 1, 1939

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    PickleRick
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Looks a lot like a speech I just recently seen.

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    #79

    A Firefighter Looks Towards The Heavily Damaged Belgrade's Tallest Building, Nato Bombing, April 1999

    A Firefighter Looks Towards The Heavily Damaged Belgrade's Tallest Building, Nato Bombing, April 1999

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    Xenon
    Community Member
    3 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Why did NATO bomb Belgrade?

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    #80

    Teddy Roosevelt's 1907 Hunting Guide Ben Lilly

    Teddy Roosevelt's 1907 Hunting Guide Ben Lilly

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    Vanessa Panerosa
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I hate how shooting our beautiful animals was/is considered a “sport”. Hardly a “sport” when you’re the only side playing? Cowardly.

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    #81

    An Atlanta Boy’s High School Basketball Player Shooting A Free Throw Against Tech High School In 1921

    An Atlanta Boy’s High School Basketball Player Shooting A Free Throw Against Tech High School In 1921

    WhenPigsRideCars Report

    #82

    A British Soldier Gives A V-For-Victory Sign To German Prisoners Captured At El Alamein, 26 October 1942

    A British Soldier Gives A V-For-Victory Sign To German Prisoners Captured At El Alamein, 26 October 1942

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    Emma S
    Community Member
    3 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I don't think that's what happening. His hand is the wrong way round to be a victory sign. In the UK giving a V sign with your hand that way basically means 'f*** off.' It's a way of swearing without actually saying anything. This is the British equivalent of what Americans would call 'flipping the bird.' Which makes this photo even more poignant as this British solider was most likely insulting those German prisoners, and they didn't even realise.

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    #83

    Miners Light Up Reused Cigarettes At The End Of An Eight-Hour Shift Underground At The Zhdanovskaya Coal Mine, All For $30 A Month. Donbass, Ukraine. February 1992 - By Shepard Sherbell

    Miners Light Up Reused Cigarettes At The End Of An Eight-Hour Shift Underground At The Zhdanovskaya Coal Mine, All For $30 A Month. Donbass, Ukraine. February 1992 - By Shepard Sherbell

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    𝖊𝖆
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is so sad. These mens’ lives must have been cut so short, by the deadly mines and the smoking. Awful combination, their lungs would be destroyed.

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    #84

    Soviet Cosmonaut Sergei Krikalev Stuck In Space During The Collapse Of The Soviet Union, 1991

    Soviet Cosmonaut Sergei Krikalev Stuck In Space During The Collapse Of The Soviet Union, 1991

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    MargyB
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    His poor legs look like they are wasting

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    #85

    Yukio Mishima Addresses Members Of The Self-Defense Forces In Tokyo Shortly Before Committing Seppuku On Nov. 25, 1970

    Yukio Mishima Addresses Members Of The Self-Defense Forces In Tokyo Shortly Before Committing Seppuku On Nov. 25, 1970

    WhenPigsRideCars Report

    Blurryface
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    For all my sensitive honeys out there, seppuku is self-unaliving. Hopefully this kept someone from being triggered after looking it up. Hugs to all of you. :)

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    #86

    Cars And Girls, 1942 [colorized]

    Cars And Girls, 1942 [colorized]

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    Suzanne Tilson
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Shame they didn't have credit cards or bank accounts to buy them themselves

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    #87

    Listening To Copies Of The Beatles “Rubber Soul” In The Quality Control Room At The Emi Pressing Plant In London, England, 1965

    Listening To Copies Of The Beatles “Rubber Soul” In The Quality Control Room At The Emi Pressing Plant In London, England, 1965

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    ami
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That song must've been so stuck in their head afterwards

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    #88

    The Undertaker Looks Down At Medical Staff Checking On Mankind After He Fell, Unscripted, Through The Top Of Hell In A Cell Into The Ring 16ft Below. June 28, 1998

    The Undertaker Looks Down At Medical Staff Checking On Mankind After He Fell, Unscripted, Through The Top Of Hell In A Cell Into The Ring 16ft Below. June 28, 1998

    OGWhiz Report

    Angel Llamas
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    They are brothers.. I can imagine Undertaker's concern

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    #89

    Walt Disney With The Original Mickey Mouse Club Lineup. 1955

    Walt Disney With The Original Mickey Mouse Club Lineup. 1955

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    Highwaytozen
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Thought that kid's name was Koochie for a sec 😂

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    #90

    Former President Ronald Reagan Doffs His Baseball Cap, Exposing His Partially Shaved Head

    Former President Ronald Reagan Doffs His Baseball Cap, Exposing His Partially Shaved Head

    Before the applause of well-wishers who saw him off at the airport in Rochester, Minn., Sept. 15, 1989

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    charli
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    From Google: "In September of 1989, President Reagan underwent brain surgery at Mayo when after a routine checkup physicians determined that a pool of blood had accumulated in his skull from an earlier fall from a horse"

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    #91

    An Assembly Worker In Front Of A Weight And Size Model Of The First Soviet Atomic Bomb. Ussr, 1949

    An Assembly Worker In Front Of A Weight And Size Model Of The First Soviet Atomic Bomb. Ussr, 1949

    banzay_33 Report

    #92

    Battalion Courier Adolf Hitler In May 1915, With His Rifle Slung Over His Shoulder, On His Way To Deliver A Message During WWI

    Battalion Courier Adolf Hitler In May 1915, With His Rifle Slung Over His Shoulder, On His Way To Deliver A Message During WWI

    WhenPigsRideCars Report

    Libstak
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That old adage of "don't shoot the messenger" isn't always right...

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    #93

    German Soldiers March Triumphantly Past The French Wwi Victory Monument In Verdun During The Fall Of France, 1940

    German Soldiers March Triumphantly Past The French Wwi Victory Monument In Verdun During The Fall Of France, 1940

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    Vorknkx
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Getting some payback for WW1 was a powerful motivation for the Germans.

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    #94

    Mary Anne Macleod Was A Poor Scottish Immigrant Who Arrived In America In 1930. She Eventually Married An Up-And-Coming Businessman Named Frederick Trump And Became The Mother Of Businessman And Future President. Donald Trump

    Mary Anne Macleod Was A Poor Scottish Immigrant Who Arrived In America In 1930. She Eventually Married An Up-And-Coming Businessman Named Frederick Trump And Became The Mother Of Businessman And Future President. Donald Trump

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    Suzanne Tilson
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    How can such beauty produce such bile. It's " make a sows ear into a silk purse," not the other way around

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