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01-05-2014, 02:08 PM
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Fidel Castro laying a wreath at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, 1959
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1912 World Series
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Japanese plane shot down during the Battle of Saipan, near Saipan; circa June 15–July 9, 1944
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British SAS back from a 3 month long patrol, North Africa, January 18, 1943
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Fallout cloud above the Japanese city of Nagasaki, 20 minutes after the atomic bombing in 1945
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Contrails above London after dogfight between British and German aircraft. September 1940
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Benjamin, the last Tasmanian Tiger, at Beaumaris Zoo in 1933
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A shell shocked reindeer as World War II planes drop bombs, by Yevgeny Khaldei, Mourmansk, Russia, 1941
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Earliest aerial photograph of an American city, titled "Boston, as the Eagle and the Wild Goose See It" – Taken from a hot air balloon Oct, 1860
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Mount Rushmore before carving
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Apollo 16 astronaut Charles Duke’s family photo left behind on the moon - 1972
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The mighty Titanic prepares to leave port, 1912
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Brighton Swimming Club in their top hats and swim suits, 1863
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Liberated Jewish man holds NAZI soldier at gunpoint during WWII, unknown date
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Colourized image of Osama Bin Laden (age 14, second from right) and family in Sweden, 1971
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Photographer Lewis Hine shot images of young boys smoking cigarettes to emphasize the harmful effects of child labour. ca. 1880
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Leo Tolstoy telling a story to his grandchildren, 1909
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German air raid on Moscow, 1941
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The Berlin Wall coming down, November 11, 1989
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John McCain being captured by Vietnamese civilians in Truc Bach Lake in Hanoi - 1967
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"Waiting for the gong", aboard the U.S.S. Oregon circa 1897
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Men eating bread and soup in a breadline during the Great Depression
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Re: 22 Historical Photos

Awesome, love historical stuff.
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Re: 22 Historical Photos

The bin ladens looked like the Partridge family. Horrible.
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Re: 22 Historical Photos

Epic
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Re: 22 Historical Photos

Just waiting for someone conspiracy douche to say the London dogfight con trails are a secret German Vengeance weapon. Badass post
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Re: 22 Historical Photos

that S.A.S picture was sick,but that Nagasaki photo was mindblowing
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that was really a great post.. thank you
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Re: 22 Historical Photos

Amazing photos!!!!


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