Dynamiting the remains of the statue known as Gargantua in the closed Mirapolis amusement park near Paris. It was then the 19th largest statue in the world. 1995 - History Education Network

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“The Downfall of the Dictators is Assured” – A British cruiser rams an Italian submarine. London, circa 1943.

B-17 Flying Fortress “Queen of Hearts / Li’l Satan” of the 379th Bomb Group sustained serious damage over German targets on June 28, 1944. Despite extensive structural damage, pilot Lt. Karl Becker (shown here examining the wreckage) managed to bring her back to base in England.

Sophia Loren at the Cannes film festival, April 26 to May 10, 1955

A young prisoner trussed up in a Seminole County, Georgia chain gang stockade, punished because he “talked back” to a guard and left under the hot sun until he fainted. 1932.

Giant Lenin installation for the October Revolution Day celebration in Moscow, mid 1980-s

Dynamiting the remains of the statue known as Gargantua in the closed Mirapolis amusement park near Paris. It was then the 19th largest statue in the world. 1995

Categories: 1900s

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