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A Palestinian girl wearing traditional attire of the town of Ramallah, 1932
A striking photo of one of the first GIs from the 4th Infantry Division to fall on Utah Beach on D-Day, June 6, 1944
Newborn opens their eyes to see their mother, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Kodak safety film, 1951
Stop! Or You’ll Be Late For Your Confirmation Hearing, Clarence Thomas Executioner, 1991, Art by Kevin ‘Kal’ Lallaugher for the Baltimore Sun
June 11, 1963: A 67 year old Vietnamese Mahayana Buddhist monk named Thich Quang Duc died by self-immolation at a busy intersection in downtown Saigon. He took this ultimate step to protest persecution and discriminatory policies targeting Buddhists by the Catholic led government.
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John Adams, a shoemaker from New England who was born in 1745, making him the earliest born person to be photographed whose age has been verified, 1845
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“An American Marine, in foreground, still clutches the knife with which he killed the Jap, in background, in a duel on Engebi Island, Eniwetok Atoll. A moment after finishing off his adversary, a sniper’s bullet killed the Marine.” ca. Feb 1944.
Pan fried Nutburgers. Wrigley’ Spearmint Chewing Gum. 1950s
A 1943 short film, titled “Der Fuehrer’s Face,” depicts Donald Duck trapped within the Nazi war machine, forced to work in a munitions factory assembling artillery shells
A photo of the aftermath of the Sétif and Guelma massacre. Immediately after the end of the war in Europe, the French embarked on a mass killing of Algerian independence protesters. Ironically, the massacre started on V.E. Day. Overall, 6,000 to 30,000 people were killed, 1945 .
‘Try to negotiate with THAT!’ — British cartoon from the Second World War (May 1940) criticising anti-war activists. Drawn by Philip Zec for the Daily Mirror.
“For Great Britain all races and peoples are equal”, Italy, 1944
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