16 Fascinating Photos Collected From History

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“Into the Valley of Death” Okinawa, 1945

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16-year-old Hitler Youth member K. Punzeller listens as an American sergeant translates his verdict of life sentence in prison for espionage, 1945

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The Olympic fire arrives in Berlin during the 1936 games

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As Soviet troops approached Berlin in 1945, citizens did their best to take care of Berlin Zoo’s animals

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"Iron Youth. Youth! We are none of us more than twenty years old. But young? Youth? That is long ago. We are old folk"

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Russian Soldiers Preparing for the Battle of Kursk, July 1943

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Yang Kyoungjong, the only known soldier to have fought on three sides of a war, 1944

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Crowd in Times Square, New York City celebrating the surrender of Germany, May 7th, 1945

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Homecoming – Vienna, Austria 1946

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Signature of Paris Agreements, ending the allied occupation of West Germany, France, 23 October 1954

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A janitor sweeps the floor of New York Stock Exchange following the Wall Street Crash, 1929

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Austro-Hungarian tail gunner armed with ten Mauser C96 handguns, WWI

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German soldier lighting his cigarette with a flamethrower, 1917

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The First black girl to attend an All White school in the United States – Dorothy Counts – being teased and taunted by her white male peers, 1957

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December 1948, Talladega, AL., Klansmen and Santa Claus presented a radio to Jack Riddle, a 107 year old Negro and his wife, Josey, 86, so they could have their wish, to “hear the preachers.” Grand Dragon Samuel Green explained that this demonstrated the true heart of a Klansman.

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American soldier offers water to a wounded VC. He had been fighting for three days with his entrails been held in place only by a cooking pot tied to his belly. (1968, Vietnam)