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Historical photographs and pictures taken in the context of a verifiable, historically significant event.

Berlin, 1945 [1200 x 838]

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Berlin at the end of World War II, 1945. The area extending north beyond the Brandenburg Gate was later controlled by the Soviets for almost 40 years. Note the portrait of Stalin in the center.

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Senad Medanovic, sole survivor of a massacre finds his home in ruins after the Bosnian army recaptured his village from Serb forces. He is standing on what is believed to be a mass grave of sixty-nine people, including his family. Bosnia, 1995.

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Aerial veiw of the beach defences at Normandy taken from an American reconnaissance plane, 6 May 1944

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Flight attendant, Wang Wen Hwang leaps from a burning China Airlines plane after it undershot the runway in Manila and caught fire. Hwang stayed on board to evacuate passengers despite her clothing catching fire, she was the last to leave the plane. Feb 27, 1980.

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A 15 kiloton nuclear weapon detonates about 10km away from the cannon it was fired from at the Nevada Test Site in May 1953

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