The Normandy invasion took place on June 6, 1944, in the Bay of the Seine, on the south side of the English Channel between the Cotentin Peninsula and the port of Le Havre. This photo shows the damage left from the invasion. [990 x 651]

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“The Drunk Basket.” In the 1960s, bars in Istanbul would hire someone to carry drunk people back to their homes. [612 × 765]

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May 6, 1937: The German zeppelin Hindenburg flies over Manhattan. A few hours later, the ship burst into flames in an attempt to land. [1033×800]

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Anarchists marching the streets of Barcelona, celebrating the Social Revolution, implemented in 1936, after the failed Coup d’État led by the fascists. [960×612].

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Marine infantry in Taiwan practice using flamethrowers in simulated battle. January 1969 [900×582]

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Five women being inducted into the US Navy Nurse Corps on 8 March 1945, including Phyllis Mae Dailey, the first black nurse admitted to the navy. (693 x 537).

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