During 1960s the law in Nepal required all the taxi cabs to be painted in Tiger stripes with tiger head on the bonnet (1080x1059px)

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A young Wojtek with the Polish soldiers of the 2nd Transport Company (which later became the 22nd Artillery Supply Company) in 1942. [1398 x 858]

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Belsen Concentration Camp being burned to the ground by the Allies in June 1945 [1200×876]

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A pickup truck in Philippines fleeing as Mount Pinatubo erupts in the background. The volcano erupted on 17th June 1990, and was the second largest of the 20th century. [2048 x 1355]

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On 11 May 1945, the Sudeten German civilians who inhabited Volary (present-day Czech Republic), are forced by US troops to walk past bodies of 30 Jewish women, who were starved to death by German SS troops in a 300 mile (500 kilometres) death march. [2240 x 2792]

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On this day May 2, 1992, 3,500 U.S. troops—many who fought in Panama or Kuwait/Iraq—hit the streets of Los Angeles that helps end rioting leaving 63 dead, 2,383 injured, 12,000 arrests, and $1 billion in property damage. Here, Marines of the 1st LAR BN moves towards L.A. in LAV-25s. [940 x 710]

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