On 4/12/1980 Terry Fox, a 21 year old Canadian who lost a leg to cancer, began a cross-Canada run to raise money for cancer research. He ran the equivalent of a full marathon a day. He made it 143 days and 5,373 km before the spread of his cancer forced him to quit. He died June 1981. [1079 X 1536]

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Homeless children sleeping in Mulberry Street, New York City, 1889. [1072 x 841]

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Valentina Vladimirovna Tereshkova, first woman to journey into outer space, completed 48 orbits of Earth on 16/ June / 1963 on the Vostok 6. [1285×2000]

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The American Third Army liberates the Buchenwald concentration camp, Germany, 1945 on this day. [1223×1210]

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A 1st Cavalry platoon being dropped into Vietnam. 1967. (724 x 600).

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Youth in front of a restaurant (1990, İstanbul) [1280×720]

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