History in Photographs.

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Inside Big Ben, London, 1920

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Seabiscuit, War Admiral Racing to the Finish - 1938. In the greatest match race in history, Seabiscuit, on the inside and ridden by George Woolf, tears away from War Admiral, ridden by Charlie Kurtsinger. Seabiscuit finished four lengths ahead of the Admiral in Baltimore on Nov. 1, 1938.

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A Japanese family returning home from a relocation center camp in Hunt, Idaho, found their home and garage vandalized with anti-Japanese graffiti and broken windows in Seattle, Washington, on May 10, 1945.

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In 1961, Leonid Rogozov, 27, was the only surgeon in the Soviet Antarctic Expedition. During the expedition, he felt severe pain in the stomach and had a high fever. Rogozov examined himself and discovered that his appendix was inflamed and could burst at any time. With a local anesthesia, he operated himself to remove the appendix. An engineer and a meteorologist assisted surgery.

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NYC. August 14, 1945. ”People sitting on curb among tickertape, confetti, and paper after celebrating the end of WWII in NYC on VJ Day”

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1992. Georgia State Troopers serving as a barrier between the Klan and Protesters during a rally in Downtown Atlanta. This picture made it to the front page of the local newspapers showing that no one is born a racist, it's taught.

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Tsar Nicholas II of Russia recovering from Typhoid fever in 1901.

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American soldiers attending mass in March of 1945 in Cologne’s bombed cathedral.

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Circa 1860. The vast hoop skirts of the mid19th century were supported by crinolines – steel, cage-like structures worn with a corset and petticoats. They were cumbersome and dangerous (it was tricky to sit down and to get in and out of carriages plus they could get trapped in machinery and catch fire) but at least they were lightweight and allowed the wearer’s legs to move freely. The crinoline reached its maximum dimensions in 1860 and then started to shrink to less ludicrous proportions.

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Many Victorian mothers, while intending to provide the best food and feeding methods for their infants, tragically caused the deaths of their own little ones- earning the nickname 'Murder Bottle'. The bottles were made of glass or earthenware. Attached to the bottle was a length of rubber tubing and a nipple. The bottles, with appealing names such as “Mummies Darling” or “The Empire” also proved to be perfect incubators for deadly bacteria. It didn’t help that they were also very difficult to clean.

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1920's photo of a member of NYC's aerial police literally hanging around over Times Square.

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Circa 1900. An executioner during the Boxer Rebellion in China.

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The 'Nanking Massacre' was an episode of mass murder and mass rape committed by Japanese troops against the residents of Nanjing, then the capital of the Republic of China during the Second Sino-Japanese War.

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A Japanese soldier, Yasuno Chikao, prepares to behead Australian Sergeant Leonard G. Siffleet at Aitape in New Guinea. The Australian commando from "M" Special Unit was captured while his small patrol was operating deep behind enemy lines. 1943. The photograph was discovered on the body of a dead Japanese major near Hollandia by American troops in April 1944.