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784 images for HISTORIC WORLD EVENT

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Statue of Siberian husky sled dog Balto in a park, Central Park, Manhattan, New York City, New York State, USA

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Bell at an government building, Liberty Bell, Independence Hall, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

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High angle view of fighter planes in flight, B-17 Flying Fortress, Eighth Air Force, World War II, England

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Statue of Great Depression bread line, Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial, Washington DC, USA

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Two Young Couples Perform The Passing Of The Torch Ceremony At The UNESCO World Heritage Site

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Bridge across a creek, Burnside Bridge, Antietam Creek, Antietam National Battlefield, Sharpsburg, Washington County, Marylan...
Bridge across a creek, Burnside Bridge, Antietam Creek, Antietam National Battlefield, Sharpsburg, Washington County, Maryland, USA

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Statue of Great Depression bread line, Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial, Washington DC, USA

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Fort MacKenzie, August 28th, 1833 From: M. Van De Weis. Travels in the Interior of North America c.1839-41 Bodmer Prints Illu...
Fort MacKenzie, August 28th, 1833 From: M. Van De Weis. Travels in the Interior of North America c.1839-41 Bodmer Prints Illustration

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Two Young Couples Perform The Passing Of The Torch Ceremony At The UNESCO World Heritage Site

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The Nazi flag flying over the Ministry of the Marine building during the German occupation, Place de la Concorde, Paris, Fran...
The Nazi flag flying over the Ministry of the Marine building during the German occupation, Place de la Concorde, Paris, France, July 1940, World War II

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Destruction of bridge over River Meuse by the Belgians in an attempt to stop the German advance. Here German light tank tempo...
Destruction of bridge over River Meuse by the Belgians in an attempt to stop the German advance. Here German light tank temporarily checked, May 13-14, 1940, World War II

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This shows the entire original U.S. Constitution on its faded parchment paper. The document begins with he phrase We The Peop...
This shows the entire original U.S. Constitution on its faded parchment paper. The document begins with he phrase We The People and shows the signatures at the end of the historic document.

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British firefighters damping down smoldering roof timbers of a church hit by German bombs, June 1940, World War II

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Statue of Great Depression bread line, Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial, Washington DC, USA

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Statue of Great Depression bread line, Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial, Washington DC, USA

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One Young Man Passes The Torch To Another Olympic Torch At The UNESCO World Heritage Site

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High angle view of a group of Nazi doctors on trial, Nuremberg War Crimes Trials, Nuremberg, Germany, 1947

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'This is a vertical view of the top of historic Independence Hall, the site of the signing of the Declaration of Independence...
'This is a vertical view of the top of historic Independence Hall, the site of the signing of the Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution. A small dome and clock are seen toward the top. There is blue sky above the dome.'

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Hermann Goering on witness stand, Nuremberg War Crimes Trials, Nuremberg, Germany, March 13, 1946

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'Lighted caves of Cradle of Humankind, a World Heritage Site in Gauteng Province, South Africa, the site of 2.8 million year ...
'Lighted caves of Cradle of Humankind, a World Heritage Site in Gauteng Province, South Africa, the site of 2.8 million year old early hominid fossil and Mrs. Ples '

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'Panoramic view of full moon rising over lower Manhattan skyline, NY where World Trade Towers were located'

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'Panoramic sunset view of Empire State Building and Lower Manhattan skyline, NY where World Trade Towers were located'

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German flag flying from the Arc de Triomphe during the German occupation of Paris, June 1940, World War II

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'Liberty Bell, at Liberty Bell Center, in front of Independence Hall in historic area of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania'

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Low angle view of a war memorial, Iwo Jima Memorial, Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia, USA

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Two Young Couples Perform The Passing Of The Torch Ceremony At The UNESCO World Heritage Site

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Group of judges pronouncing a verdict, Nuremberg War Crimes Trials, Nuremberg, Germany, October 10, 1946

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Battle of Britain (July10-October 31, 1940): Hawker Hurricane of Fighter Command, as first line of defense, on its way to eng...
Battle of Britain (July10-October 31, 1940): Hawker Hurricane of Fighter Command, as first line of defense, on its way to engage German bombers as they crossed the south coast of England. First major battle fought and won in the air, World War II

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'This is a Park Ranger, raising the American flag on its flagpole. He is silhouetted, arm reaching up against a blue sky with...
'This is a Park Ranger, raising the American flag on its flagpole. He is silhouetted, arm reaching up against a blue sky with clouds.'

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Scene of the 1830 Revolution at the Louvre, Jean-Louis Bezard, (1799-1861/French), Oil on canvas, Musee de la Ville de Paris,...
Scene of the 1830 Revolution at the Louvre, Jean-Louis Bezard, (1799-1861/French), Oil on canvas, Musee de la Ville de Paris, France

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Survivors of the explosion of the atomic bomb at Hiroshima suffering the effects of radiation, 1945. Credit Ann Ronan and ICR...
Survivors of the explosion of the atomic bomb at Hiroshima suffering the effects of radiation, 1945. Credit Ann Ronan and ICRC

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'This is a silver map of the state of Nevada against a blue background. It says, Nevada, the 36th State, October 31, 1864 whi...
'This is a silver map of the state of Nevada against a blue background. It says, Nevada, the 36th State, October 31, 1864 which is the date it entered the Union.'

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Lieutenant General. Staff-And-Line Officers., Ogden, Henry Alexander (1856-1936/American)

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George Brinton McClellan (1826-1885), Union Army General during the American Civil War (1861-1865)
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