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During World War II, the Mona Lisa was packed and transported 5 times to protect it from looting during the German occupation of France.

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Albert Einstein’s matriculation certificate he received at the age of 17, showing his final grades.

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Alan Shepard, America’s first man in space, dons his Navy Mark IV spacesuit.

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Charles Godefroy piloting his Nieuport 11 “Baby” through the Arc de Triomphe in Paris on August 7, 1919.

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The construction of the Eiffel Tower in July 1888.

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The construction of the city of Brasilia, which would later become the capital of Brazil. 1960.

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Famous cover of The Beatles from the Abbey Road album, right? Not exactly, here you see them walking back.

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Che Guevara and Fidel Castro.

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The filming of Star Wars inside the iconic spaceship “Millennium Falcon”.

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The ENIAC (Electronic Numerical Integrator and Computer) built in the United States was the first computer ever built.

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The intact seal of King Tutankhamun’s tomb.

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The first Google team in 1999.

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The first Wal-Mart store was opened in 1962 by [salesman] Sam Walton. It was called Walton’s Five and Dime.

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The moment George W. Bush was informed of the 9/11 terrorist attacks.

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Henry Ford, Thomas Edison, Warren G. Harding, and Harvey Samuel Firestone rest together.

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Mathias Rust’s Cessna 172 that landed illegally in Red Square on May 28, 1987.

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One of the first photos that was taken inside Hitler’s bunker (Führerbunker) in 1945 by Allied soldiers.

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Winston Churchill in a 1922 bathing suit.

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Madonna, Sting, and Tupac hang out.

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The Quagga is an extinct subspecies of the common zebra.

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The boarding pass for the RMS Titanic.

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Steve Jobs and Bill Gates speaking in 1991.

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Elvis Presley during his service in the U.S. Army.

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During the Apollo 16 mission, Charles Duke left a photo of his family on the moon that was encased in a plastic bag.

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Vought F4U Corsair crashes on the deck of an aircraft carrier when the arrest gear fails.

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The following photo is believed to be the last photograph of the RMS Titanic before it sank in April 1912.

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John F. Kennedy at Cape Canaveral in a NASA missile test in 1962.

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1884 De Dion, Bouton et Trepardou Two-to-Two is the oldest running car on the planet.

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Douglas MacArthur signing the Japanese surrender aboard the USS Missouri, 1945.

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Hitler inspecting the 800mm railway gun “Schwerer Gustav” from afar.

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George S. Patton’s dog, Willie, grieving on the day of his best friend’s death.

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Joseph Goebbels on his wedding day. Hitler was their best man and can be seen behind him in a trench coat and top hat.

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George Armstrong Custer and some of his comrades-in-arms, during the American Civil War.

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Howard Carter, the English archaeologist, examining the open sarcophagus of King Tut.

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An RAF pilot cutting his hair while reading a book between missions.

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Manfred von Richthofen, better known as “The Red Baron”, pets his dog at an airfield.

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Samurai. ~ 1860 – 1880

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A team of SAS soldiers in North Africa, 1943.

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Soviet soldiers stop for a break in 1945 on the outskirts of Berlin.

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Tsar Nicholas II goofing around with his friend in 1899.

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Walt and Roy O. Disney on the day the Disney studio opened. Next to them are their wives and mothers.

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John Young and Charles Duke in formation for the Apollo 16 mission in the New Mexico desert.

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The Tunguska meteorite impact of 1908.

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Spyros Louis, the ka winner of the first marathon race, in traditional attire during the first Olympic Games. Greece 1896.

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Auguste and Louis Lumière, the first filmmakers in history, 1914

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