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2.
A Russian war veteran kneels beside the tank he spent the war in, now a monument.
(More pictures here.)
(More pictures here.)
Via: englishrussia.com
3.
A Romanian child hands a heart-shaped balloon to riot police during protests
against austerity measures in Bucharest.
against austerity measures in Bucharest.
Source: ioanamoldovan.com / via: theworldreporter.com
4.
Retired Philadelphia Police Captain Ray Lewis is arrested for participating in the
Occupy Wall Street protests in 2011.
Occupy Wall Street protests in 2011.
Source: johnnymilano.com
5.
A monk prays for an elderly man who had died suddenly while waiting for a train
in Shanxi Taiyuan, China.
in Shanxi Taiyuan, China.
(Reuters / Asianewsphoto)
6.
A dog named "Leao" sits for a second consecutive day at the grave of her owner,
who died in the disastrous landslides near Rio de Janiero on January 15, 2011.
who died in the disastrous landslides near Rio de Janiero on January 15, 2011.
(Getty Images / Vanderlei Almeida)
7.
The 1968 Olympics Black Power Salute: African American athletes Tommie Smith and
John Carlos raise their fists in a gesture of solidarity at the 1968 Olympic games.
Australian Silver medalist Peter Norman wore an Olympic Project for Human Rights
badge in support of their protest. Both Americans were expelled from the games as a result.
John Carlos raise their fists in a gesture of solidarity at the 1968 Olympic games.
Australian Silver medalist Peter Norman wore an Olympic Project for Human Rights
badge in support of their protest. Both Americans were expelled from the games as a result.
(AP / Associated Press)
8.
Jewish prisoners at the moment of their liberation from an internment camp "death train"
near the Elbe in 1945. (More pictures and the full story here.)
near the Elbe in 1945. (More pictures and the full story here.)
Via: hfcsd.org
9.
John F. Kennedy Jr. salutes his father's coffin along with the honor guard.
10.
Christians protect Muslims during prayer in the midst of the uprisings in Cairo, Egypt, in 2011.
Via: @NevineZaki
11.
A North Korean man waves his hand as a South Korean relative weeps, following a luncheon
meeting during inter-Korean temporary family reunions at Mount Kumgang resort
October 31, 2010. Four hundred and thirty-six South Koreans were allowed to spend
three days in North Korea to meet their 97 North Korean relatives, whom they had been
separated from since the 1950-53 war.
meeting during inter-Korean temporary family reunions at Mount Kumgang resort
October 31, 2010. Four hundred and thirty-six South Koreans were allowed to spend
three days in North Korea to meet their 97 North Korean relatives, whom they had been
separated from since the 1950-53 war.
(Reuters / Kim Ho-Young)
13.
"Wait For Me Daddy," by Claude P. Dettloff, October 1, 1940: A line of soldiers
march in British Columbia on their way to a waiting train as five-year-old
Whitey Bernard tugs away from his mother's hand to reach out for his father. (H/t Jodi P)
march in British Columbia on their way to a waiting train as five-year-old
Whitey Bernard tugs away from his mother's hand to reach out for his father. (H/t Jodi P)
Via: vancouverhistory.ca
14.
Navy chaplain Luis Padillo gives last rites to a soldier wounded by sniper fire
during a revolt in Venezuela. (Héctor Rondón Lovera)
during a revolt in Venezuela. (Héctor Rondón Lovera)
15.
Australian Scott Jones kisses his Canadian girlfriend Alex Thomas after she was
knocked to the ground by a police officer's riot shield in Vancouver,
British Columbia. Canadians rioted after the Vancouver Canucks lost the
Stanley Cup to the Boston Bruins.
knocked to the ground by a police officer's riot shield in Vancouver,
British Columbia. Canadians rioted after the Vancouver Canucks lost the
Stanley Cup to the Boston Bruins.
(Getty Images / Rich Lam)
16.
A mother comforts her son in Concord, Alabama, near his house which was completely destroyed
by a tornado in April of 2011.
by a tornado in April of 2011.
(AP / Jeff Roberts)
17.
Pearl Harbor survivor Houston James of Dallas is overcome with emotion as he embraces Marine
Staff Sgt. Mark Graunke Jr. during the Dallas Veterans Day Commemoration at Dallas City Hall
in 2005. Sgt Graunke, who was a member of a Marine ordnance-disposal team, lost a hand,
leg, and eye while defusing a bomb in Iraq in July of 2004.
Staff Sgt. Mark Graunke Jr. during the Dallas Veterans Day Commemoration at Dallas City Hall
in 2005. Sgt Graunke, who was a member of a Marine ordnance-disposal team, lost a hand,
leg, and eye while defusing a bomb in Iraq in July of 2004.
(AP / Jim Mahoney/Dallas Morning News)
18.
Phyllis Siegel, 76, left, and Connie Kopelov, 84, both of New York, embrace after becoming the
first same-sex couple to get married at the Manhattan City Clerk's office in 2011.
first same-sex couple to get married at the Manhattan City Clerk's office in 2011.
(Getty Images / Stan Honda)
19.
A 4-month-old baby girl in a pink bear suit is miraculously rescued from the rubble by soldiers
after four days missing following the Japanese tsunami.
after four days missing following the Japanese tsunami.
(Reuters / Yomiuri Shimbun)
20.
A French civilian cries in despair as Nazis occupy Paris during World War II.
21.
PoW Horace Greasley defiantly confronts Heinrich Himmler during an inspection of the camp
he was confined in. Greasley also famously escaped from the camp and snuck back in
more than 200 times to meet in secret with a local German girl he had fallen in love with.
he was confined in. Greasley also famously escaped from the camp and snuck back in
more than 200 times to meet in secret with a local German girl he had fallen in love with.
Source: telegraph.co.uk
22.
A firefighter gives water to a koala during the devastating Black Saturday bushfires that burned
across Victoria, Australia, in 2009.
across Victoria, Australia, in 2009.
(Reuters / Mark Pardew)
23.
Robert Peraza pauses at his son's name on the 9/11 Memorial during the tenth anniversary
ceremonies at the site of the World Trade Center.
ceremonies at the site of the World Trade Center.
(Getty Images / Justin Lane-Pool)
24.
Jacqueline Kennedy wears her pink Chanel suit, still stained with the blood of her husband,
as Lyndon Johnson takes the oath of office in Air Force One.
as Lyndon Johnson takes the oath of office in Air Force One.
According to Lady Bird Johnson, who was also present:
"Her hair [was] falling in her face but [she was] very composed ... I looked at her.
Mrs. Kennedy's dress was stained with blood. One leg was almost entirely covered
with it and her right glove was caked, it was caked with blood – her husband's blood.
Somehow that was one of the most poignant sights – that immaculate woman,
exquisitely dressed, and caked in blood."
Mrs. Kennedy's dress was stained with blood. One leg was almost entirely covered
with it and her right glove was caked, it was caked with blood – her husband's blood.
Somehow that was one of the most poignant sights – that immaculate woman,
exquisitely dressed, and caked in blood."
Source: en.wikipedia.org / via: reddit.com
25.
Tanisha Blevin, 5, holds the hand of fellow Hurricane Katrina victim Nita LaGarde, 105,
as they are evacuated from the convention center in New Orleans.
as they are evacuated from the convention center in New Orleans.
(AP / Eric Gay)
26.
A girl in isolation for radiation screening looks at her dog through a window in Nihonmatsu,
Japan on March 14.
Japan on March 14.
(Reuters / Yuriko Nakao)
27.
Journalists Euna Lee and Laura Ling, who had been arrested in North Korea and sentenced
to 12 years hard labor, are reunited with their families in California after a successful diplomatic
intervention by the U.S.
to 12 years hard labor, are reunited with their families in California after a successful diplomatic
intervention by the U.S.
(Getty Images / Robyn Beck)
28.
Terri Gurrola is reunited with her daughter after serving in Iraq for 7 months.
Source: projects.ajc.com / via: polichicksonline.com
29.
"La Jeune Fille a la Fleur," a photograph by Marc Riboud, shows the young pacifist Jane Rose Kasmir planting a flower on the bayonets of guards at the Pentagon during a protest against the Vietnam War on October 21, 1967. The photograph would eventually become the symbol of the flower power movement.
Source: bokeh.fr
30.
The iconic photo of Tank Man, the unknown rebel who stood in front of a column of Chinese tanks in an act of defiance following the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989.
(AP / Jeff Widener)
31.
Another, recently unearthed photo of the Tank Man incident, which shows a new angle of his act of protest, now at a distance. Tank Man can be seen through the trees on the left, and the tanks can be seen on the far right.
(AP / Terril Jones)
32.
Harold Whittles hears for the first time ever after a doctor places an earpiece in his left ear.
Source: Jack Bradley, date unknown / via: thehighdefinite.com
33.
Helen Fisher kisses the hearse carrying the body of her 20-year-old cousin, Private Douglas Halliday, as he and six other fallen soldiers are brought through the town of Wootton Bassett in England.
(Getty Images / photos)
34.
U.S. Army troops wade ashore during the D-Day Normandy landings on June 6, 1944.
Source: en.wikipedia.org
35.
A German World War II prisoner, released by the Soviet Union, is reunited with his daughter.
The child had not seen her father since she was one year old.
The child had not seen her father since she was one year old.
Source: Helmuth Pirath / via: worldpressphoto.org
36.
Eight-year-old Christian Golczynski accepts the flag for his father, Marine Staff Sgt. Marc
Golczynski, during a memorial service. Marc Golczynski was shot on patrol during
his second tour in Iraq (which he had volunteered for) just a few weeks before he was
due to return home.
Golczynski, during a memorial service. Marc Golczynski was shot on patrol during
his second tour in Iraq (which he had volunteered for) just a few weeks before he was
due to return home.
(AP / Daily News Journal, Aaron Thompson, File)
37.
Pele and British captain Bobby Moore trade jerseys in 1970 as a sign of mutual respect
during a World Cup that had been marred by racism.
during a World Cup that had been marred by racism.
Via: reddit.com
38.
A Sudan People's Liberation Army soldier stands at attention on the eve of South Sudan's
independence from Sudan.
independence from Sudan.
(Reuters / Goran Tomasevic)
39.
Greg Cook hugs his dog Coco after finding her inside his destroyed home in Alabama following
the Tornado in March, 2012.
the Tornado in March, 2012.
(AP / The Decatur Daily, Gary Cosby Jr)
40.
Earthrise: A photo taken by astronaut William Anders during the Apollo 8 mission in 1968.
Source: apod.nasa.gov / via: reddit.com
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