Historic and Instantly recognizable photos

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[Citizen C]

 

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Captured Confederate cavalrymen in a Pennsylvania prison, following John Hunt Morgan's 1,000 mile raid into Indiana and Ohio (they really ought to make a movie about Morgan's 1863 Raid).



From left, Captain William Curry, 8th Kentucky Cavalry; Lieutenant Andrew Church, 8th Kentucky Cavalry; Lieutenant Leland Hathaway, 14th Kentucky Cavalry; Lieutenant Henry Brown, 10th Kentucky Cavalry; Lieutenant William Hays, 20th Kentucky Cavalry.

 

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Awesome picture above

 

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The construction of the Statue of Liberty 1885 in France

 

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Related to the above (ok, it's a stretch)

 

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The last photo of George Mallory and Andrew Irvine, taken before their last climb into the unknown. Did they summit on Everest? No one will ever know.

 

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WW1 first time they use gas as a weapon

 

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Zoo closed after government shutdown

A child looks through the fence

 

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KKK demonstration 1992

The child of a KKK member touches a police shield

 

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After Boston Marathon bombing

 

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The Brit's will get this one, You guys from the U.S. maybe not.

 

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SAS raid on the Iranian Embassy