History used to be one of our favorite subjects back in school. We absolutely adored learning about ancient cultures, long-gone civilizations, recent developments, and how things changed (though people mostly stayed the same). So whenever there’s a chance to share this passion for the past with you, we pounce!

The ‘Things From The Past’ Facebook page (aka the ‘History in Pictures’ project) is a wonderful archive of some truly stunning photos of everything historical. From posts about vintage fashion and political history to stunning features of archeological marvels, the page has a bit of everything for the historically-minded internet user. Not every photo is about happy events, but then again, history is nuanced and reflects the best and worst of humanity.

Today, we’re featuring some of their best pics. We’d love to hear your thoughts about history as a subject and what period you loved learning the most about. Hopefully, this list will reignite your passion for learning about how things were, not just how they are now. Turn the time machine on, dear Pandas. Onwards!

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#1 Terry Fox, A 21 Year Old Canadian Who Lost A Leg To Cancer, Began A Cross-Canada Run To Raise Money For Cancer Research. He Ran The Equivalent Of A Full Marathon A Day. He Made It 143 Days And 5,373 Km Before The Spread Of His Cancer Forced Him To Quit. He Died June 1981

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#2 Albert Einstein Teaching At Lincoln, The United State’s First Historical Black University, 1946

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#3 Camberley Kate, A.k.a. Kate Ward, And Her Stray Dogs In England In 1962. She Never Turned A Stray Dog Away, Taking Care Of More Than 600 Dogs In Her Lifetime

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The ‘Things From The Past’ project has over half-a-million followers, and it’s easy to see why. The content they post is pretty broad in scope. There really is a bit of everything for everyone: from fashion lovers and architecture fans to artists and those who have a more traditional understanding of what the word ‘history’ is all about.

The fun thing about accounts like this one is how much they spark our interest. You can’t help but want to Google a bit, surf Wikipedia, and learn more about the past. You start with a simple photo, a tiny tidbit of trivia, and you end up spending hours researching something you might not even have known existed that morning.

#4 A Baby Lamb Snuggles Up To A Sleeping Boy, March 16, 1940

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#5 Sister Mary Kenneth Keller, The First Woman To Earn A Doctorate In Computer Science In The United States, 1965

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#6 "Girls In The Windows" Taken By Ormond Gigli In 1960 In NYC. The Building Was Knocked Down The Next Day

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Did you notice? We’re fans of learning new and interesting stuff. We always like to give everyone the benefit of the doubt. But when it comes to information that’s shared online, we like to be slightly skeptical: it’s important to do your own research, whatever fact or photos you might come across. Even a simple Google search can work if your inner alarm bells go off.

#7 London Punks And A Surprised Grandmother, 1982

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#8 Wedding Rings Removed From Holocaust Victims Before They Were Executed, 1945

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#9 Monty Python Crew, 1976

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That way, you can cross-reference facts and even check the reliability of the source before you go resharing something on social media. We know how awesome it is to tell your friends about some totally cool historical thing. However, we also know that in this (arguably) post-truth world, it’s better to be careful than naive. Just because something’s repeated constantly doesn’t make it the truth. And conspiracy theories can spread like wildfire thanks to the double-edged sword that is the internet.

#10 Dr. Religa Monitors His Patient’s Vitals After 23-Hour-Long (Successful) Heart Transplant. His Assistant Is Sleeping In The Corner, 1987

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#11 This 1955 Photo Is One Of Walter Chandoha’s Most Famous Shots. “My Daughter Paula And The Kitten Both ‘Smiled’ For The Camera At The Same Time. …but The Cat’s Not Smiling, He’s Meowing”

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#12 4000-Year-Old Writing Board By An Egyptian Student With Teacher's Spelling Corrections In Red

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Professor Joseph Pierre, an expert in psychiatry at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, previously explained to Bored Panda that certain historical events get a lot more attention than others. That means that some people come up with way more conspiracies about them.

“It is true that certain historical events do tend to attract conspiracy theories and there is evidence that times of societal upheaval or crisis when people are feeling unsafe and desperate for clarity offer a kind of fertile soil for conspiracy theory beliefs,” the professor told Bored Panda.

#13 Betty White Dressed In Vintage 1940s Clothing To Celebrate The 75th Tournament Of Roses, 1963

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#14 Buzz Aldrin, First Self-Portrait In Space. 1966

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#15 1,500-Year-Old Ceramic Maya Figurine With Removable Helmet, From El Perú-Waka, Petén, Guatemala

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“Over the past 60 years, the assassination of JFK, the death of Princess Diana, and 9/11 are the most obvious examples of national traumas surrounded by conspiracy theory beliefs. We should acknowledge that many conspiracy theories, like the idea that the Earth is flat, aren’t really based on any kind of obvious traumatic event,” Professor Pierre said.

#16 A California Teacher Teaching The Physics Of Surfing, 1970

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#17 Queen Isabel II, Veiled, 1855 C By Camillo Torreggiani. Masterful Use Of Light And Shadows To Make It Look Like Real Lace

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#18 Sophia Loren, 1960

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The expert said that those who believe in conspiracies tend to have a simplistic view of the world. They see everything as a struggle between good and evil. There are no nuances, only black-and-white tones.

“People who believe in conspiracy theories are also often attracted to the Manichean narratives that conspiracy theories offer, involving battles of good and evil pitting against each other in an almost apocalyptic fashion. So, it should come as no surprise that conspiracy theories might sprout up from World War II—a real-life apocalyptic battle between good and evil,” he said.

#19 Mom Uses A Trash Can To Contain Her Baby While She Crochets In The Park, 1969

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#20 Children In Minobashi Raincoats Going To A New Year's Event, Niigata Prefecture, Japan, 1956

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#21 The Beatles On What Kind Of Girl Do They Prefer, 1960s

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Meanwhile, physicist Steven Wooding told Bored Panda: "If a theory explaining an aspect of reality has monocausal tendencies (or even shamelessly presents itself as monocausal), it is highly likely to be wrong. We should develop a habit of thinking about this every time we hear a theory supposed to explain some 'hidden truth' to us. Then, if you think to yourself, 'Wow, that sounds pretty monocausal!'—it's a sign you should do your research."

#22 The Wedding Portrait Of A Married Khalkha Mongolian Couple, 1920s

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#23 Iron Workers On The North Tower Of The World Trade Center In 1973

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#24 People In Times Square, New York City Celebrate The Surrender Of Germany, May 7th, 1945

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According to the scientist, people love conspiracy theories because they want simplicity and clarity in a world that is anything but.

"The world is complicated: many processes are going on that we don't have time to follow, don't have the knowledge to explore, don't have an awareness of their existence. Conspiracy theories are usually simple: in their worldview, one cause determines everything (the world is ruled by lizard people, etc.)," he told Bored Panda.

#25 7000-Year-Old Neolithic Figurines From Romania, Called "The Thinker" And "The Sitting Woman"

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#26 Country Store On Dirt Road, North Carolina In 1939

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#27 One Of The Most Beautiful Trains Ever Made, The ‘Mercury’ Streamliner, Designed In Art Deco-Style By Henry Dreyfuss For The New York Central Railroad. Here's One Captured In Chicago In 1936

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He said that conspiracy theorists provide a clear vision of the world that’s grounded on a narrative where good and evil clash. “They give the false impression of thoroughly understanding and explaining the world in a simple way. Studies prove that people who believe in one conspiracy theory are much more likely to believe in another. In this sense, I think that every conspiracy theory is wrong. They differ only in scale, but they are all part of the same mechanism."

#28 Hattie Tom, A Young Chiricahua Apache, 1899

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#29 The Gardener At Stonehenge Mowing The Lawn, C. 1955

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#30 Blackfoot Chief Two Guns White Calf, Early 1900s

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#31 Portrait Of A Filipina/Chinese Woman From The Philippines, 1875 Photo By Francisco Van Camp

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#32 Microsoft Staff. December 7, 1978

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#33 Roman Mosaic Discovered In 2021 In Old Town Of Hvar, Croatia

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#34 Women Delivering Ice, 1918

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#35 Paris, 50s. Photo By Georg Stefan Troller

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#36 Men Of The Seaforth Highlanders Rest In A Trench With A Dog During Ww1, 1915

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#37 "Human Fly" Harry Gardiner Hanging From The 24th Floor Of The Hotel Mcalpin On Broadway In 1922. He Was Famous For Climbing Buildings Wearing His Ordinary Street Clothes And Using No Other Special Equipment

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#38 A 4,500-Year-Old Egyptian Bead Dre

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#39 Men Waiting In A Line For The Possibility Of A Job During The Great Depression

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#40 1980s Computer Ad

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#41 Michael Caine On His Bike

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#42 Gertrude Ederle Becomes The First Woman To Swim The English Channel In 1926

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#43 Joaquin Phoenix Photographed By George Holz In New York, 1996

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#44 Dolly Parton With Her Husband Carl Dean, 1960s

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#45 This Miniature Ecosystem Has Been Thriving In An Almost Completely Isolated State Since 1960. It Has Been Watered Just Once In That Time

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#46 Serving A Snack On Scandinavian Airlines Flight, 1969

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#47 Miss America, 1924

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#48 Nina Simone Photographed At The Newport Jazz Festival By David Redfern, 1968

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#49 A Beautiful Antique Hearse From Dresden, Germany

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#50 Freddie Mercury At The Nagoya Castle, 1975

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#51 Flapper Getting A Tattoo On Her Thigh In The 1920s

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#52 The Beatles Waiting To Cross Abbey Road, 1969. Photo By Ian Macmillan

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#53 Actress And Activist Tippi Hedren In The Kitchen Of Her Home In Acton, California In 1992. Tippi Was On The Phone As A Tiger Named Zoe Jumped Through The Kitchen Window. Photography By Eddie Sanderson

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#54 A Mother Places A Sign On Her Young Bicycle Rider's Back, 1937

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#55 A Swimmobile In New York City, 1960

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#56 Electric Cars Charging, 1917

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#57 Brigitte Bardot In Paris, 1958

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#58 The Hunter Brothers Doing Some Mid-Air Mechanical Checkups During Their 23 Day-Long Flight (Without Landing) In 1930. Food And Fuel Were Delivered To Them Periodically By Another Airplane

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#59 "Human Fly" John "Jammie" Reynolds Balancing On A New York Rooftop, Between 1915 And 1920

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#60 The Interior Of The Orient Express. This Long-Distance Passenger Train Service Was Created In 1883

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#61 Brunettes And Redheads 'Protesting' At The Hollywood Premiere Of The Film “Gentlemen Prefer Blondes” In 1953

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#62 In The 1940s, Men Dressed In Shorts And Cowboy Boots Served Up To Women At A Drive Through In Dallas, Texas "Log Lodge Tavern"

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#63 Freddie Mercury And David Bowie Backstage At Live Aid 1985

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#64 A Young Girl With Three, Baby Owls. Photo By Oskar Jarén, Sweden, 1925

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#65 Portrait Of Ah-Weh-Eyu (Pretty Flower), Of The Seneca Nation, 1908. Photo By J.l. Blessing

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#66 Young Boy In The Gardens Of Bomarzo, Lazio, Italy 1952

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#67 Trip To Mars

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#68 Charlie Chaplin And Italian Boxer Primo Carnera, 1930

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#69 Lower Part Of A Leg And Foot With A Sandal Of The Statue Of Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius (Reign 161-180 A.d.) Found At Sagalassos, Turkey In 2008

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#70 Sigourney Weaver Promotional Shot For Alien By Eva Sereny In Paris After The Movie Wrapped In 1978

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#71 Bugs Bunny Through The Years

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#72 The Rings Of Saturn, Observed By Voyager 2 In 1981

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#73 Photographer R.j. Salmon Over Fleet Street, London, December 1929

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#74 Keith Richards ( Rolling Stones ) With His Mum Doris In 1945

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#75 Walt Disney Filming On A Beach, Rio De Janeiro, Brazil 1941

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#76 Egyptian Pharaoh Tutankhamun’s 3,300-Year-Old Sandals

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#77 A Boy Is Playing Atari Home Video Games In 1982

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#78 Cindy Crawford, 1992

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#79 Shoshone Warrior Mooragootch In A Photograph Taken In 1884

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#80 Portrait Of A Lady With Lovely Long Hair In 1890

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#81 A 2000-Year-Old Giant Cat Geoglyph Found Amid Peru's Famous Nazca Lines

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#82 Haid Al-Jazil Is A 500-Year-Old Mud-Brick Village On Top Of A Massive Boulder. Wadi Dawan, Yemen

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#83 Bison Paintings In The Cave Of Altamira, Spain. They Were Painted Over 20,000 Years Between 35,000 And 15,000 Bc

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#84 The Spectacular Secret Treasures That Have Been Growing Beneath Mexico For 500,000 Years: A Cave With Crystals Up To 11 Meters In Length And A Weight Up To 55 Tons

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#85 Robert Wadlow, Tallest Human In Recorded History, With His Parents And Siblings, 1935

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#86 Daft Punk Without Helmets Performing At A French Nightclub L’an-Fer. 1996

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#87 German Firefighting Sprinkler Suit From 1931. A Hand Lever Controlled The Level Of Spray

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#88 Backstage At A Berlin Cabaret 1920s

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#89 Graf Zeppelin Flying Over Montevideo, Uruguay In June Of 1934

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#90 Frida Kahlo By Gisèle Freund

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#91 The First Miss Universe Pageant, 1952

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#92 David Bowie Photographed In New York By Andy Warhol, 1971

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#93 A 2000-Year-Old Roman Child's Wooden Sword Found At The Vindolanda Fort Site In Northern England

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#94 College Girls Goofing Off, 1920s

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#95 A Canal Being Drained And Cleaned In Venice, Italy, 1956. Photo By Bill Perlmutter

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#96 Actor Lloyd Bridges With His Son Jeff Bridges

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#97 Victorian Prosthetic Arm, Europe, 1850-1910

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#98 A Horse-Drawn Omnibus From The 1890s. Two Or Three Horses Would Pull Them. Companies That Ran Them Like The London Omnibus Company Had Stables Around The City To Switch Them Out Periodically

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#99 John F. Kennedy Campaigning Door-To-Door In West Virginia, 1960

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#100 Rides At A Fair In France In 1910

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#101 40s Style

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#102 The Completed Head Of The Statue Of Liberty On Display At The Third Paris World Fair In Paris, France, 1878

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#103 Hippie Dad Walking With His Daughter In Amsterdam. By Tony Riera, 1968

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#104 Robe And Axe Of Giovanni Battista Bugatti, Who Was The Official Executioner For The Papal States From 1796 To 1864. During His Tenure He Executed 514 People

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#105 Two Sisters Selling Flags During World War I To Raise Money For Indian Soldiers, C. 1914-18

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#106 One Of The Earliest Photos Of The Taj Mahal, India, 1850s

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#107 Johnny Cash Before Going On Stage At Folsom Prison, 1968

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#108 Paul Mccartney And Family, 1976

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#109 Young Lovers In Paris, 1972

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#110 Construction Of Christ The Redeemer In Rio De Janeiro, Brazil

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#111 Heracles And Nessus By Giambologna, 1595

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#112 A Mosaic In The House Of Theseus. Cyprus, 2nd Century Ce

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#113 A 2,300 Year Old Egyptian Sarcophagus Displayed As Found At The Sakkara Pyramids South Of Cairo, May 3, 2005

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#114 The Nemean Lion Parade Burgonet Of Charles V Made By Famed Armorer Filippo Negroli In Milan C. 1541

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#115 Ric Flair Poses With The The Rock, 1980s

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#116 The Original Lone Ranger, Clayton Moore, Photographed In Costume In 1992

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#117 Thousands Of Telephone Lines, Stockholm, 1890

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#118 Rush Hour, New York City, 1909

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#119 Danny Trejo With Daughter, 90s

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#120 1969 Fender Rhodes Student Piano In Avocado Green

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#121 Paris, 1968

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#122 Helmet And Mask With Gilded Crest. Japan, Edo Period, 17th-18th Century

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#123 Badge Of The Order Of Santiago, Made Of Gold, Emeralds, And Diamonds. Spain, 1670-1679

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#124 New Yorkers Stop To Watch The "Seinfeld" Finale In Times Square, 1998. Photo By Ken Murray

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#125 A 2-3-2 Soviet Super-Speed Steam Locomotive. Moscow, Ussr, 1939

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#126 Two Women Carrying Water, Egypt, 1880

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#127 "Wild Horses", 1979. Photo By Joseph Szabo

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#128 Alfred Hitchcock And Wife Alma On Their Wedding Day In 1926

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#129 An Atlanta Boy’s High School Basketball Player Shooting A Free Throw, 1921

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#130 An Old Photo Showing A Party At The Summit Of The 4600-Year-Old Great Pyramid Of Giza, By Life Magazine, 1940s

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#131 A Young 19-Year-Old Teddy Roosevelt At Harvard, 1877

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