They say those who don't learn from history are doomed to repeat it, so pay close attention to this fine collection of interesting, poignant, and rarely-seen photos from
history's vault.
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The 18th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, prohibiting the “manufacture, sale, or transportation of intoxicating liquors for beverage purposes,” is ratified, Januray 16, 1919
2
Henry Ford receiving the Grand Cross of the German Eagle from Nazi officials, 1938
3
The “Dodge City Peace Commission” in 1883. Wyatt Earp is seated, second from left; Luke Short is standing, second from left; and Bat Masterson is standing, third from left.
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Heinrich Himmler lies dead after ingesting a cyanide pill while held prisoner by allied forces. May 23, 1945
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A Secret Service agent brandishes a submachine gun while other agents and police subdue gunman John Hinckley, Jr behind him. Hinckley shot President Reagan in Washington on March 30, 1981
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Men from the U.S coast guard watches as one of their depth charges goes off on the german submarine U-175 in the Atlantic in 1943.
7
Carrie Amelia Nation, a radical member of the temperance movement
8
Council of War”. General Ulysses S. Grant (2nd from left on bench at center left), Gen. George G. Meade, Assistant Secretary of War Charles A. Dana, and numerous staff officers meet at Massaponax Church, in Virginia on May 21, 1864
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Australian soldiers of the 4th Division field artillery brigade on duckboard track in Château Wood, near Hooge, Ypres salient, 29 October 1917
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22 year-old corporal Leonard Hayworth in the Korean War cries after running out of ammunition and losing most of his men, 1950. He was later killed in combat
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The Reichstag covered in Cyrillic graffiti after being seized from the Nazis. May 1945
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Shell Shocked U.S. marine waiting to be evacuated from the battle zone during the Têt offensive, Hué, Vietnam, February 1968 – by Don McCullin
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Mockups from U.S. intelligence of what Hitler might look like if he went into hiding
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Group hanging around the ol’ Freund & Bro. Gun Store in Laramie, Wyoming. C.1860s
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Two “Cop Killers” photographed after interrogations, 1920s
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On December 13, 1913 One Of The World’s Greatest Art Heists Was Solved
