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Forty-three people were killed when TransAsia Airways Flight 235 crashed in Taiwan’s Keelung River after clipping a bridge in February 2015. The doomed aircraft went down only minutes after takeoff.
Forty-three people were killed when TransAsia Airways Flight 235 crashed in Taiwan’s Keelung River after clipping a bridge in February 2015. The doomed aircraft went down only minutes after takeoff.
The 1918 flu epidemic didn’t just affect those who suffered with it. The Red Cross volunteers were burdened with pressure. The poster behind these masked volunteers reads, “If I Fail, He Dies.” A bit morbid but also inconveniently true.
The 1918 flu epidemic didn’t just affect those who suffered with it. The Red Cross volunteers were burdened with pressure. The poster behind these masked volunteers reads, “If I Fail, He Dies.” A bit morbid but also inconveniently true.
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One child’s parents decided to take precautions beyond just those provided by the daily tablets or tonics. When taking their baby out in his carriage, the two enterprising parents placed a note on the child’s chest reading, “Flu Precaution. Please don’t kiss me.”
One child’s parents decided to take precautions beyond just those provided by the daily tablets or tonics. When taking their baby out in his carriage, the two enterprising parents placed a note on the child’s chest reading, “Flu Precaution. Please don’t kiss me.”
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A nasty flu outbreak hit London in the freezing 1930’s winters. This stylish couple walks down the streets of London sporting a pair of matching antiseptic masks in the thick of the flu season. They’re making the masks work.
A nasty flu outbreak hit London in the freezing 1930’s winters. This stylish couple walks down the streets of London sporting a pair of matching antiseptic masks in the thick of the flu season. They’re making the masks work.
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According to the World Health Organization, today, the flu affects three to five million people per year and can cause 250 to 500 thousand deaths annually. Though still deadly, these numbers suggest a vast improvement compared to the early 1900s. In 1918, a new strain of influenza trickled in from Europe and ravaged the nation, killing 650,000 nationally and nearly 100 million internationally. During the deadly sweep, makeshift hospitals — or more accurately, camps of tents with medical supplies — were set up to treat the many afflicted. In this picture, ghostly-looking masked doctors and nurses bustle around patients as they lie lifeless on cots.
According to the World Health Organization, today, the flu affects three to five million people per year and can cause 250 to 500 thousand deaths annually. Though still deadly, these numbers suggest a vast improvement compared to the early 1900s. In 1918, a new strain of influenza trickled in from Europe and ravaged the nation, killing 650,000 nationally and nearly 100 million internationally. During the deadly sweep, makeshift hospitals — or more accurately, camps of tents with medical supplies — were set up to treat the many afflicted. In this picture, ghostly-looking masked doctors and nurses bustle around patients as they lie lifeless on cots.
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Rosalie hanged herself after bullies relentlessly taunted the teen, telling her “she had ugly teeth, that she was ugly, a whore, a slut, and had sexually transmitted diseases,” according to a news release from late last week that announced the Monday news conference. Her classmates allegedly circulated a video depicting “what an ugly girl looked like and what a pretty girl looked like and used a picture of Rosalie to portray the ugly girl,” the release stated. “In her suicide note, Rosalie apologized to her parents for being ugly.”
Rosalie hanged herself after bullies relentlessly taunted the teen, telling her “she had ugly teeth, that she was ugly, a whore, a slut, and had sexually transmitted diseases,” according to a news release from late last week that announced the Monday news conference. Her classmates allegedly circulated a video depicting “what an ugly girl looked like and what a pretty girl looked like and used a picture of Rosalie to portray the ugly girl,” the release stated. “In her suicide note, Rosalie apologized to her parents for being ugly.”
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Dolly was just 14-years old at the time of her death. The young girl from Katherine (a small town in the Northern Territories of Australia), had decided to take her own life, due to the amount of pain and suffering she was feeling from the bullying she was receiving from online stress. Her death has sparked public debate over how to combat the growing trend of online bullying. Dolly’s family had also decided to invite her bullies to her funeral, in the hope that they are going to see the amount of devastation they have caused.
Dolly was just 14-years old at the time of her death. The young girl from Katherine (a small town in the Northern Territories of Australia), had decided to take her own life, due to the amount of pain and suffering she was feeling from the bullying she was receiving from online stress. Her death has sparked public debate over how to combat the growing trend of online bullying. Dolly’s family had also decided to invite her bullies to her funeral, in the hope that they are going to see the amount of devastation they have caused.
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The parents of a 12-year-old girl who took her own life are suing the school district in the US state of New Jersey, saying it failed to prevent bullying.
The parents of a 12-year-old girl who took her own life are suing the school district in the US state of New Jersey, saying it failed to prevent bullying.
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WATCH: President DONALD TRUMP Speech in Nashville at American Farm Bureau Convention 1/8/18
WATCH: President DONALD TRUMP Speech in Nashville at American Farm Bureau Convention 1/8/18
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Ringo Starr will perform two shows in Israel later this year in defiance of the anti-Israel BDS movement that calls for the complete isolation of the Jewish State.
Ringo Starr will perform two shows in Israel later this year in defiance of the anti-Israel BDS movement that calls for the complete isolation of the Jewish State.
Harriet Nordman Harriet was only 2 when she was sadly murdered at Auschwitz on May 22,1944
Harriet Nordman Harriet was only 2 when she was sadly murdered at Auschwitz on May 22,1944
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Dorothy Cummins- Dorothy was only 2 when she sadly perished from bronchal pneumonia on Jan 26, 1935
Dorothy Cummins- Dorothy was only 2 when she sadly perished from bronchal pneumonia on Jan 26, 1935
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Heather Phyllis Levitt Heather was only 10 when she sadly perished due to a heart attack on Sept 14,1951
Heather Phyllis Levitt Heather was only 10 when she sadly perished due to a heart attack on Sept 14,1951
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Fern Birdie Ostrander Fern was only 7 when she sadly perished from scarlet fever on Nov 8,1912
Fern Birdie Ostrander Fern was only 7 when she sadly perished from scarlet fever on Nov 8,1912
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Avis Aleta Gingery Avis was only 7 when she sadly perished from scarlet fever on Dec 5,1902
Avis Aleta Gingery Avis was only 7 when she sadly perished from scarlet fever on Dec 5,1902
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Stevie Nicks backstage in Venice, CA. 1981
Stevie Nicks backstage in Venice, CA. 1981
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Babi Yar Ravine Babi Yar is a ravine in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv and a site of massacres carried out by German forces during their campaign against the Soviet Union in World War II. The first and best documented of the massacres took place on 29–30 September 1941, killing approximately 33,771 Jews. The decision to kill all the Jews in Kyiv was made by the military governor Generalmajor Kurt Eberhard, the Police Commander for Army Group South, SS-Obergruppenführer Friedrich Jeckeln, and the Einsatzgruppe C Commander Otto Rasch. Sonderkommando 4a soldiers, along with the aid of the SD and SS Police Battalions with the Ukrainian Auxiliary Police backed by the Wehrmacht carried out the orders.
Babi Yar Ravine Babi Yar is a ravine in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv and a site of massacres carried out by German forces during their campaign against the Soviet Union in World War II. The first and best documented of the massacres took place on 29–30 September 1941, killing approximately 33,771 Jews. The decision to kill all the Jews in Kyiv was made by the military governor Generalmajor Kurt Eberhard, the Police Commander for Army Group South, SS-Obergruppenführer Friedrich Jeckeln, and the Einsatzgruppe C Commander Otto Rasch. Sonderkommando 4a soldiers, along with the aid of the SD and SS Police Battalions with the Ukrainian Auxiliary Police backed by the Wehrmacht carried out the orders.
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Boris Ovodenko Boris was sadly murdered at the Babi Yar massacre on September 29, 1941 at age 5.
Boris Ovodenko Boris was sadly murdered at the Babi Yar massacre on September 29, 1941 at age 5.
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Jeanette Elise Cohn Bloch (*April 1, 1940 in Amsterdam). Jeanette was murdered in Auschwitz on July 18, 1942. She reached the age of 2 years.
Jeanette Elise Cohn Bloch (*April 1, 1940 in Amsterdam). Jeanette was murdered in Auschwitz on July 18, 1942. She reached the age of 2 years.
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2 year old Meijer Coopman was sadly murdered in Sobibor on June 4, 1943.
2 year old Meijer Coopman was sadly murdered in Sobibor on June 4, 1943.
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Nicole Blum 1943 Nicole Blum Nationality : Jewish Residence : Boulogne Department Pays de La Loire, France Death : November 22, 1943 Cause : Murdered in Auschwitz ( buried in Auschwitz death camp ) Age : 10 years
Nicole Blum 1943 Nicole Blum Nationality : Jewish Residence : Boulogne Department Pays de La Loire, France Death : November 22, 1943 Cause : Murdered in Auschwitz ( buried in Auschwitz death camp ) Age : 10 years
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In years long passed, it was the habit to hold a deceased person’s viewing and wake at home in the front parlor. During that time it was referred to as “the death room”. The Ladies Home Journal in 1910 declared the “Death Room” as no more and henceforth the parlor would be known as the “Living Room”.
In years long passed, it was the habit to hold a deceased person’s viewing and wake at home in the front parlor. During that time it was referred to as “the death room”. The Ladies Home Journal in 1910 declared the “Death Room” as no more and henceforth the parlor would be known as the “Living Room”.
Most of the trading partners that the United States has deficits with fall into the first two categories. The two largest are China and Japan. Some of the largest deficits are with countries in the last category. They include Canada, Mexico, and Germany.
Most of the trading partners that the United States has deficits with fall into the first two categories. The two largest are China and Japan. Some of the largest deficits are with countries in the last category. They include Canada, Mexico, and Germany.
 
Joan Crawford starred in at least two pornographic films before her days in Hollywood according to multiple biographies about the Hollywood star, who herself denied the rumors.
Joan Crawford starred in at least two pornographic films before her days in Hollywood according to multiple biographies about the Hollywood star, who herself denied the rumors.
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Elvis Presley poses with a fan after the Gator Bowl (1956). | Florida Memory
Elvis Presley poses with a fan after the Gator Bowl (1956). | Florida Memory
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Calamity Jane – Wild Bill Hickocks Grave
Calamity Jane – Wild Bill Hickocks Grave
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Steve and Charlie Utter at the grave of Wild Bill Hickok. Mount Moriah Cemetery, Deadwood, Dakota Territory, August 1876
Steve and Charlie Utter at the grave of Wild Bill Hickok. Mount Moriah Cemetery, Deadwood, Dakota Territory, August 1876
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Deadwood, South Dakota
Deadwood, South Dakota
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American frontier and old west saloons
American frontier and old west saloons
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The Sheriff, 1948. moonlightdriver: “ Duke Kahanamoku with the San Onofre Surf Club in Honolulu, Hawaii ”
The Sheriff, 1948. moonlightdriver: “ Duke Kahanamoku with the San Onofre Surf Club in Honolulu, Hawaii ”
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Luisa Levi, * 10.11.1929 Mantova Deported to Auschwitz on 05.04.1944 Murdered..
Luisa Levi, * 10.11.1929 Mantova Deported to Auschwitz on 05.04.1944 Murdered..
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Marisa Jesurum, *24.12.1929 Venezia Deported to Ravensbrück on 28.11.1944… Murdered..
Marisa Jesurum, *24.12.1929 Venezia Deported to Ravensbrück on 28.11.1944… Murdered..
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Jean Pierre Hasson, * 10.03.1931 Paris Deported to Auschwitz on 30.01.1944 Murdered…
Jean Pierre Hasson, * 10.03.1931 Paris Deported to Auschwitz on 30.01.1944 Murdered…
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Ginetta Hazan, * 09.09.1931 Plovdiv Deported to Auschwitz on 06.12.1943 Murdered…
Ginetta Hazan, * 09.09.1931 Plovdiv Deported to Auschwitz on 06.12.1943 Murdered…
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Vera Rosenstein (*Amsterdam, May 22, 1937 – Sobibor, July 23, 1943). This precious little girl was murdered at the age of 6 years.
Vera Rosenstein (*Amsterdam, May 22, 1937 – Sobibor, July 23, 1943). This precious little girl was murdered at the age of 6 years.
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Rika Oudgenoeg, * 08.08.1940 in Leek Murdered in Auschwitz on 11.12.1942
Rika Oudgenoeg, * 08.08.1940 in Leek Murdered in Auschwitz on 11.12.1942
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Lunek Milch Lunek was only 3 when he was sadly buried alive during a mass murder in his hometown in 1943. Men, women and children were forced to strip and stand near the deep dug up hole then were sadly shot. Small children & infants were buried alive.
Lunek Milch Lunek was only 3 when he was sadly buried alive during a mass murder in his hometown in 1943. Men, women and children were forced to strip and stand near the deep dug up hole then were sadly shot. Small children & infants were buried alive.
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Nicoletta Noort, * 15.08.1932 in Den Haag Murdered in Auschwitz on 01.02.1943
Nicoletta Noort, * 15.08.1932 in Den Haag Murdered in Auschwitz on 01.02.1943
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Alida Emilie van Strien (*Den Haag, May 6, 1937 – Auschwitz, September 3, 1943). Alida was murdered at the age of 6 years.
Alida Emilie van Strien (*Den Haag, May 6, 1937 – Auschwitz, September 3, 1943). Alida was murdered at the age of 6 years.
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Sara Tevelovitch Sara was only 9 when she was sadly killed at Stutthof concentration camp on February 1944
Sara Tevelovitch Sara was only 9 when she was sadly killed at Stutthof concentration camp on February 1944
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Mirjam Lisette Katz (*Essen, April 30, 1937 – Auschwitz, September 6, 1944). Mirjam was murdered at the age of 7 years.
Mirjam Lisette Katz (*Essen, April 30, 1937 – Auschwitz, September 6, 1944). Mirjam was murdered at the age of 7 years.
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Gabriellá Leoni, * 28.10.1931 Roma Deported to Auschwitz on 18.10.1943 Murdered
Gabriellá Leoni, * 28.10.1931 Roma Deported to Auschwitz on 18.10.1943 Murdered
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Rita Krammer, 05.01.1935 Groningen Murdered in Auschwitz on 26.10.1942
Rita Krammer, 05.01.1935 Groningen Murdered in Auschwitz on 26.10.1942
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Sallo de Vries (* Borculo, 06.12.1937 – Auschwitz, 22.10.1942). Sallo was murdered at the age of 4.
Sallo de Vries (* Borculo, 06.12.1937 – Auschwitz, 22.10.1942). Sallo was murdered at the age of 4.
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Jacob Aandagt 1942 Jacob Aandagt was murdered in Auschwitz on Jul. 18, 1942. Jacob would have been 8 a month later.
Jacob Aandagt 1942 Jacob Aandagt was murdered in Auschwitz on Jul. 18, 1942. Jacob would have been 8 a month later.
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Benjamin Leonard Emile [Bennie] van Dam, * 28.05.1935 Groningen Murdered in Auschwitz on 19.10.1942
Benjamin Leonard Emile [Bennie] van Dam, * 28.05.1935 Groningen Murdered in Auschwitz on 19.10.1942
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Pnina Zylberberg, * 1925 in Poland Murdered 1940 at age 15 in Krzemienic, Poland…
Pnina Zylberberg, * 1925 in Poland Murdered 1940 at age 15 in Krzemienic, Poland…
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Helene Zeligfeld Helene was only 10 days shy of her 10th birthday when she was sadly murdered at Auschwitz on September 18,1942
Helene Zeligfeld Helene was only 10 days shy of her 10th birthday when she was sadly murdered at Auschwitz on September 18,1942
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Ruth Tobias (*Berlin, December 11, 1928 – Sobibor, July 23, 1943). Ruth was murdered at the age of 14 years.
Ruth Tobias (*Berlin, December 11, 1928 – Sobibor, July 23, 1943). Ruth was murdered at the age of 14 years.
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Carla Celina Morpurgo (*Amsterdam, November 4, 1930). Carla was murdered in Auschwitz on April 7, 1944. She reached the age of 13 years.
Carla Celina Morpurgo (*Amsterdam, November 4, 1930). Carla was murdered in Auschwitz on April 7, 1944. She reached the age of 13 years.
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Pepi Weiszbard Pepi was only 10 when she was sadly murdered at Sobibor Extermination camp on March 13,1943
Pepi Weiszbard Pepi was only 10 when she was sadly murdered at Sobibor Extermination camp on March 13,1943
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Lucille Ricksen ….. Silent movie actress died in 1925 at age 14. The young actress fell ill during filming one day and was subsequently diagnosed with tuberculosis. She died two weeks after her mother, who had kept vigil on her ailing daughter, suffered a fatal heart attack at her daughter’s bedside.
Lucille Ricksen ….. Silent movie actress died in 1925 at age 14. The young actress fell ill during filming one day and was subsequently diagnosed with tuberculosis. She died two weeks after her mother, who had kept vigil on her ailing daughter, suffered a fatal heart attack at her daughter’s bedside.
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Emily May Dyer 11 year old Emily sadly died of typhoid fever on July 10, 1913. She had a little sister Aimie who perished from eating poisoned berries two months prior (there are no known photos of her).
Emily May Dyer 11 year old Emily sadly died of typhoid fever on July 10, 1913. She had a little sister Aimie who perished from eating poisoned berries two months prior (there are no known photos of her).
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Hellen Juanita Comstock 9 year old Hellen was sadly the victim of the Spanish flu epidemic of 1918 and perished on December 21st
Hellen Juanita Comstock 9 year old Hellen was sadly the victim of the Spanish flu epidemic of 1918 and perished on December 21st
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Ludmila Straka 18 months old was sent to Lodz, Poland with her older sister Jarmila and sent to Chelmo. She was killed in a gassed concealed van on July 2, 1942.
Ludmila Straka 18 months old was sent to Lodz, Poland with her older sister Jarmila and sent to Chelmo. She was killed in a gassed concealed van on July 2, 1942.
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Heinrich Sund Heinrich was described of being diagnosed with microcephaly (abnormal smallness of the head associated with incomplete brain development) then sadly killed by being overdosed with a morphine drug on August 17, 1943 at age 8 years.
Heinrich Sund Heinrich was described of being diagnosed with microcephaly (abnormal smallness of the head associated with incomplete brain development) then sadly killed by being overdosed with a morphine drug on August 17, 1943 at age 8 years.
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Erich Kistner Erich was said to suffer from cramps disease (Juvenille epilepsy) and was transported to Alsterdorf asylum then transported to Kalmenhof psychiatric hospital on August 21, 1943 then was sadly murdered at Idstein/Taunus at age 8 years during his arrival.
Erich Kistner Erich was said to suffer from cramps disease (Juvenille epilepsy) and was transported to Alsterdorf asylum then transported to Kalmenhof psychiatric hospital on August 21, 1943 then was sadly murdered at Idstein/Taunus at age 8 years during his arrival.
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Gunther Eichler 1938 Gunther described as an imbecile and had a clubfoot and was taken to Alsterdorfer Anstalten, transferred to the “Heil- und Pflegeanstalt Kalmenhof” on August 7, 1943 then sadly murdered by injection (which caused patients to live for only 3 days) on September 7, 1943
Gunther Eichler 1938 Gunther described as an imbecile and had a clubfoot and was taken to Alsterdorfer Anstalten, transferred to the “Heil- und Pflegeanstalt Kalmenhof” on August 7, 1943 then sadly murdered by injection (which caused patients to live for only 3 days) on September 7, 1943
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Werner Dabelstein 1937 Werner developed an inflammation of the brain at age 6 months and was taken to Alsterdorf Anstalt on July 31, 1937 then taken to Kalmenhof Institution then sadly murdered on September 4, 1943 at age 8 years.
Werner Dabelstein 1937 Werner developed an inflammation of the brain at age 6 months and was taken to Alsterdorf Anstalt on July 31, 1937 then taken to Kalmenhof Institution then sadly murdered on September 4, 1943 at age 8 years.
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Gerda Metzger Gerda was only 3 1/2 years old when she was sadly euthanized at a municipal children’s hospital in Germany on July 12,1943. She suffered from Little Disease.
Gerda Metzger Gerda was only 3 1/2 years old when she was sadly euthanized at a municipal children’s hospital in Germany on July 12,1943. She suffered from Little Disease.
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1938 | Mother washing feet and cleaning up daughters in sharecropper’s shack. Southeast Missouri Farms
1938 | Mother washing feet and cleaning up daughters in sharecropper’s shack. Southeast Missouri Farms
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How hard the life and times for coal miners and their families? Would I have been strong enough to survive it? This is Dillard Eldridge and his children in the kitchen of the twenty year old four room house for which they pay $9 monthly. Kentucky Straight Creek Coal Company, Belva Mine, abandoned after explosion, Four Mile, Bell County, Kentucky. (Wikimedia Commons image – Department of the Interior. Solid Fuels Administration For War. (04/19/1943 – 06/30/1947)
How hard the life and times for coal miners and their families? Would I have been strong enough to survive it? This is Dillard Eldridge and his children in the kitchen of the twenty year old four room house for which they pay $9 monthly. Kentucky Straight Creek Coal Company, Belva Mine, abandoned after explosion, Four Mile, Bell County, Kentucky. (Wikimedia Commons image – Department of the Interior. Solid Fuels Administration For War. (04/19/1943 – 06/30/1947)
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1975 Press Photo – Children Vietnamese Orphans Small Van Saigon Airport US Transport
1975 Press Photo – Children Vietnamese Orphans Small Van Saigon Airport US Transport
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HAWTHORNE HOTEL, SALEM
HAWTHORNE HOTEL, SALEM
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LIZZIE BORDEN’S HOUSE, FALL RIVER
LIZZIE BORDEN’S HOUSE, FALL RIVER
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DANVERS STATE HOSPITAL, DANVERS

DANVERS STATE HOSPITAL, DANVERS Danvers State Hospital is said to have been the real-life inspiration for H.P. Lovecraft’s Arkham Sanatorium. When the hospital was open American physician Walter Jackson Freeman II carried out a number of lobotomies and a small number of the patients did see some slight benefits, but most had adverse effects and […]

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THE HOUGHTON MANSION, NORTH ADAMS
THE HOUGHTON MANSION, NORTH ADAMS
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TALLAHASSEE’S WITCH GRAVE
TALLAHASSEE’S WITCH GRAVE
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German soldiers on the eastern front 1944-45,captured by Russian soldiers and stripped of their boots.
German soldiers on the eastern front 1944-45,captured by Russian soldiers and stripped of their boots.
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Women of a small Russian village mourn over those killed by the Germans, 1943the photograph was given the title Victims of Fascist Terror by its photographer.
Women of a small Russian village mourn over those killed by the Germans, 1943the photograph was given the title Victims of Fascist Terror by its photographer.
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It was all fun and games when the ladies from Oxford University women’s rugby team took to the pitch in just their rugby boots and socks. The girls stripped off around Oxford for their first ever naked calendar to raise money for mental health awareness.
It was all fun and games when the ladies from Oxford University women’s rugby team took to the pitch in just their rugby boots and socks. The girls stripped off around Oxford for their first ever naked calendar to raise money for mental health awareness.
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“All Women Circus Act” 1890-1925
“All Women Circus Act” 1890-1925
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Einstein aged five, pictured in 1884 with neatly combed and flattened hair
Einstein aged five, pictured in 1884 with neatly combed and flattened hair
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The Spanish flu pandemic of 1918, the deadliest in history, infected an estimated 500 million people worldwide—about one-third of the planet’s population—and killed an estimated 20 million to 50 million victims, including some 675,000 Americans.
The Spanish flu pandemic of 1918, the deadliest in history, infected an estimated 500 million people worldwide—about one-third of the planet’s population—and killed an estimated 20 million to 50 million victims, including some 675,000 Americans.
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People Wearing Masks During The 1918 Influenza Pandemic, One Of The Deadliest Natural Disasters In Human History
People Wearing Masks During The 1918 Influenza Pandemic, One Of The Deadliest Natural Disasters In Human History
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The Clerks Were Dressed To The Nine
The Clerks Were Dressed To The Nine
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Spain. Woman and girls from Salazar Valley, Navarra, 1920 // Marques de Santa Maria del Villar
Spain. Woman and girls from Salazar Valley, Navarra, 1920 // Marques de Santa Maria del Villar
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Forbidden Drive to the Cave of the Monks of Wissahickon
Forbidden Drive to the Cave of the Monks of Wissahickon
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Beyond the Pale: The Albino Cannibals of Ghost Mountain
Beyond the Pale: The Albino Cannibals of Ghost Mountain
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Going Nowhere Fast on the Bridge to Nowhere, Azusa Canyon
Going Nowhere Fast on the Bridge to Nowhere, Azusa Canyon
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Sophie Scholl: The German Student Who Led an Anti-Nazi Resistance Movement In 1942, anti-Nazi pamphlets titled “Flyers from the White Rose” began appearing overnight in public spaces around the Munich area. Thousands of leaflets distributed across Germany urged the German…
Sophie Scholl: The German Student Who Led an Anti-Nazi Resistance Movement In 1942, anti-Nazi pamphlets titled “Flyers from the White Rose” began appearing overnight in public spaces around the Munich area. Thousands of leaflets distributed across Germany urged the German…
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America’s Unknown Child: The Boy Found in a Box As you walk through the imposing gatehouse of Philadelphia’s Ivy Hill Cemetery on a summer’s afternoon, just about the first thing you see is a blaze of colorful flowers at the left-hand fork in the road. These annual blooms grow so high, they almost cover the black granite gravestone behind them. You’ll usually see more bright color along the top of the stone, in the form of teddy bears, plastic toys, and silver coins. It seems as though everyone who stops by and sits on the memorial bench near the monument feels
America’s Unknown Child: The Boy Found in a Box As you walk through the imposing gatehouse of Philadelphia’s Ivy Hill Cemetery on a summer’s afternoon, just about the first thing you see is a blaze of colorful flowers at the left-hand fork in the road. These annual blooms grow so high, they almost cover the black granite gravestone behind them. You’ll usually see more bright color along the top of the stone, in the form of teddy bears, plastic toys, and silver coins. It seems as though everyone who stops by and sits on the memorial bench near the monument feels
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Woman Hollering Creek Located off of Interstate 10 in Seguin, between San Antonio and Houston, there is a creek that is said to be haunted by the spirit of a woman who drowned her two children there. Now it is said that she walks along the bank trying to find them. Many have claimed to hear her wails and some have even seen her. People are warned not to get too close to the creek or her hand will reach up from the water and pull you in.
Woman Hollering Creek Located off of Interstate 10 in Seguin, between San Antonio and Houston, there is a creek that is said to be haunted by the spirit of a woman who drowned her two children there. Now it is said that she walks along the bank trying to find them. Many have claimed to hear her wails and some have even seen her. People are warned not to get too close to the creek or her hand will reach up from the water and pull you in.
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The Wallula Treasure In 1859, gold was discovered in Idaho, and Wallula was the jumping off point for miners headed to the gold fields. From Wallula they headed east (or returned) on Dorsey Baker’s Walla Walla and Columbia Line. It was also known as the Rawhide Railroad, because according to early travelers, the original rail lines were made of split wood, which Baker covered with rawhide to make the trains run smoother. According to legend, two men boarded the train’s one express car, and stole several pounds of gold bullion. They jumped off the train and went overland toward Wallula, to catch a riverboat to Portland. Unfortunately for the robbers, a posse dogged their trail for many miles, and captured the robbers just outside of Wallula. Before they wer caught, the robbers buried the gold. They hung the men before returning to Wallula, but never found the money.
The Wallula Treasure In 1859, gold was discovered in Idaho, and Wallula was the jumping off point for miners headed to the gold fields. From Wallula they headed east (or returned) on Dorsey Baker’s Walla Walla and Columbia Line. It was also known as the Rawhide Railroad, because according to early travelers, the original rail lines were made of split wood, which Baker covered with rawhide to make the trains run smoother. According to legend, two men boarded the train’s one express car, and stole several pounds of gold bullion. They jumped off the train and went overland toward Wallula, to catch a riverboat to Portland. Unfortunately for the robbers, a posse dogged their trail for many miles, and captured the robbers just outside of Wallula. Before they wer caught, the robbers buried the gold. They hung the men before returning to Wallula, but never found the money.
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The Baby Graves of Tri-Cities Last night we went out to the Baby Graves cemetery and got the crap scared out of us. This cemetery is weird, it’s over a hundred years old, and has nothing but babies buried there. They say that if you go there at night, and are really quiet, you can hear the babies crying. Maybe they call for their mommies? It wasn’t easy to find the place, it’s located in the hills outside of Kennewick, and the roads wind in and out of the hills, and there aren’t any real landmarks.
The Baby Graves of Tri-Cities Last night we went out to the Baby Graves cemetery and got the crap scared out of us. This cemetery is weird, it’s over a hundred years old, and has nothing but babies buried there. They say that if you go there at night, and are really quiet, you can hear the babies crying. Maybe they call for their mommies? It wasn’t easy to find the place, it’s located in the hills outside of Kennewick, and the roads wind in and out of the hills, and there aren’t any real landmarks.
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Western State Mental Hospital It was pretty easy getting in; the ruins are located in Fort Steilacoom County Park, in Lakewood. I waited until dark to go in, after leaving my car outside of the park, which closes at night. At the end of the Park’s parking lot, there is a path, which wound through heavy woods – lucky I brought a flashlight. It was like walking through a wall of trees, and as I came out of the woods I saw the ruins of the hospital on a hill. It was surrounded by a chain link fence and razor wire, but someone had cut the fence, and I got inside. The building looked like someone had tried burning it down, or maybe blowing it up.
Western State Mental Hospital It was pretty easy getting in; the ruins are located in Fort Steilacoom County Park, in Lakewood. I waited until dark to go in, after leaving my car outside of the park, which closes at night. At the end of the Park’s parking lot, there is a path, which wound through heavy woods – lucky I brought a flashlight. It was like walking through a wall of trees, and as I came out of the woods I saw the ruins of the hospital on a hill. It was surrounded by a chain link fence and razor wire, but someone had cut the fence, and I got inside. The building looked like someone had tried burning it down, or maybe blowing it up.
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Charles “Pretty Boy” Floyd is shot by FBI agents in a cornfield in East Liverpool, Ohio . Floyd, who had been a hotly pursued fugitive…
Charles “Pretty Boy” Floyd is shot by FBI agents in a cornfield in East Liverpool, Ohio . Floyd, who had been a hotly pursued fugitive…
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Johnny Ringo – Wild West Gunman – Grave
Johnny Ringo – Wild West Gunman – Grave
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General Phillip H. Sheridan was the commander of the United States Forces….he had plans of exterminating the buffalo….He thought this would kill the plains indians….”Kill the buffalo and you kill the indians” he said. Bison skull pile
General Phillip H. Sheridan was the commander of the United States Forces….he had plans of exterminating the buffalo….He thought this would kill the plains indians….”Kill the buffalo and you kill the indians” he said. Bison skull pile
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Lame Bull 1940, indian, old face, powerful face, intense, strong, emotional, storyteller, indian, Native American
Lame Bull 1940, indian, old face, powerful face, intense, strong, emotional, storyteller, indian, Native American
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Execution of a Viet Cong Guerrilla 1968 With North Vietnam’s Tet Offensive beginning, Nguyen Ngoc Loan, South Vietnam’s national police chief, was doing all he could to keep Viet Cong guerrillas from Saigon. As Loan executed a prisoner who was said to be a Viet Cong captain
Execution of a Viet Cong Guerrilla 1968 With North Vietnam’s Tet Offensive beginning, Nguyen Ngoc Loan, South Vietnam’s national police chief, was doing all he could to keep Viet Cong guerrillas from Saigon. As Loan executed a prisoner who was said to be a Viet Cong captain
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Mother Teresa was a Roman Catholic nun who achieved international fame for founding the Missionaries of Charity, a congregation which vows “wholehearted free service to the poorest of the poor.” Teresa was born in Albania and first took her vows with at age 21. She went on to live a life of service to others and was particularly moved to help the poor and sick. Even before her death in 1997, Mother Theresa was often spoken about in a saintly manner from Catholics and non-Catholics alike. She was officially canonized in 2016 and is now known within the Church as Saint Teresa of Calcutta.
Mother Teresa was a Roman Catholic nun who achieved international fame for founding the Missionaries of Charity, a congregation which vows “wholehearted free service to the poorest of the poor.” Teresa was born in Albania and first took her vows with at age 21. She went on to live a life of service to others and was particularly moved to help the poor and sick. Even before her death in 1997, Mother Theresa was often spoken about in a saintly manner from Catholics and non-Catholics alike. She was officially canonized in 2016 and is now known within the Church as Saint Teresa of Calcutta.
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Bruce Lee In life, Bruce Lee was a larger-than-life figure – an actor, husband, father, and the master and founder of Jeet Kune Do. To many of his fans, he seemed invincible. To many of his modern fans, his on-screen vibrancy makes it seem as though he still lives. Lee was extremely dedicated to being physically fit, which is why his death in 1973 at the young age of 32 came as an absolute shock. He apparently suffered from cerebral edema, or swelling of the brain, after having an allergic reaction a painkiller he took for a headache.
Bruce Lee In life, Bruce Lee was a larger-than-life figure – an actor, husband, father, and the master and founder of Jeet Kune Do. To many of his fans, he seemed invincible. To many of his modern fans, his on-screen vibrancy makes it seem as though he still lives. Lee was extremely dedicated to being physically fit, which is why his death in 1973 at the young age of 32 came as an absolute shock. He apparently suffered from cerebral edema, or swelling of the brain, after having an allergic reaction a painkiller he took for a headache.
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James Brown was “the Godfather of Soul,” a music legend and a larger-than-life character. Brown began his career in the 1950s and continued on until the end of his life. He was also known for his social activism, involvement in the Civil Rights movement as well as the not-so-good aspects of his life including bad relationships and drug problems.
James Brown was “the Godfather of Soul,” a music legend and a larger-than-life character. Brown began his career in the 1950s and continued on until the end of his life. He was also known for his social activism, involvement in the Civil Rights movement as well as the not-so-good aspects of his life including bad relationships and drug problems.
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Dinner parties at Frida and Diego’s, rigging up a contraption so she can paint in bed after an accident, recuperating at home with her tiny dog … here are the most personal moments of Frida Kahlo’s extraordinary life, taken by her father and her friends
Dinner parties at Frida and Diego’s, rigging up a contraption so she can paint in bed after an accident, recuperating at home with her tiny dog … here are the most personal moments of Frida Kahlo’s extraordinary life, taken by her father and her friends
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Bud Fields with his daughter-in-law and grand-daughter, Alabama, 1935
Bud Fields with his daughter-in-law and grand-daughter, Alabama, 1935
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In 1903 the Daily Mirror revolutionised the industry by launching as a picture paper – here’s our final selection of some of its best images of Teesside
In 1903 the Daily Mirror revolutionised the industry by launching as a picture paper – here’s our final selection of some of its best images of Teesside
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Deported Roma children in Transnistria, near Tiraspol
Deported Roma children in Transnistria, near Tiraspol
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Willy Georg was an old German soldier. He made money by taking photos of young German soldiers. In the summer of 1941 he was given permission to enter Warsaw, the Jewish ghetto and take photographs…
Willy Georg was an old German soldier. He made money by taking photos of young German soldiers. In the summer of 1941 he was given permission to enter Warsaw, the Jewish ghetto and take photographs…
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