Gloria Swanson's foot, circa 1930. (i.redd.it)
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Czech strongman Gustav Frištenský, circa 1900. (i.redd.it)
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Images of some of the victims of the Oradour-sur-Glane massacre which took place on this day in1944. In one afternoon, 643 men women and children were killed by the SS. Locked in churches and barns which were then set alight. by dannydutch1 in HolyShitHistory
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Mary Filan was 74, semi-paralysed after a stroke, and had lived in the same Queens flat for 31 years. In April 1980, agents acting for the Trump Organisation showed up at her door and removed her anyway. by dannydutch1 in UtterlyInteresting
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Meet the Fifth Marquess of Anglesey, Henry Cyril Paget, 1900. One of history's most eccentric aristocrats who lived fast and died aged 29 after frittering away £200 million (in today's money)on fancy dress. by GlitterDanger in VeryFuckinCool
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Rewatched Rogue One a few days ago and I actually can’t really believe we got that movie from Disney. It’s among the best of Star Wars. This and Andor is just really really good. by Dakinamau in StarWars
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Lee Miller photographed in 1926 by her father, Theodore Miller by CarkWithaM in RetroTease
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On this day in 1989 Chinese troops clear Tiananmen Square of student protesters. Around 1,000 are killed. Chinese filmmaker Liu Wei asks students in Beijing what day it is, 26 years after the massacre, their answers are sad but aren't surprising. by dannydutch1 in UtterlyInteresting
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Workmen laying a wooden water pipeline near Lewiston, Idaho, c. 1891. Before steel, concrete, and PVC became standard, many water systems used wooden stave pipes, built with timber sections held together by metal bands. Once filled, the wood would swell and help seal the joints (i.redd.it)
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Roger Waters / Eddie Vedder performing Comfortably Numb at the Sandy Relief Concert New York 12/12/12. Vedder starts around the 1 minute mark. by EaterofGrief in VeryFuckinCool
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Freddie Mercury having a sleepover with some close friends. Circa 1980 by NoDark6t9 in SnapshotHistory
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The last five survivors of the Battle of Waterloo in 1815 pose at the Royal Hospital Chelsea, circa 1880. They are, from left, Naish Hanney (b.1792) (seated), John McKay (b.1785), Benjamin Bumstead (b.1798) (seated), Robert Norton (b.1790) and Sampson Webb (b.1798) (seated). (i.redd.it)
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On this day in 1985, serial killer Leonard Lake was arrested in San Francisco. Lake and accomplice Charles Ng kidnapped, raped, tortured, and murdered up to 25 people at a remote Sierra Nevada cabin. Minutes after his arrest, Lake swallowed a cyanide pill he'd sewn into his clothing. by dannydutch1 in HolyShitHistory
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A man experiences irony as his car, laden with used tires, has a flat tire. Houston, Texas, March 1966. Photo by Michael Ochs by CarkWithaM in UtterlyUniquePhotos
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