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Low key photography of grungy old Soviet Union and United States of America flags. USSR, CCCP, USA.
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The girl who gave peace a chance

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An image of the Belle Vue Sheep Farm is seen.
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When America almost went to war over a pig

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The forgotten history of how we came to celebrate July 4
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The forgotten history of how we came to celebrate July 4

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Democratic presidential debates have a long, dramatic history
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Democratic presidential debates have a long, dramatic history

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Abraham Lincoln and Jefferson Davis
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Amid the Civil War, Abraham Lincoln and Jefferson Davis shared fatherly loss

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"Independence Day Celebration in Centre Square," an 1819 painting by John Lewis Krimmel, is shown.
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The era when America felt really good

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Jackson Police Department investigator Stephanie Horn stands at attention as she protects the wreath posted along the wall of Mississippi Fallen Officers, at the 9th annual Law Enforcement Memorial Candlelight Vigil at the State Capitol Mall, in Jackson, Miss., where fallen lawmen from throughout the state are honored for their dedication and service, Wednesday, May 15, 2019. The service was one of many nationwide during Peace Officers Memorial Day.
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Memorial Day’s 25 birthplaces

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Railroad officials and employees celebrate the completion of the first railroad transcontinental link in Prementory, Utah on May 10, 1869. The Union Pacific's Locomotive No. 119, right, and Central Pacific's Jupiter edged forward over the golden spike that marked the joining of the nation by rail.
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150 years ago, the day America started a grand party — too soon

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F.W. Hooper, of Jacksonville, Fla., smiles as he holds Hoop Jr., Kentucky Derby winner at Churchill Downs, Louisville, June 9, 1945. Jockey Eddie Arcaro is in the saddle.
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The year there almost wasn’t a Kentucky Derby

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This woodcut printed cover of the New York Detective Library shows how Jesse James was killed by his cousin Bob Ford in his home in St. Joseph, Mo., on April 3, 1882.
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April 3: The end of Jesse James was just the beginning of a trail of blood

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