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tank man
The iconic photo of Tank Man, the unknown rebel who stood in front of a column of Chinese tanks in an act of defiance following the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989.
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man versus tyrant
PoW Horace Greasley defiantly confronts Heinrich Himmler during an inspection of the camp he was confined in. Greasley also famously escaped from the camp and snuck back in more than 200 times to meet in secret with a local German girl he had fallen in love with.
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1968 olympics black power salute
African American athletes Tommie Smith and John Carlos raise their fists in a gesture of solidarity at the 1968 Olympic games. Australian Silver medalist Peter Norman wore an Olympic Project for Human Rights badge in support of their protest. Both Americans were expelled from the games as a result.
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kennedy funeral
John F. Kennedy Jr. salutes his father's coffin along with the honor guard.
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arab spring
Christians protect Muslims during prayer in the midst of the uprisings in Cairo, Egypt, in 2011.
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last rites
Navy chaplain Luis Padillo gives last rites to a soldier wounded by sniper fire during a revolt in Venezuela. (Hé-ctor Rondó-n Lovera)
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tornado damage
A mother comforts her son in Concord, Alabama, near his house which was completely destroyed by a tornado in April of 2011.
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d-day
U.S. Army troops wade ashore during the D-Day Normandy landings on June 6, 1944.
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south sudan soldier
A Sudan People's Liberation Army soldier stands at attention on the eve of South Sudan's independence from Sudan
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earthrise
A photo taken by astronaut William Anders during the Apollo 8 mission in 1968.
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