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“THE BATTLE OF JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI, MAY 14, 1863.—CHARGE BY GENERAL CROCKER’S DIVISION.” — Illustration by Theodore R. Davis for Harper’s Weekly.
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May 14, 1643 — A TODDLER BECOMES A SUN KING. Upon the death of his father, l’il four-year-old Louis XIV ascended to the throne of France. He would reign for 72 years and 110 days, making him the longest-serving monarch in the history of France and Europe.
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“ATOMIC AGE KISS?” — Air raid wardens in Bonn, Germany, 1954. From the New York Journal-American collection at the Harry Ransom Center.
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#atomic age #atomic #kiss #cute #make out #canoodle #air raid #bonn #germany #deautschland #deutsch #nato #europe #1950s #50s #fifties #harry ransom center #university of texas #cold war #nuclear #atomic war #nuclear war #gas mask #masque #mask #gask masks #haz-mat #hazmat #hazardous materials #disaster
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An awkward corner put to use. Martin Storbeck, Böblingen; found via IKEA Hackers.
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Views of the port of Makhachkala in Dagestan on the western shore of the Caspian Sea, 1871. Photos compiled by American adventurer George Kennan. (Fun fact: Makhachkala was called Petrovsk when this photo was taken.)
