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A 1939 photograph showing Adolf Hitler (1889-1945) at the Nazi memorial in Munich which commemorated the Beer Hall Putsch of November 1923, a failed coup d'etat led by Hitler. (German Federal Archives)

A 1923 photo showing a Nazi Party gathering at the Bürgerbräukeller beer hall in Munich, Germany. The hall was the location of the Nazi Beer Hall Putsch in November 1923, a failed coup d'etat led by Adolf Hitler. (German Federal Archives)

On 20 December 1803, after the Louisiana Purchase, the American flag is hoisted in New Orleans. Oil on canvas painting by Thure de Thulstrup, 1902. Louisiana State Museum.

La Salle claims the territory of Louisiana for France after reaching the mouth of the Mississippi River, April 1682. Painting by Jean-Adolphe Bocquin, 1870s.

Portrait of James Monroe, future US president, painting by Louis Semé, 1794. Illustration from As I Remember: Recollections of American Society during the Nineteenth Century by Marian Gouverneur, 1911.

This infographic illustrates the 12 Olympian Gods (Greek: Δωδεκάθεον, Dodekatheon), the principal deities of the Greek pantheon who reside on Mount Olympus, ruling over aspects of the natural world, human life, and cosmic order. Traditionally...

The Théâtre de la Mode, an initiative of Lucien Lelong and Robert Ricci of the Chambre syndicale de la haute couture (Haute Couture Trade Union Chamber), was a travelling exhibition of dolls showcasing French fashion expertise after the Second...

Utility fashion, a consequence of wartime fabric and clothing rationing, made its appearance in the 1940s, with all-purpose suits that could be worn in any circumstance and which were very warm to cope with the harsh winters of the time.

Fashion poster from 1941 from Costumes-Manteau, a French fashion magazine. (Nordiska museet)

Cover of Les Dimanches de la Femme, a French fashion and beauty magazine issued from 1930 to 1939. (Bibliothèque nationale de France)