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Daniel Webster
Daniel Webster, or 'Black Dan', who made up one-third of the 'Great Triumvirate' of US congressmen (the other two being Henry Clay and John C. Calhoun), portrait by Francis Alexander, commissioned in honor of his legal defense in Dartmouth...
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Salute to the Red Army
A photograph of the Salute to the Red Army, a concert held in celebration of the Soviet victory at the Battle of Stalingrad at the Royal Albert Hall, London, 21 February 1943. Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, Anthony Eden (1897-1977...
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Manchurian Seal
An official Manchurian seal of the Department of Inspectors at Qitan Fort, Yangshan county, from the late Qing dynasty, 1857.
Durham University Oriental Museum.
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Buddha's First Sermon
Broken relief showing the First Sermon of the Buddha, 2nd–3rd century CE. The Buddha is depicted turning the Wheel of Law, with attendants and deer also visible.
Peshawar Museum, Pakistan.
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German Engineers on the Dnieper, 1941
A photograph showing German army engineers building a bridge across the Dnieper near Kiev (Kyiv) during Operation Barbarossa, the attack by Adolf Hitler (1889-1945) on the USSR from June to December 1941. (German Federal Archives)
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Civilians Digging Defences, Moscow, 1941
Civilian men and women digging defensive anti-tank ditches in Moscow. The Soviet capital was threatened during Operation Barbarossa, the attack by Adolf Hitler (1889-1945) on the USSR from June to December 1941.
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German Troops on Horseback, Operation Barbarossa
A photograph showing German troops on horseback passing a destroyed Soviet T-26 tank during Operation Barbarossa, the attack by Adolf Hitler (1889-1945) on the USSR from June to December 1941. Horses were used by both sides for want of mechanised...
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Burning Russian Village, Operation Barbarossa
A photograph showing a burning Russian village during Operation Barbarossa, the attack by Adolf Hitler (1889-1945) on the USSR from June to December 1941. (Imperial War Museums)
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German Motorcyclists, Operation Barbarossa
A photograph of German Waffen SS motorcyclists during Operation Barbarossa, the attack by Adolf Hitler (1889-1945) on the USSR from June to December 1941. (Imperial War Museums)
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Oldest Known Medical Degree
The oldest known and documented medical degree in the world. It was awarded by the University of al-Qarawiyyin, Fez, Morocco, to Doctor Abdellah Ben Saleh Al Koutami in 1207.
