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Kim Il-Sung During Korean Elections
Kim Il-Sung, during Korean elections, photograph by unknown photographer, circa 1946. Shown here is Kim Il-Sung, who would go on to become the first leader of North Korea from 1949 until his death in 1994. In...
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Syngman Rhee
Syngman Rhee, photograph by Harris & Ewing, circa 1939. Syngman Rhee was originally born in Korea, and at an early age he displayed nationalist views and protested against the Japanese and Russian Empires. He spent time in prison...
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US Strikes on Engebi, 1944
The naval and air bombardment of Japanese defensive positions that preceded a US amphibious attack on the island of Engebi in the Marshall Islands in February 1944. Part of the Gilbert and Marshall Islands Campaign (November...
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1946 Nuclear Test, Bikini Atoll
A July 1946 photograph of a US nuclear test at Bikini Atoll in the Marshall Islands. Known as the 'Baker' explosion, the condensation cloud released radioactive-contaminated water throughout the area. US Department...
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US Marines Attack Tarawa, 1943
US Marines attacking the beach and Japanese defences at Tarawa Atoll in November 1943 during the Gilbert and Marshall Islands Campaign (November 1943 to February 1944) in the Pacific War of WWII (1939-45). US Marine...
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Wrecked Japanese Plane, Makin Atoll, 1943
A wrecked Japanese seaplane and US forces on the beach at Makin Atoll, part of the Gilbert Islands (now Kiribati), in November 1943. The Battle of Makin was part of the Gilbert and Marshall Islands Campaign...
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Map of the First Crusade, 1096 - 1099 - Routes, Campaigns & the Rise of the Crusader States
The First Crusade (1096–1099) emerged from Pope Urban II’s (reign 1088–1099) appeal at the Council of Clermont (1095), following requests for military assistance from...
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Map of Europe Before the Fall of Constantinople, c. 1450 - Political Europe and the Eastern Mediterranean
Around 1450 CE, Europe and the eastern Mediterranean stood at the intersection of declining medieval powers and emerging regional states. The Byzantine Empire...
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Map of the Voyage of Aeneas from Troy to the Origins of Rome - The Mediterranean Journey in Virgil’s Aeneid
The voyage of Aeneas, Trojan prince and hero of The Aeneid, belongs to Rome’s foundation mythology rather than historical record. Composed by Virgil (70–19...
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E. P. Alexander
A photograph of E.P. Alexander (1835-1910), who was a Confederate officer, chief engineer, signal officer, and chief of ordnance during the American Civil War.
