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35mm single-lens reflex (SLR) camera

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Paul Revere. "The bloody massacre perpetrated in King Street Boston on March 5th 1770 by a party of the 29th Regt.," engraved by Paul Revere. Boston Massacre.

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Nelson Mandela, undated photo.

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Salem Witch Trials. Photogravure after the painting by Walter McEwen titled - The Witches - circa 1890s.

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Time zone map with standard time zones and International Date Line

Why Are Some Time Zones 30 Minutes Off Instead of an Hour?

New York NY/ USA- November 23, 2018 Hordes of shoppers throng the Macy's Herald Square flagship store in New York looking for bargains on the day after Thanksgiving, Black Friday.

Why Is It Called Black Friday?

Close up of praying mantis walking on stone ground against a blurred background in Japan

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African Americans demonstrating for voting rights in front of the White House as police and others watch, March 12, 1965. One sign reads, "We demand the right to vote everywhere." Voting Rights Act, civil rights.

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George Eastman, 1926.

George Eastman

American inventor, entrepreneur, and manufacturer

Frederic Eugene Ives

American photographer and inventor

John Henry Dallmeyer

British manufacturer

Marey, photograph by Nadar (Gaspard-Felix Tournachon)

Étienne-Jules Marey

French physiologist

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The iPod nano, introduced by Apple CEO Steve Jobs in San Francisco, May 2007. A revolutionary full-featured iPod that holds 1,000 songs and is thinner than a standard #2 pencil. MP3 player, music player, digital music

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