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Small, white rat (genus Rattus) on a glass table. (rodent, laboratory, experiment)

Cruel and Unusual Punishments: 15 Types of Torture

King Cobra snake in Malaysia. (reptile)

9 of the World’s Deadliest Snakes

Groups of depositors in front of the closed American Union Bank, New York City. April 26, 1932. Great Depression run on bank crowd

Causes of the Great Depression

Titanic infographic. The 30th anniversary of its discovery is September 1, 2015. SPOTLIGHT VERSION.

Timeline of the Titanic’s Final Hours

July, 2006, Launch of Space Shuttle Discovery STS-121. See attached for full caption information.

Will Light-Speed Space Travel Ever Be Possible?

Lusitania sinking, illustration from The War of the Nations (New York), December 31, 1919. World War I, WWI. This image is one of three on the page. (See source file for the other two.)

7 of the World’s Deadliest Shipwrecks

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.

Timeline of the American Civil Rights Movement

Grace Jones

Jamaican singer, model, and actress

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Joy Division/New Order

In Joy Division/New Order
Later covered by disco diva Grace Jones, “She’s Lost Control,” from Unknown Pleasures, became a signature tune.
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Studio 54

In Studio 54: Famous guests and performers
Singers Gloria Gaynor, Grace Jones, and Donna Summer performed there, and the members of Blondie, Aerosmith, the Runaways, and the Rolling Stones were often in attendance. (As an indication of the star-struck approach to the club’s door policy, Mick Jagger and Keith Richards
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