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German machine gunners occupy a trench during World War I.

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Figure 13: A Maxim machine gun, belt-fed and water-cooled, operated by German infantrymen, World War I.

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Amendments 1-10 to the Constitution of the United States constitute what is known as the Bill of Rights on an American flag.

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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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