24 year-old Marine Sgt. Tyler Ziegel and 21-year-old Rene Kline on their wedding day. She divorced him a year later. He died in 2012 from a combination of drugs and alcohol.

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10 May 1994 Nelson Mandela becomes South Africa's first black president

Mandela's inauguration came after more than 300 years of white rule. Before becoming president, he was a pivotal figure in the fight against the racist apartheid regime and was incarcerated for 27 years.

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A US soldier poses with a giant jungle centipede during the Vietnam War, (1967)

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Rock star yearbook pictures 1960-1970

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Krak des Chevalliers, Syria. Built upon the foundations of a previous fortress in 1140CE, this castle became a major bastion for the Knights Hospitalars.

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15 May 1948 Egypt, Syria, Transjordan and Iraq invade Israel

The First Arab-Israeli War was initiated by Israel's proclamation of independence on the day before the invasion. It lasted nearly 10 months and caused thousands of casualties on both sides.

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In July of 1963, 15 black girls were arrested for protesting segregation laws at the Martin theatre. Aged 12-15, they were locked in an old, abandoned stockade for 45 days without their parent's knowledge. They came to be known as "The Leesburg Stockade Girls".

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12 yeard old girl prodigy April Atkins, carries her family on her back (over 425 lbs) in Santa Monica "Muscle Beach", California, 1954.

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19 May 1963 Martin Luther King's Letter from Birmingham Jail is published

King used the open letter to defend his nonviolent resistance against racism and segregation. It became one of the central texts for the civil rights movement in the United States.

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SC 192104 - Entrance to this German command post was found by American troops when they entered St. Lo. This tunnel under high rock cliff. It was thoroughly mined. 29 July, 1944. Photographer: Colewell.

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In July of 1963, 15 black girls were arrested for protesting segregation laws at the Martin theatre. Aged 12-15, they were locked in an old, abandoned stockade for 45 days without their parent's knowledge. They came to be known as "The Leesburg Stockade Girls".

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Nikola Tesla playfully touching the nose of boxer Fritzie Zivic 1941.

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