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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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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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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21 May 1991 Former Prime Minister of India, Rajiv Gandhi, is assassinated
The attacker was a woman believed to be linked the Sri Lankan separatist militant organization, the Tamil Tigers. At least 14 people lost their lives in the suicide bombing.
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The attacker was a woman believed to be linked the Sri Lankan separatist militant organization, the Tamil Tigers. At least 14 people lost their lives in the suicide bombing.
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Photographer Per Elis Edhlund with his daughter, Tyra Edhlund, photographed in c. 1910, Sweden
Credit: julius.colorization
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Aboriginal man Tom Noytuna using newly installed phone for the first time, circa 1980.
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A pedophile living in Thailand kept his identity anonymous by using a swirl app. Interpol unswirled his face and he got arrested in 2007. He now lives in Canada
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In 1984, life-sized dinosaur models—including a massive T. rex from the 1964 World’s Fair—were airlifted by helicopter to the Boston Museum of Science.
The sight of dinosaurs soaring above skyscrapers drew national attention and large crowds.
Originally transported by barge from New York, their final flight to Boston became one of the museum’s most iconic moments, blending science, spectacle, and history.
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The sight of dinosaurs soaring above skyscrapers drew national attention and large crowds.
Originally transported by barge from New York, their final flight to Boston became one of the museum’s most iconic moments, blending science, spectacle, and history.
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