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My Whole Life's A Lie: Ancestry Tests That Left People In Absolute Shock Pearl Harbor, President Fdr, Hiroshima E Nagasaki, Mariel Hemingway, Sean Lennon, Joseph Stalin, Ancestry Dna, Biological Father, My Whole Life

Hiroshima E Nagasaki

Mariel Hemingway

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My Whole Life's A Lie: Ancestry Tests That Left People In Absolute Shock

The ball turret gunner was one of the most dangerous assignments in a B17. It was know as an 'airman’s coffin'. Aircraft Photos, Ww2 Aircraft, Military Aircraft, Photo Avion, Gun Turret, Ww2 Photos, Photographs, Ww2 Planes, Nose Art

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The ball turret gunner was one of the most dangerous assignments in a B17. It was know as an 'airman’s coffin'.

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Father Christmas delivering presents to the Children's Aid and Adoption Society at Leytonstone, London. (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images). 20th November 1931. Christmas Tumblr, Old Christmas, Father Christmas, Christmas Morning, London Christmas, Christmas Albums, Magical Christmas, Antique Christmas, Christmas Music

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Father Christmas delivering presents to the Children's Aid and Adoption Society at Leytonstone, London. (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images). 20th November 1931.

Up close and personal: German army soldiers hang Russian civilians in reprisal for partisan actions. Note the expression of the hangman in the foreground as he strains to strangle his victim already swinging from the rope. The hangman next has not yet pushed his victim off the bench. Old Pictures, World History, Interesting History, Interesting Facts, Army Soldier, Persecution, Photography

Interesting History

Interesting Facts

Up close and personal: German army soldiers hang Russian civilians in reprisal for partisan actions. Note the expression of the hangman in the foreground as he strains to strangle his victim already swinging from the rope. The hangman next has not yet pushed his victim off the bench.

Anne Frank & her dog, 1940 Vintage Photographs, Vintage Photos, Marie Curie, Rest In Heaven, Vintage Dog, History Facts, World War Two, Travel Journals

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Anne Frank & her dog, 1940

This wounded World War II veteran with his son after returning home from the war.: Nagasaki, Hiroshima, Fukushima, World War Ii, Disabled Veterans, Foto Art, Military History

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This wounded World War II veteran with his son after returning home from the war.:

Mrs. Hale, a British soldier's wife, plays the accordion outside her house for a group of US soldiers. England, 1944. Photo Vintage, War Photography, British Soldier, American Soldiers, Gi Joe

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Mrs. Hale, a British soldier's wife, plays the accordion outside her house for a group of US soldiers. England, 1944.

World War II. Liberation of the concentration camp of Vaihingen (Germany). On April 8, 1945. Historical Pictures, Wwii, The Past, Germany, 1940s

Historical Pictures

World War II. Liberation of the concentration camp of Vaihingen (Germany). On April 8, 1945.

On the eve of World War II - In London, September 1st, 1939. With the attack by Hitler’s armies on Poland that morning, the three most promising Kennedys - Joe Junior, Kathleen and Jack - hurry to attend a special sitting of the British House of Commons. John Kennedy, Kathleen Kennedy, Patricia Kennedy, American Presidents, American History, American Singers, Audrey Hepburn, Steve Jobs

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On the eve of World War II - In London, September 1st, 1939. With the attack by Hitler’s armies on Poland that morning, the three most promising Kennedys - Joe Junior, Kathleen and Jack - hurry to attend a special sitting of the British House of Commons.

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Benito Mussolini

Alessandro Tanner

Alessandro Tanner

Eva Braun, Hitler's mistress, with toy cat. - Indira Ghandi, Historia Universal, Jamel, August Sander, Historical Photos

Historia Universal

Historical Photos

Eva Braun, Hitler's mistress, with toy cat. -

Hitler and Mussolini: Color Photos of Chummy Warmongers | LIFE.com Luftwaffe, Ww2 History, History Books, Military Photos, Color Photography

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Hitler and Mussolini: Color Photos of Chummy Warmongers | LIFE.com

Benito Mussolini and Claratta Petacci.

Benito Mussolini and Claratta Petacci.

David Grasse

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Emmy Andriesse Photographs of Jewish Amsterdam, War and Liberation.. Jewish boy with a pot on his way to a soup kitchen in the jewish quarter of Amsterdam Old Photos, Religion, Poor Children

Emmy Andriesse Photographs of Jewish Amsterdam, War and Liberation.. Jewish boy with a pot on his way to a soup kitchen in the jewish quarter of Amsterdam

A German soldier, Ukraine, 1943 History Photos

A German soldier, Ukraine, 1943

Nazi Military Police, Feldgendarmerie, guard a Canadian Food Truck after the end of war in Europe. Despite formal surrender, many German units physically retained their arms and the German Military Police even continued to keep order with Allies for more than a year. Dated sometime in 1945 Canadian Army, Canadian History, Canadian Food, Military Police, Total War

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Nazi Military Police, Feldgendarmerie, guard a Canadian Food Truck after the end of war in Europe. Despite formal surrender, many German units physically retained their arms and the German Military Police even continued to keep order with Allies for more than a year. Dated sometime in 1945

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Audie Murphy, 06/20/1924 – 05/28/1971. This guy is my number one hero. Standing at 5'5" and weighing 110 lbs, he was refused enlistment from the Marines, Navy, and Army Paratroopers for being too short and underweight. Finally the U.S. Army enlisted him in 1942 and he began boot camp. Murphy passed out during drill and his commander tried to transfer him to cook and bakers' school, but Murphy refused and persevered through basic and advanced infantry training. His combat initiation fina... The Silver Star, Silver Stars, Before Us, Kingston, American Actors

The Silver Star

American Actors

Audie Murphy, 06/20/1924 – 05/28/1971. This guy is my number one hero. Standing at 5'5" and weighing 110 lbs, he was refused enlistment from the Marines, Navy, and Army Paratroopers for being too short and underweight. Finally the U.S. Army enlisted him in 1942 and he began boot camp. Murphy passed out during drill and his commander tried to transfer him to cook and bakers' school, but Murphy refused and persevered through basic and advanced infantry training. His combat initiation fina...

Bea Arthur (née Bernice Frankel) (1922-2009) SSgt. USMC 1943-45 WW II. Enlisted and assigned as typist at Marine HQ in Wash DC, then air stations in VA and NC. Best remembered for her title role in the TV series “Maude” and as Dorothy in "Golden Girls". Bea Arthur, Arthur Golden, Golden Girls, Golden Age, Brave, Interesting Stories, Interesting Reads

Interesting Stories

Interesting Reads

Bea Arthur (née Bernice Frankel) (1922-2009) SSgt. USMC 1943-45 WW II. Enlisted and assigned as typist at Marine HQ in Wash DC, then air stations in VA and NC. Best remembered for her title role in the TV series “Maude” and as Dorothy in "Golden Girls".

Edward P. "Ed" McMahon Jr. (1923-2009). Capt., U.S. Marine Corps, 1943-45, 52-53, WW II & Korean War. Served as a Corsair fighter pilot instructor in WW II, then flew 85 artillery-spotting missions over Korea in a Cessna Bird Dog earning 6 Air Medals. He was later promoted to colonel in the reserves, and BrigGen in the Calif Nat'l Guard. Military Service, Military Veterans, Ed Mcmahon, Famous Marines, Famous Veterans, Korean War

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Edward P. "Ed" McMahon Jr. (1923-2009). Capt., U.S. Marine Corps, 1943-45, 52-53, WW II & Korean War. Served as a Corsair fighter pilot instructor in WW II, then flew 85 artillery-spotting missions over Korea in a Cessna Bird Dog earning 6 Air Medals. He was later promoted to colonel in the reserves, and BrigGen in the Calif Nat'l Guard.

A 17 year old Tony Curtis. 1942-45 WW II. Tony Curtis, Hollywood Stars, Classic Hollywood, Old Hollywood, Young Celebrities, Celebs, I Love Cinema

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A 17 year old Tony Curtis. 1942-45 WW II.

Two girls with a handcart are pausing amid the ruins of the city. July 1945. More than 300 bombardments by the British Royal Air Force (RAF) and the United States Army Air Forces took place in the period from June 1940 to the end of the war in 1945. Berlin, Germany. (Photo by Galerie Bilderwelt/Getty Images) British History, Women In History, United States Army, Royal Air Force, Two Girls, British Royals

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Two girls with a handcart are pausing amid the ruins of the city. July 1945. More than 300 bombardments by the British Royal Air Force (RAF) and the United States Army Air Forces took place in the period from June 1940 to the end of the war in 1945. Berlin, Germany. (Photo by Galerie Bilderwelt/Getty Images)