A section of the ossuary at Douaumont, France, containing the unidentified remains of over 130,000 soldiers killed at the battle of Verdun, photographed in 1964. [1080×697]May 25, 2026
Private Semyon Hitler, 1942. He fought in World War II for the Soviet Union and performed a heroic act in Odessa. He later died in Crimea in 1942. [632×474]May 25, 2026
U.S. Army Cpt. J. McMahon and an unidentified American soldier of the Ninth U.S. Army carry a small German girl across the destroyed bridge at Tangermünde over the River Elbe in May, 1945. [1377×1721]May 25, 2026
Mikhail Gorbachev and his wife Raisa on vacation in Nice, France that was officially framed as an “international assignment” to meet the French Communist Party, years before he became General Secretary of the Soviet Union (1977) [638×503]May 25, 2026
American Marines posing with a collection of Japanese skulls, Pacific Theater, WW2. Trophy-taking was so widespread that by 1944, declaring bones at Hawaii customs had become routine procedure. (600×453)May 25, 2026
The opening ceremony of Beersheba in 1906 by Ottoman officials and local Palestinian notables. The town consisted of 50 buildings, including a mosque and a police station; its current population was over 200,000, 97% of whom were Jewish. (960×701)May 25, 2026
Aerial attack on German U-1229 in the North Atlantic by TBF Avengers and F4F Wildcats of Composite Squadron VC-42 flying from escort carrier USS Bogue on August 20, 1944. U-1229 was sunk with 18 killed and 41 rescued. [2048×1642]May 24, 2026
A section of the ossuary at Douaumont, France, containing the unidentified remains of over 130,000 soldiers killed at the battle of Verdun, photographed in 1964. The remains include soldiers from both sides of the conflict (1920×1240)May 24, 2026
Yugoslav leader Josip Broz Tito poses with a Partisan acting group, Yugoslavia, 1942. [2048×1471]May 24, 2026
A mourner attemps to rest during the funeral of Gamal Abdel Nasser, Cairo, Egypt, 1970. [1024×764]May 24, 2026
Billy Corgan, James Iha and D’arcy Wretzky of The Smashing Pumpkins in 1996. D’arcy and James were dating during the band’s rise to fame [545×729]May 24, 2026
