First Cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin and his sculpture (other man unknown, date unknown, no given location). Yuri is seen interacting with said (clay) sculpture. Does anyone know anything about this photograph? (500 x 331)
Vietnamese refugees land at Montreal's Dorval International Airport. Nov 26, 1978. [2394 x 3000]
Rifleman R.M. Douglas of The Royal Winnipeg Rifles with a group of Dutch women who are celebrating the liberation of Deventer, Netherlands. April 1945. [2560 x 1931]
Protests against accepting Chilean refugees into Canada. Toronto, Ontario, 1974. [1024 x 953]
A stolen Army helicopter sits on the South Lawn of the White House. The daredevil pilot, identified as Army PFC Robert K. Preston, was forced down by a volley of shotgun blasts from federal police on the executive mansion grounds (Washington DC, USA 1974) [2867x1919]
Hans Langseth, man with the longest beard recorded in history, circa 1912 [390 x 500]
Canadian soldiers, who were kept as prisoners of war after the 1941 Japanese invasion of Hong Kong, pose for a photo after the Allied victory. Hong Kong, August 1945. [3081 x 2172]
Troupe of traditional male and female dancers at the foot of the Bayon face towers in Angkor Thom, Cambodia, February 5-7, 1949. (ECPAD) [793x800]
A photo of Father Hans Schmidt, a Catholic priest who emigrated from Germany due to scandals. In 1913, he gained international notoriety after murdering a woman and drinking her blood. For this, he became the first and only Catholic priest to be executed in the United States [766 × 1024].
South African and former Rhodesian pilots (mercenaries) at an airfield of the Somali Air Force, near Hargeisa, they flew Hawker Hawker fighter-bombers (paid $2,000 per sortie), Somali Civil War, c. 1988. [696 x 346]
A construction worker tightens a bolt of the Empire State Building's steel framework during its construction. New York City, New York, USA. 1930. [3000x2401]
My grandad off to the WW1 trenches 1915 at the age of 17 [4582x7800]
French marine paratroopers of the 8e Régiment de Parachutistes d'Infanterie de Marine (8e RPIMa) arrive at Kaoh Kong with their kit, Cambodia, May-June 1992. (ECPAD) [1156x800]
Mounting the Golden Record onto Voyager I in 1977. 25 years ago today, the probe became the most distant human-made object in space [1280x1015]
My great grandfather, middle right with his dog whom he flew with (even in dog fights -no pun intended) WWI (1915). He also flew with the Red Baron and was a flight instructor. Given the time, one of the few in the world qualified to instruct pilots. [2048 x 1536]
Michelin Man stands next to an advertising vehicle used in Santa Clara in 1926. [1306 x 704]
Japanese ships burning off Dublon Island, Truk Lagoon, on the first day of U.S. air strikes conducted as part of Operation Hailstone. 17 February 1944 [1198 × 940]
Fans celebrate the NY Mets World Series victory in 1969 amid ticker tape in Wall Street. (600x877)
Staged photo at an American exhibit at a fair in Moscow’s Sokolniki Park. VP Richard M. Nixon and the Soviet leader, Nikita S. Khruschev, engage in the 'kitchen debate'. July 24, 1959. [1032 x 815].
Illustrator and broadcaster Robert Ripley, 1948. During the 2nd quarter of the 20th century, his Believe It or Not franchise made him one of the most famous and popular Americans. [1280 x 720]
Female warriors of the Hoa Hao sect in Cochinchina, July 1948, in martial demonstrations photographed by Jack Birns for LIFE magazine, published on March 7, 1949. [1600x1377] (More photos in the comments)
The young Laetitia Casta, future French supermodel and actress, down at the range with the paratroop Légionnaires of the 2e Régiment Étranger de Parachutistes (2e REP) in Calvi, Corsica, 1990's. [564x800]
Ethiopian soldiers in Korea, 1953 [1289 × 1000]
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Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak with the Apple-1 computer, 1976. [1054x1587]
USS Triton (SSRN-586) heading out for the beginning of the for the first submerged circumnavigation of the world on 16 February 1960. The circumnavigation took place between February 24 and April 25, 1960, covering 26,723 nautical miles (49,491 km; 30,752 mi) over 60 days and 21 hours. [3956 x 2574]
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