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Dresden Germany is destroyed following firebombing attacks

Film footage of the historic Native American occupation of Alcatraz Island.The occupation lasted for nineteen months, from November 20, 1969 to June 11, 1971, and was forcibly ended by the U.S. government. The event had a brief but somewhat direct…

Marlene Dietrich, Bob Hope and Bette Davis in front of the Hollywood Hall of Honor

This image shows one of the 1968 "Chicago Special Olympics" Games held in Soldier Field. The 1968 Games brought around 1,000 athletes with intellectual disabilities together from 26 U.S. states and Canada.

Photograph showing African Americans participating in the march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama, at Kelly Ingram Park in Birmingham, Alabama, as firemen attempt to force them to disperse by directing their fire hoses on them as they congregate in…

African-Americans kneel on sidewalk outside City Hall in Birmingham, Alabama protesting racial segregation

Photo of American Airforce First motion picture unit film crew