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Campell soup advertisement

The headline announces the Vietnam peace accord, signaling a cease-fire that was set to begin on Saturday, along with a plan to release prisoners of war (P.O.W.s) within 60 days. The page features related articles, including one about President…

Newspaper article from the New York Times detailing the assassination of Richard Oakes

Governor Nelson Rockefeller recording (and possibly sending out a live radio broadcast) a message about "Operation Goodwill". Operation Goodwill was originally a Cold War operation that sent money and goods to foreign countries, as a form of global…

Mugshot of Gee Jon, taken in Nevada State Prison. Gee Jon was the first person to be executed by lethal gas in the United States.

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"Left scene: two Russian men drinking at table and about to hit each other with bottles; lettering meaning in English "When the gentleman gets drunk, he will become aggressive".

Middle scene: A Russian…

A group of allied soldiers prepare to storm Normandy Beach, France on D-Day.

Post card from 1915 depicting a suffragette.