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Washita River, Oklahoma, USA: Vicinity of the Washita Massacre of November 1868 where Black Kettle and his wife were killed trying to escape across the river.

Site of the Mountain Meadows Massacre of 11 September 1857 as seen from the 1990 monument in 2010.

The Allied landings in Normandy on 6 June 1944, commonly known as D-Day, marked one of the most significant operations of the Second World War (1939-1945) and the largest amphibious invasion in military history. As the opening phase of Operation...

Grave decorations for Day of the Dead, photograph by Eneas De Troya, 2009. Depicted here is a cemetary in San Antonio Tecómitl where the grave plots have been richly adorned for Day of the Dead (Día de los Muertos), a widely observed festival...

Day of the Dead altar, photograph by Eneas De Troya, 2009. Depicted here is a home altar of offerings (ofrenda) assembled for the Day of the Dead (Día de los Muertos), a widely observed festival in Mexico in which celebrants commemorate...

A photograph showing British Commando troops landing on the Normandy beaches (Gold Beach here) during D-Day 6 June 1944. (Imperial War Museums)

A photograph showing sections of a Mulberry Harbour at the Normandy Landings which began on D-Day 6 June 1944. The Mulberry Harbour was a floating structure which allowed vehicles and supplies to be landed without the need to capture a port...

French civilians and a British military policeman in La Brèche d'Hermanville behind Sword Beach on D-Day, 6 June 1944. (Imperial War Museums)

French civilians showing their identity papers to a British officer at La Brèche d'Hermanville, Normandy on D-Day, 6 June 1944. (Imperial War Museums)

Sugar skull, moulded of white sugar candy and adorned with icing and foil, c. 1979. The decorative candy skull (calavera de azucar) is a common sight at Day of the Dead (Día de los Muertos) festivities, a widely observed holiday in Mexico...