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John C. Frémont
A portrait of John Charles Frémont (1813-90), explorer, hero of the Mexican-American War (1845-1848), and US politician.
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Lincoln & Johnson Election Ticket, 1864
A poster for the US Presidential Election of 1864 showing Abraham Lincoln and running mate Andrew Johnson (1808-75), who himself later served as United States President (1865-9). Currier & Ives, Library of...
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Senator Andrew Johnson
An 1859 photograph by Julian Vannerson of Senator Andrew Johnson (1808-75), who later served as United States President (1865-9).
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Japan's Kamikaze Warfare (1944–1945) - Japan's Organized Special Attack Campaign in WW II
Kamikaze or Tokkō (short for Tokubetsu Kōgekitai, "Special Attack Units") was Japan's organized campaign of deliberate suicide attacks during the final phase of the Second...
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The Seven Prince-Electors of the Holy Roman Empire - The Golden Bull and the Election of the King of the Romans
The Holy Roman Empire (962–1806) was a decentralized and composite political order in which authority was distributed among the monarch, territorial princes...
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Map of Timur’s Empire and Campaigns, 1370–1405 - The rise and the expansion of Tamerlane across Eurasia
The Timurid Empire under Timur (reign 1370–1405) emerged from the fragmented political world of the western Chagatai Khanate in Central Asia. Born near Kesh...
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Map of Europe on the Eve of World War I, June 1914 - Alliances, Empires, Borders, and Military Power
Between German unification (1871) and the outbreak of the First World War (1914), European international relations were increasingly shaped by alliance diplomacy...
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Two US Grumman F4F-3 Wildcats
A photograph of two US Grumman F4F-3 Wildcats, carrier-based fighters which participated in the Pacific War during the Seocnd World War (1939-45). Both of these aircraft participated and were lost in the Battle of the...
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Japanese Aircraft Carrier Zuikaku
A photograph of the Japanese aircraft carrier Zuikaku. The ship was badly damaged in the Battle of the Coral Sea in May 1942 during the Second World War (1939-45) but was repaired and saw service until sunk in 1944...
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USS Yorktown, 1942
A photograph of the USS Yorktown aircraft carrier in February 1942. The Yorktown would play an important role in both the Battle of the Coral Sea and the Battle of Midway later that year in the Pacific War against Japan during...
