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This photo of a Moose observing a Russian aerial attack during the Second World War reminds us that animals are also affected by war.
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Taken in 1870, this is the only photo of the ‘Quagga’ , a cousin of the Zebra that was hunted heavily by Dutch settlers in South Africa. The last Quagga to live in the wild died in 1878, and the last captive animal died in 1883 in Amsterdam.
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On October 27th, 1969 the North Vietnamese government radioed this photograph to Tokyo. The photo depicts an American naval pilot who was captured in Truc Bach Lake in Hanoi after having his Douglas A-4 Skyhawk shot out of the sky by Viet Cong ground fire. The American pilot was John McCain, who would later go on to become a US senator and Republican presidential nominee. The son of a high ranking American admiral, McCain was offered early release. However, he declined this preferential treatment, stating that he would not go free until all other American POWs were released. The extent to which McCain was tortured during his time in captivity has been well documented.
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Although the Jeff Widener photograph of the Tiananmen Square “Tank Man” is widely recognized as one of the most iconic photographic images of the 20th century, this lesser known photograph is equally moving. If it weren’t for the historic importance of the Widener’s shot, it’s hard to say if anyone would even notice the man in the background staring down a column of Chinese army tanks with his shopping bags in hand.