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This pretty famous photograph certainly grabs attention. It was taken by Ukrainian-born photojournalist Yevgeny Khaldei, who is famous for his photog more...
It’s arguably one of the most recognisable buildings on the planet, and not just because of its unusual shape, but sadly because of the events o more...

This rather depressing photograph was taken 1941 when Heinrich Himmler took his twelve-year-old daughter for a day out accompanying him on his officia more...

We would love to give some massive recognition to 'The Heritage Fund'.
Mid-way through last year, The History Project had an more...

What better way to teach history than to enable the children to find, clean and research it themselves.
This is the first of a 10 part more...

This image was taken in 1945 and shows the faces of German POWs, captured by Americans, watching a film about what was actually going on inside the co more...

This famous photo was taken during the 1943 Warsaw Ghetto uprising, and features a Jewish boy holding his hands high while a member of the SS aims a s more...

This unusual, and arguably cruel photograph was taken in 1948 by Philippe Halsman, who at the time was a leading portrait photographer. The photo, kn more...

This is one of the very first photos ever taken of Marilyn Monroe for a magazine article. It was taken in 1944 by photographer David Conover for Yank more...

This photo was taken shortly after the liberation of the largest Nazi concentration camp Auschwitz-Birkenau on 27th January, 1945. The photo was take more...
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