Historical images - Images that made history

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Reagan and Gorbachev:

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A previously unknown picture of JFK's motorcade, as it left Love Field before his assassination, was recently unearthed at a thrift store. Doesn't shed any more light on anything unfortunately

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An aerobics instructor teaching her virtual class on Facebook while the members of the Myanmar military advance on the Parliament building in order to arrest and oust Aung San Suu Kyi as the election, which she had won, was being endorsed. (February 1st, 2021)

I know this is an image thread, but here's the video too!
 
Abyssal Bulwark said:
"Blackbeard the Pirate" engraving of Edward Teach (Blackbeard) from 1736 used to illustrate early edition of A General History of the Pyrates:

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A pretty good read; basically defined what we think of as a pirate: unfortunately aside from general facts about times of raids and deaths, most of it is complete fiction
 
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