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Queen Elizabeth II addresses at opening of Parliament. (Date unknown on photo, but may be 1958, the first time the opening of Parliament was filmed.)

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Apollo 12 astronaut Charles "Pete" Conrad stands beside the U.S. flag after is was unfurled on the lunar surface during the first extravehicular activity (EVA-1) Nov. 19, 1969. Footprints made by the crew can be seen in the photograph.

How Many People Have Been to the Moon?

Adolf Hitler (Nazi, nazism, German leader).

9 Things You Might Not Know About Adolf Hitler

A Factory Interior, watercolor, pen and gray ink, graphite, and white goache on wove paper by unknown artist, c. 1871-91; in the Yale Center for British Art. Industrial Revolution England

Inventors and Inventions of the Industrial Revolution

Panoramic view at sunrise of moai, Ahu Tongariki, Easter Island (Rapa Nui), Chile

6 Lost Civilizations

Martin Luther King, Jr.

Why We Celebrate MLK Day

Aphrodite. Greek mythology. Sculpture. Aphrodite is the Greek goddess of love and beauty.

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Maxim Gorky: Quotes

Mathematics
One has to be able to count, if only so that at fifty one doesn't marry a girl of twenty.Maxim Gorky: The Zykovs
Philosophy
You can't do without philosophy, since everything has its hidden meaning which we must know.Maxim Gorky: The Zykovs
Work
When work is a pleasure, life is a joy! When work is a duty, life is slavery.Maxim Gorky: The Lower Depths