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101st Airborne: The Screaming Eagles at Normandy

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114th Regiment of the Pennsylvania Volunteers
Photograph.
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11th Rhode Island Infantry - Headquarters of "F" Company
Photograph at Miner's Hill, Virginia.
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127mm Anti-Aircraft Gun Knocked Out by US Forces
Japanese defenders, on Iwo Jima, installed 127mm dual-mount anti-aircraft guns to help them fight against damaging Allied air raids.  This gun, which covered Iwo's eastern beaches, was knocked out by U.S. forces before invading Marines landed on the island's beaches.
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127mm Dual-Mount Anti-Aircraft Gun - Japanese Defense
This is one of the anti-aircraft guns which Japanese defenders installed on the island of Iwo Jima before it was invaded by American forces in February of 1945.
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12th Century Stained-Glass Window at St. Denis
The nativity scene in this 12th-century stained-glass work, at the Basilica of St. Denis in Paris, is from the "Life of Christ Window."  Click on the image for a more detailed view.
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15,000 French Troops Invade Ireland

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150 Milliseconds After Test-Bomb Explosion
In less than a quarter-of-a-second, the mushroom cloud of the first atomic-bomb explosion extended roughly one-quarter mile in diameter.   
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155mm Howitzers, the Most Firing Power for the Marines
On D-Day+11, US Marines fire heavy artillery on Iwo Jima:155MM HOWITZERS were the heaviest artillery available to Marines at Iwo. In general support of the corps, these weapons fired a total of 43,795 rounds. Most of this ammunition was expended in counterbattery and preparatory fire missions. Clic...
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16 Milliseconds After Test-Bomb Explosion
Sixteen milliseconds after the bomb exploded, the mushroom cloud had already taken shape.  
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