Photos That Changed The World

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Photos That Changed The World

The 7/7 bombings image of a commuter clutching a white burns mask to her face outside Edgware Road tube station brought home the very real threat of terrorism in the UK. The infamous mugshot of Myra Hindley taken upon her arrest in 1965 is a chilling photograph and for many, one...

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As President Reagan waved, John Hinckley Jr. fired his gun, and photographer Ron Edmonds captured the vulnerability of political leaders for all the world to see. The most memorable image from the war in Iraq was taken not by a photographer, but by US Army staff sergeant Ivan Frederick, one of several soldiers who tortured...
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