VS Dead Japanese soldiers lying next to rubble, across ridge w/ debris & dirt / VS United States Marines walking across uneven terrain, passing by destroyed Sherman tank, dead soldiers, examining debris & destroyed aircrafts on airfield.

MOT 1944: German prisoners and bodies of dead soldiers.

MOT 1938: OCCUPIED VIENNA: Soldier for radio 'All laws of the Third Reich effective immediately' Nazi banners hanging above peoples heads / Street vendors w/ photographs of Hitler / German signs on shop windows 'Jewish Business'.

VS soldiers pouring out of crafts, carrying equipment, taking up defensive positions on beach hill / Marines moving on beach, explosion, dead soldier, various other soldiers maneuvering on beach, pinned down, heavy bombing of island.

VS Silhouette of light United States carrier fighter planes dropping payload of bombs onto island of Iwo Jima, WS Rocket launcher truck firing rockets, WS Artillery fire across island of Iwo Jima, explosions at base of Mount Suribachi,...

Over the Fourth of July weekend, over 100 people were shot in Chicago – a worrying increase after the city’s murder rate had fallen to its lowest level in 40 years. Adam Gabbatt visits the city’s south side to understand why gang...

In the 1960s, Black schoolgirl Ruby Bridges and White teacher Barbara Henry showed America the true power of racial integration in the classroom.

Harlan County coal miners in the 1930s went on a labour strike protesting about the conditions. Coal companies and the local police forces put them under. It broke out into civil unrest and Unions were established.

DAWN: (POV Ship deck) WS Mountains, Norway LA WS English & Norwegian soldiers up ladders to ship MS Norway flag WS Bombed Nazi post WS Exploding oil tanks, refinery.

VS US Marine firing on dead body of Japanese soldier lying on Iwo Jima beach, US soldiers using flamethrowers, dead burning body, various US soldiers moving on<br/>
beach, shouting directions.

The Colombian city of Medellín has long been associated with drug lord Pablo Escobar, and with the popularity of Netflix's Narcos, a new influx of tourists are visiting the city to see where the infamous kingpin operated. The Guardian’s...

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