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This spooky photo shows a frozen Russian soldier who was propped up by Finish defenders, back in 1939. The idea was to intimidate Russian soldiers during the Winter War.

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The six-year-old girl pictured above is Ruby Nell Bridges Hall, the first black child who attended the all-white William Frantz Elementary School, New Orleans in 1960. Her mother was quoted saying that her daughter is about to “take this step forward … for all African-American children.” She was completely right!

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