40 Años del fin de la Guerra de Vietnam. Magnum Photos.
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December 11thDecember 11th, 1994 marks the start of the first Chechen War, when Russian President Boris Yeltsin orders Russian troops into Chechnya. |
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07/1996. In the mountains, near Shatoi. A Chechen fighter shooting at a Russian position with the aim of hassling his enemies. © Thomas Dworzak/Magnum Photos | |||||
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November 25th90th anniversary of American saxophonist and composer Paul Desmond |
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USA. New York City. 1954. Jazz alto saxophonist Paul DESMOND. © Elliott Erwitt/Magnum Photos |
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November 14th, 1989.The Velvet Revolution begins in Czechoslovakia : a student demonstration in Prague, quelled by the police, causes an uprising which ends up on December 29, by the overthrow of the communist government. |
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CZECHOSLOVAKIA. Prague. 23/11/1989: Public discussions on Wenceslas Square during Velvet Revolution © John Vink/Magnum Photos | |||||
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November 10th, 1989.German citizens start to bring the Berlin Wall down |
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GERMANY. November 11, 1989. A crack in the Berlin Wall becomes a symbol of new freedom between East and West. © Raymond Depardon/Magnum Photos | |||||
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October 23rd30 years since the Ethiopian famine |
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ETHIOPIA, Makallè : refugees camp. 1984 © Ferdinando Scianna/Magnum Photos | |||||
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October 26thBolivian politician, 80th President of Bolivia, Evo Morales, turns 55. |
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BOLIVIA.Virgazama. September 2, 2006. President Evo Morales speaks at a meeting in Ivirgazama, in the Chiapare region. © Jérôme Sessini/ Magnum Photos | |||||
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October 27th110 years since the first underground New York City Subway line opened. |
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USA. New York City. 1980. Subway.© Bruce Davidson/ Magnum Photos | |||||
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October 30th5 years since French anthropologist and ethnologist Claude Lévi-Strauss passed away |
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FRANCE. Ile-de-France region. Paris. 1987. French anthropologist Claude LEVI-STRAUSS, professor emeritus at the Collège de France (Social anthropology)© Martine Franck/ Magnum Photos
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October 30th40th anniversary of the Rumble In The Jungle. |
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ZAIRE. Kinshasa. October 30th 1974. World Heavyweight Boxing Championship between American fighters Muhammad ALI and George FOREMAN. © Abbas / Magnum Photos |
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October 31st30 years since Indian politician, 3rd Prime Minister of India, Indira Gandhi passed away |
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INDIA. Former Prime Minister Mrs Indira GANDHI. 1978 © Raghu Rai/ Magnum Photos |
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October 31st75th anniversary of Malian singer-songwriter and guitarist Ali Farka Touré |
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FRANCE. Paris. La Villette Jazz Festival. 2000. Malian bluesman Ali Farka TOURE (vocals, guitar). © Guy Le Querrec/ Magnum Photos | |||||
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September 21stCanadian singer-songwriter and author Leonard Cohen turns 80 |
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Norway. 2009. Molde. Leonard Cohen in concert at the Molde Jazz festival. 2009. © Stuart Franklin/Magnum Photos |
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