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A 19th-century battle-ax from Iran. Steel, gold, and silver. Now part of the Caravana Collection

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Admiral Nelson's coat from the Battle of Trafalgar, 1805. It includes the hole in the shoulder caused by the musket ball that killed him.

Photo by Steve Vidler

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In 1956 the IBM 305 RAMAC was introduced. It was the first commercial computer to use disk storage.

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The first known photo of a surfer (Charles Kauha). Oahu, Hawaii 1898. Photo by Frank Davey

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17-year-old Marina Ginestà with an M1916 Spanish Mauser rifle overlooking Barcelona during the 1936 military uprising in Barcelona during the Spanish Civil War. Photo by Juan Guzmán. Color by Julius Colorization: bit.ly/3LqUsJu (https://bit.ly/3LqUsJu)

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Roman depiction of Hercules' rampage against his family during a fit of madness induced by Hera, 3rd-4th century CE. National Archaeology Museum of Lisbon, Portugal.

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