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Unfiltered Historical Footage of Starvation Victims in the WWII Polish Ghettos

Unfiltered Historical Footage of Starvation Victims in the WWII Polish Ghettos

The Bengal Famine (1943): When Millions Starved Under British Rule and the World Looked Away

The Bengal Famine (1943): When Millions Starved Under British Rule and the World Looked Away

The charred remains of a Japanese soldier killed during the Battle of Eniwetok in February 1944

The charred remains of a Japanese soldier killed during the Battle of Eniwetok in February 1944

Bergen-Belsen concentration camp. | Colorized and restored footage of a tractor pushing dead concentration camp inmates into a pit.

Bergen-Belsen concentration camp. | Colorized and restored footage of a tractor pushing dead concentration camp inmates into a pit.

The massacre at the University of Dhaka on March 26, 1971.

The massacre at the University of Dhaka on March 26, 1971.

Four Hours in My Lai (1989)

Four Hours in My Lai (1989)

Audio of an Execution by Electric Chair - On July 12, 1984, Ivon Ray Stanley was put to death by the State of Georgia for shooting and burying Clifford Floyd while still alive. His was one of several executions documented on audio.

Audio of an Execution by Electric Chair - On July 12, 1984, Ivon Ray Stanley was put to death by the State of Georgia for shooting and burying Clifford Floyd while still alive. His was one of several executions documented on audio.

Thomas Edison Electrocuting Topsy the Elephant, in a Grand and Competitive Display Against Tesla 1903

Thomas Edison Electrocuting Topsy the Elephant, in a Grand and Competitive Display Against Tesla 1903

Mohamed Boudiaf, Algerian political leader and one of the founders of the revolutionary National Liberation Front (FLN) that led the Algerian War of Independence, was shot and killed by one of his own bodyguards, Lambarek Boumaarafi, on June 29, 1992. It

Mohamed Boudiaf, Algerian political leader and one of the founders of the revolutionary National Liberation Front (FLN) that led the Algerian War of Independence, was shot and killed by one of his own bodyguards, Lambarek Boumaarafi, on June 29, 1992. It

Officer Anton Dostler executed for ordering the execution of 15 American prisoners of war in March 1944 during the Italian Campaign. December 1st, 1945.

Officer Anton Dostler executed for ordering the execution of 15 American prisoners of war in March 1944 during the Italian Campaign. December 1st, 1945.

Jesenovac (1941-1945): The Cruelest Death Camp in World War 2. [viewer discretion advised]

Jesenovac (1941-1945): The Cruelest Death Camp in World War 2. [viewer discretion advised]

A 1994 broadcast from RTLM radio station in Rwanda. The station is credited with helping insight the murder of 500,000 to 800,000 Tutsi in the span of just three months.

A 1994 broadcast from RTLM radio station in Rwanda. The station is credited with helping insight the murder of 500,000 to 800,000 Tutsi in the span of just three months.

Human remains recovered from the wreck of Japanese freighter Kanshin Maru sunk off Rabaul by US air attack on January 17th 1944 are cremated in 1978

Human remains recovered from the wreck of Japanese freighter Kanshin Maru sunk off Rabaul by US air attack on January 17th 1944 are cremated in 1978

The USS Akron Tragedy during a failed mooring attempt at Camp Kearny in San Diego on May 11th 1932

The USS Akron Tragedy during a failed mooring attempt at Camp Kearny in San Diego on May 11th 1932

The remains of a Soviet airman in a river on the Eastern Front in 1942

The remains of a Soviet airman in a river on the Eastern Front in 1942

Victims of the Bangladesh Liberation War scavenged by crows and vultures near Dacca in March 1971

Victims of the Bangladesh Liberation War scavenged by crows and vultures near Dacca in March 1971

Young German Luftschutzhelfer covered in soot following an Allied bombing raid in 1944

Young German Luftschutzhelfer covered in soot following an Allied bombing raid in 1944

Figures in the Road being Strafed by RAF Aircraft

Figures in the Road being Strafed by RAF Aircraft

The remains of two dead crewmen removed from Sherman tank hit in the turret by an 88mm gun on August 13th 1944

The remains of two dead crewmen removed from Sherman tank hit in the turret by an 88mm gun on August 13th 1944

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