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| Launching of carrier Ranger, Newport News, Virginia, United States, 25 Feb 1933. Photo 1 of 2. | Launching of carrier Ranger, Newport News, Virginia, United States, 25 Feb 1933. Photo 2 of 2. |
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| United States First Lady Mrs. Lou Hoover christening Ranger upon the ship’s launch at Newport News, Virginia, 25 Feb 1933. Behind Mrs. Hoover, in the dark hat, is Secretary of the Navy Charles Adams. Photo 1 of 2. | United States First Lady Mrs. Lou Hoover christening Ranger upon the ship’s launch at Newport News, Virginia, 25 Feb 1933. Behind Mrs. Hoover, in the dark hat, is Secretary of the Navy Charles Adams. Photo 2 of 2. |
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| Nazi Party members parading near Lustgarten, Berlin, Germany, 26 Feb 1933 | The Reichstag building on fire, Berlin, Germany, 27 Feb 1933 |
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| The Reichstag building in the morning after the fire, Berlin, Germany, 28 Feb 1933 | Charred ruins of the Reichstag building, Berlin, Germany, late Feb or early Mar 1933 |
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| Chinese soldiers with swords, Rehe (Jehol) Province, China, Mar 1933 | German SA men in weapons training, Berlin, Germany, spring 1933 |
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| Inaugural program of Franklin Roosevelt and John Garner, 4 Mar 1933 | Indianapolis leaving the upper chamber of the Miraflores Locks, Panama Canal, 4 Mar 1933 |
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| Japanese troops in Hebei, China, 4 Mar 1933 | Berlin city police and a Nazi Party member on the streets of Berlin, Germany on 5 Mar 1933, which was an election day |
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| German SA man guarding arrested communists, Berlin, Germany, 6 Mar 1933 | Destroyer Mikazuki, 8 Mar 1933 |
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| German SA men publicly humiliating Jewish attorney Michael Siegel, München, Germany, 10 Mar 1933, photo 1 of 2 | German SA men publicly humiliating Jewish attorney Michael Siegel, München, Germany, 10 Mar 1933, photo 2 of 2 |
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| Calligraphy 'Rather be a ghost of a martyr, not a slave without a country' by General Song Zheyuan during the First Battle of Hebei, China, 15 Mar 1933 | Carrier Ryujo in Yokosuka Naval Arsenal, Japan, 20 Mar 1933; note 12.7cm anti-aircraft guns |
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