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ITALY - CIRCA 2003: National pathology, satirical cartoon with Francesco Crispi, Giovanni Giolitti and Giuseppe Zanardelli, from Pasquino magazine, 21 January, 1894. Italy, 19th century.
School children protest at a climate rally. Credit: Getty Images.
British Conservative prime minister Margaret Thatcher wipes crumbs off the table at 10, Downing Street, London, circa 1990. A painting of her predecessor Winston Churchill hangs on the wall behind her.
A 19th-century color lithograph
Castle Howard, Yorkshire, home of the Earl of Carlisle, c1880. Castle Howard was built between 1699 and 1712 to designs by John Vanbrugh. A print from A Series of Picturesque Views of Seats of the Noblemen and Gentlemen of Great Britain and Ireland, edited by Reverend FO Morris, Volume I, William Mackenzie, London, c1880.
The Lincoln Memorial, Washington D.C. Credit: Getty Images.
LOS ANGELES - JUNE 11: The movie "Ferris Bueller's Day Off", written and directed by John Hughes. Seen here from left, Mia Sara as Sloane Peterson, Alan Ruck as Cameron Frye and Matthew Broderick as Ferris Bueller. Initial theatrical release June 11, 1986. Screen capture. Paramount Pictures. (Photo by CBS via Getty Images)

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