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Muhammad Ali would have been 75 today. Take a look back at the late legend's life and legacy: gtty.im/2jkDrFo
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Stand clear of the closing doors, please. Celebrities ride the New York City Subway: gtty.im/2ihgea3 #FlashbackFriday 🚇
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#OnThisDay in 1959: Fidel Castro visits the United States @GettyArchive gtty.im/20Hhxeg
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#OnThisDay in 1961 Soviets win and put first man in space #YuriGagarin gtty.im/1S2RFnE
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In Pictures: When Princess Diana visited India #RoyalVisitIndia gtty.im/1S3uDiI
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#OnThisDay 120 years ago, the first modern @Olympics began in Athens, Greece gtty.im/1Me4e2D #RoadToRio
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Where did I see that neg? Must be somewhere here @GettyArchive #filmsnotdead #believeinfilm
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Vintage portraits show Golden Age of #hiphop by @janettebeckman @GettyImages @GettyArchive bit.ly/1VlGKtT
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See music highlights from the #BettmannArchive gtty.im/25yuo6v #tbt
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The #EiffelTower was completed #otd in 1889. #EiffelTowerDay See 10 Monuments in the Making: gtty.im/1U8Aard
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A sad farewell to another legend as entertainer Ronnie Corbett dies aged 85 gtty.im/1onT7sc
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If you only had one word to describe photographer #JillFreedman, it might be fearless gtty.im/1RNR26w
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30 women that rule(d): gtty.im/1XYmldo #WomensHistoryMonth
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Iconic #musicians by @GettyArchive photographer, Michael Putland via @Femail #GettyInsider bit.ly/1RjoEGg
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Jackie Robinson, then with the Montreal Royals, at spring training with the @Dodgers in Havana, 1947 #MLBinCuba
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Obama and Castro share historic moment in Havana #CubaVisit @somogettynews gtty.im/1Sd4air
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Every Picture Tells A Story – if you're at @ukphotoshow, don't miss @Stoddart_Photos talk on Tuesday @Leica_UK
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50 years ago today, Texas Western won the #NationalChampionship and changed the game forever gtty.im/1Ucbj6y
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Pope Francis announces date for Mother Teresa to be made a Saint will be Sept 4 gtty.im/22hsVlN
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