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Taken by Joe Rosenthal on February 23, 1945, the image depicts five U.S. Marines and a Navy corpsman raising the American flag atop Mount Suribachi during the Battle of Iwo Jima in World War II. It became a symbol of American victory and heroism and won the Pulitzer Prize for Photography.

Taken on September 20, 1932, by Charles C. Ebbets during the construction of the RCA Building (now the GE Building) in New York City. The image of eleven workers casually eating lunch on a steel beam high above the city epitomizes the American spirit during the Great Depression.

Malcolm Browne captured this shocking image on June 11, 1963, showing Thich Quang Duc, a Vietnamese Mahayana Buddhist monk, self-immolating in protest against the persecution of Buddhists by South Vietnam's Ngo Dinh Diem administration. The image became emblematic of the Vietnamese struggle and helped change American perception of the war.

Photographed by Iain Macmillan on August 8, 1969, this image of The Beatles crossing the street outside their recording studio has become one of the most famous and imitated images in popular culture, signifying the peak and nearing end of The Beatles' collective career.

Taken by Alberto Korda on March 5, 1960, at a memorial service for victims of the La Coubre explosion in Havana, the image of revolutionary Ernesto 'Che' Guevara has been widely reproduced, often symbolizing rebellion and the countercultural movement of the 1960s.

Captured by Richard Drew on September 11, 2001, the image depicts a man falling from the World Trade Center during the 9/11 attacks. The photograph confronts the horror faced by victims and has become a contentious yet significant representation of the tragic day.

The photograph, taken by astronaut Neil Armstrong on July 20, 1969, captures fellow Apollo 11 astronaut Buzz Aldrin walking on the moon’s surface. This iconic image represents human achievement and the success of the NASA space program.

Captured on August 14, 1945, by Alfred Eisenstaedt, this photograph symbolizes the end of World War II with an American sailor kissing a woman in Times Square as they celebrate Victory over Japan Day. The photo is an icon of spontaneous celebration and has been widely reproduced.

This photograph was taken by astronaut William Anders during the Apollo 8 mission on December 24, 1968. It shows Earth rising over the lunar horizon. 'Earthrise' has been credited with inspiring the environmental movement and awakening a collective ecological consciousness.

Dorothea Lange captured this photograph in 1936, depicting Florence Owens Thompson and her children during the Great Depression. The photo highlights the plight of impoverished Americans and became a symbol for the New Deal relief programs.

This photo was taken on June 5, 1989, by Jeff Widener. It features an unidentified man standing in front of a column of tanks the day after the Chinese government's crackdown on the Tiananmen Square protests. It became a symbol of resistance against oppressive regimes.