DescriptionDemonstrators gathered outside Sydney Central Court to demand the dismissal of charges against gay rights activists arrested during the city's inaugural Mardi Gras celebration. The arrests sparked a broader gay rights movement in New South Wales, culminating in the decriminalization of homosexuality in 1984.
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DescriptionBritish soldiers evacuated from Dunkirk waiting to board a train at Dover Station after arriving in Britain. The soldiers had just been rescued by sea during Operation Dynamo, narrowly escaping encirclement by the advancing German forces in northern France.
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