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On June 5, 1989, a single man stood defiantly in front of several tanks that had been ordered to gun down protestors in Tiananmen Square. The unidentified protestor was pulled away by bystanders moments before death. He was never seen again. This man’s legendary actions became the subject of one of the most famous photos in the history of journalism. Jeff Widener, the photojournalist who took the picture, worked at the time for the Associated Press.
