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Behind the Scenes: 7 Historical Figures in Beatles Lyrics: Media

All the lonely people, where do they all come from?

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Mao Zedong
Portrait of Chinese leader Mao Zedong hanging in the Forbidden City, Beijing.
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Illustration showing typical performances by aerial balloonists.
Prints and Photographs Division/Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. (digital. id. cph 3g10308)
Mao Zedong
Mao Zedong.
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Master of the macabre
Edgar Allan Poe.
U.S. Signal Corps/National Archives, Washington, D.C.
Harold Wilson
British politician Harold Wilson.
Central Press/Pictorial Parade
Sir Walter Raleigh
Sir Walter Raleigh.
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