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The Kiss of Life photo that earned a Pulitzer Prize artwork
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The Kiss of Life photo that earned a Pulitzer Prize

Witness by BBC

Jul 13, 202610:00Society & Culture

In 1967, American lineman JD Thompson was working on overhead power lines in Jacksonville, Florida, when his colleague Randall Champion accidentally grasped a live cable. Seeing his friend dangling high above the ground,...

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The Kiss of Life photo that earned a Pulitzer Prize is an episode from Witness by BBC. In 1967, American lineman JD Thompson was working on overhead power lines in Jacksonville, Florida, when his colleague Randall Champion accidentally gras...

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