On July 17, 1918, Russian Czar <PERSON> (seated, 2nd-<PERSON>) and his family were killed by Bolsheviks who had held them captive for two months. Seated, from left are <PERSON>, Queen <PERSON>, the czar and <PERSON>, behind <PERSON> in front. In back are <PERSON> (L) and <PERSON>. File Photo courtesy the Library of Congress