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American teens in Paris 1952 history

‘Wow, Quel Babes!’: American Teenagers in Paris in the 1950s

Wounded Marine Gunnery Sgt. Jeremiah Purdie (center, with bandaged head) reaches toward a stricken comrade after a fierce firefight south of the DMZ, Vietnam, October 1966. history

Powerful Portraits of Vietnam: Larry Burrows’ ‘Reaching Out,’ 1966

Adolf Eichmann awaits trial in Israel, 1961. history

Adolf Eichmann in Israel: Portraits of a Nazi War Criminal

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Crimea: Where War Photography Was Born

In aura of fun and well-being, students dance in gym of Carlsbad's high school at weekly "Sock Hop" to music of a 12-piece student band. history

‘The Luckiest Generation’: Teenagers in the ’50s

David Kirby on his deathbed, Ohio, 1990. history

The Photo That Changed the Face of AIDS

As the game went into the night, the ash trays overflowed and the air got positively "blue." Reasoning that "if men can take it, so can we," the women continued. history

Role Reversal: LIFE Goes to a Men’s-Style Party Night for Republican Women

The Fire Last Time: Life in Watts, 1966 history

The Fire Last Time: LIFE in Watts, 1966

An American tank moves past another gun carriage which slid off an icy road in the Ardennes Forest during the Battle of the Bulge, Dec. 20, 1944. history

WWII’s Battle of the Bulge: Rare and Powerful Photos

American jeeps travelled through a bombed-out town during the drive towards Rome, World War II. history

World War II in Color: The Italian Campaign and the Road to Rome

Pilots and aircrew members scramble to their planes during the Battle of Britain, RAF Fighter Command airfield, 1940. history

Remembering ‘The Few’: Photos of the Young Pilots Who Saved England

John and Jackie Kennedy at Love Field in Dallas, Texas, on November 22, 1963. history

JFK Assassination: John and Jackie Kennedy in Texas, Nov. 22, 1963

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