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Seated close to the evening fire, Gray Mountain, 91, tells his grandchildren legends about the early days of the Navajo people. history

‘A Country Within a Country’: Inside the Navajo Nation, 1948

50,000 aliens become U.S. citizens on Veterans Day in 1954. history

Thousands of People Became American Citizens on the First Official Veterans Day

Ressurection City, Poor Peoples Campaign, 1968 by Jill Freedman. history

How a Photographer Illuminated the Plight of the ‘Invisible Poor’

Scientists working at the field lab of the National Bureau of Standards taking measurements of Sputnik I signals. history

Days of Wonder: America Reacts to the Launch of Sputnik, 1957

School integration and race riots in Clinton, Tennessee, 1956. history

Before Little Rock: Mob Violence Over Desegregation in Clinton, Tennessee, 1956

Cowboy Clarence H. Long from the iconic 1949 LIFE magazine cover. history

LIFE’s Loving Look at the Vanishing Cowboy, 1949

Canadian woodsman Robert Rock in the wild country between Hudson Bay and the St. Lawrence. history

Rugged Rock Robertson, ‘Strong Man of the North’

Sen.John F. Kennedy campaigned in New York City, October 1960. history

The Kennedys and So Much More: The Brilliant Photography of Paul Schultzer

Aug. 4, 1961 cover of LIFE magazine. Cover photo by Karsh. history

See the 20 Times John F. Kennedy Appeared on the Cover of LIFE Magazine

Easter in the Holy Land, 1955. history

Easter in Jerusalem: LIFE Takes a Pilgrimage to the Holy Land in 1955

Sun City, retirement village in Arizona, 1970. history

Inside One of America’s First Retirement Communities, 1970

Giant Panda Chi Chi from China in 1958 history

This Adorable Panda Was at the Center of a Cold War Conflict

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