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John and Robert Kennedy at a hearing of a Senate select committee on labor racketeering, 1957. history

JFK: Portraits of a Political Superstar, 1947-1963

President Harry Truman jubilantly holds up a Chicago newspaper emblazoned with the (erroneous) headline, DEWEY DEFEATS TRUMAN. In fact, Truman handily beat New York governor Thomas Dewey in the tight 1948 presidential election. history

Behind the Picture: ‘Dewey Defeats Truman’

Gay Pride, 1971. history

Silent No More: Early Days in the Fight for Gay Rights

Craftsmen work on a huge diorama prior to the opening of the 1939 Worlds Fair. history

‘The World of Tomorrow’: Scenes From the 1939 New York World’s Fair

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Meet the Actress Who Set Out to Kiss 10,000 Soldiers to Boost Morale

The Statue of Liberty, photographed from a helicopter, 1952. history

High Angle: Helicopter Views Across America

John Hunt, Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay, 1953 history

High Society: Hillary and Tenzing After the First Ascent of Everest

Russian soldiers and a civilian struggle to move a large bronze Nazi Party eagle that once loomed over a doorway of the Reich Chancellery, Berlin, 1945. history

After the Fall: Photos of Hitler’s Bunker and the Ruins of Berlin

View of the Earth as seen by the Apollo 17 crew traveling toward the moon, Dec. 7, 1972. history

Home, Sweet Home: In Praise of Apollo 17’s ‘Blue Marble’

Hank Aaron's 715th career home run, Atlanta, April 8, 1974. history

The Coolest Photo You’ll Ever See of Hank Aaron’s 715th Home Run

Not originally published in LIFE. Tense scene at a brokerage office during the 1962 stock market "flash crash." history

Panic From A Distance: Remembering the Market’s “Flash Crash” of 1962

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‘I’m Gonna Live by the Gun and Roam’: Portrait of an American Spree Killer

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