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LIFE With a Cheerful Cape Cod ‘Cult,’ 1948

The gantry retracts while Saturn V boosters lift the Apollo 11 astronauts toward the moon, July 16, 1969. history

Apollo 11: What Liftoff Looked Like

August 11, 1969, special edition of LIFE magazine. history

‘To the Moon and Back.’ See LIFE’s Complete Special Issue on Apollo 11

Rachel and Schulim Pewzner, from Warsaw, Poland, interviewed at Ellis Island, 1950. history

Gateway to a New World: Rare Photos From Ellis Island

Women's Roller Derby, Chicago, 1948. history

Grace and Mayhem: Women’s Roller Derby, 1948

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Ghosts of World War I: The Tragic Legacy of Verdun

French performers in first organized show for American troops after D-Day, Normandy, July 1944. history

After D-Day: The First Show for U.S. Troops in Normandy

From left to right: Cecile, the dilettante, learns easily but loses interest quickly; Yvonne is the leader with initiative; Marie has caught up with her sisters in growth but is still the slowest of the five; Annette has developed the most marked musical talent; Emilie, left-handed, is the prankster." history

The Dionne Quintuplets: Little Girls Lost in the Harsh Glare of Fame

Chicago, 1944. history

Chicago: LIFE in a Great City

American Gen. Omar Bradley in June 1969, looking out over the area of Omaha Beach where, 25 years earlier, he came ashore the day after the first Allied troops invaded France during Operation Overlord. history

Ghosts of D-Day: Omar Bradley at Omaha Beach, June 1969

U. S. Coast Guardsmen assist a wounded Marine returning from the fight on Iwo Jima, 1945. history

World War II, After D-Day: Deeper Into Hell

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Behind the Picture: RFK’s Assassination, Los Angeles, 1968

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