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Darkness Descends: The 1959 Blackout in New York

LIFE photographer Alfred Eisenstaedt adjusts Richard Nixon's tie prior to photo shoot during the 1960 presidential campaign.

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LIFE on the Campaign Trail: Classic Photos

Joe Kittinger LIFE Magazine cover 1960

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Joe Kittinger: The Man Who Fell to Earth

African-American students escorted by federal troops, Little Rock Central High School, 1957.

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Brave Hearts: The Little Rock Nine

Bobby Fischer in New York, 1962.

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Bobby Fischer: Mind Games

Martin Luther King Jr. addresses the crowd during the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, August 28, 1963.

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The March on Washington, 1963

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In Praise of Hitchcock’s Leading Ladies

Charles Manson in custody, 1969.

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The Manson Family on Trial: Madness Visible

Detroit Burning: Photos From the 12th Street Riot, 1967

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Detroit Burning: Photos From the 12th Street Riot, 1967

US Marine Captain Francis "Ike" Fenton in despair as he is told that his company is almost out of ammunition while trying to hold off a heavy counter-attack by North Korean forces. (Photo by David Douglas Duncan /The LIFE Images Collection)

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Korean War: Classic Photos by David Douglas Duncan

Margaret Bourke-White, 27, stands on the scaffolding enclosing the under-construction Chrysler Building in New York, 1931.

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“Great Lady With a Camera”: Margaret Bourke-White, American Original

LIFE magazine pictures made after an atomic weapon test, Nevada, 1955.

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Mannequin Mayhem: Aftermath of an A-Bomb Test in Nevada

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