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Oktoberfest in Germany, 1961. destinations

How Oktoberfest Was Celebrated in the 1960s

Black Cat Audition, 1961 animals

Scary Movie? 152 Black Cats at an Audition

Ann-Margret people

I Was in LIFE: Ann-Margret Remembers

Dancers in Central Park, 1961. destinations

Jewel of Manhattan: Scenes from Central Park, 1961

Montezuma the margay in New York apartment, 1961. animals

It’s a Bird! It’s a Plane! It’s a Margay Kitten in a New York Apartment!

LIFE With the Astrochimps: Early Stars of the Space Race animals

Astrochimps: Early Stars of the Space Race

John and Jackie Kennedy walk to JFK's inauguration ceremony from the White House, January 1961. history

The Dawn of Camelot: JFK’s Inauguration

In the shadowy slum world into which she was born in Rio de Janeiro, 3-year old Isabel da Silva cries to herself after vainly seeking comfort from her exhausted father, Jose. history

A Fierce and Tender Eye: Gordon Parks on Poverty’s Dire Toll

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