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Coney Island, 1949 destinations

Coney Island: Classic Photos From America’s Original Playground

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Ghosts of World War I: The Tragic Legacy of Verdun

Brazil in Color 1957 destinations

Brazil in the Fifties: Portrait of a Beautiful, Troubled Country

Route 30 Nebraska, USA, 1948. destinations

Road Trip! U.S. Route 30 in 1948

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

In 1954 in Northbrook, Ill., Mrs. Jane Dill has just been told that, judging from the response of a chemical wafer on her tongue, she is going to have a baby girl. lifestyle

The Real Story Behind the Best Photo Ever Made of a Delighted Mom-to-Be

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

Dean Martin reads lines with Shirley MacLaine, 1958. people

Dean Martin: Rare and Classic Photos of a Laid-Back Legend

Marilyn Monroe sings "Happy Birthday" to JFK, New York, 1962. people

Alone in a Crowd: Marilyn Sings ‘Happy Birthday’ to JFK, May 19, 1962

Fifteen-year-old Louis Cousins, Maury High School, Norfolk, Va., 1959. history

After ‘Brown v. Board of Education’: Portraits of Integration, Virginia, 1959

Calvin R. Patrick, 18, Army, Pfc., Houston, Texas history

Faces of the American Dead in Vietnam: One Week’s Toll, June 1969

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