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Hubert Alyea, 1953 history

The Science Teacher You Wish You Had

Photo of JFK and Nixon made during the Kennedy-Nixon debates, 1960. history

The Kennedy-Nixon Debates: When TV Changed the Game

Women welders, Gary, Ind., 1943. history

Real-Life Rosies: Female Factory Workers in World War II

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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

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