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US Runner Wilma Rudolph winning women's 100-meter race at the 1960 summer Olympics in Rome, Italy. history

The Best of LIFE: Summer Olympics

Children playing in water during a heat wave in New York City, 1953. history

New Yorkers Beat the Heat in the Sizzling Summer of ’53

Protests at the Democratic Convention in Chicago, July 1968. history

See Unpublished Protest Photos From the 1968 Democratic Convention

Female supporters of Democratic Presidential candidate John F. Kennedy, called "Kennedy Cuties" form a conga line at the airport while awaiting their candidate's arrival for the Democratic National Convention, 1960. history

See the Colorful Political Convention Outfits of the 1960s

A floating party on the Apple River in Somerset, Wisconsin in 1941. history

When River Tubing Was A New American Pastime

1972 photo essay about Brian Sullivan, a New York City teenager. history

The World of a 13-year-old in New York City, 1972

World War II Battle of Saipan photographed by W. Eugene Smith 1944. history

World War II: A Photographer at the Battle of Saipan

Queen Elizabeth II's 1957 North America tour. history

See Photos of a Young Queen Elizabeth II Touring North America

Malcolm X Leads Muslims in Prayer, Chicago, 1963, from Black Muslims. history

How Gordon Parks’ Photographs Implored White America to See Black Humanity

1968 New Hampshire Primary history

The New Hampshire Primary, 1968: Nixon vs. Romney

National Automobile Show at the New York Coliseum featuring 1957 lines. history

How Auto Shows Revved Up Excitement at the Apex of the Auto Age

Architect Eero Saarinen at home in his study w. furniture designed by him, 1958. history

See Eero Saarinen’s Career in Photos

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