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On this day in 1963, civil rights activist Medgar Evers was murdered. His daylight killing was an appalling crime.
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Donald Sutherland, who passed away today at age 88, was one of Hollywood’s unlikeliest leading men, and one of its most enduring actors.
Remember his legacy by clicking below.
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#LIFEMagazine
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Medgar Evers was murdered on this day in 1963. Here, LIFE presents a series of photos, including one that remains among the most stirring of the Civil Rights era
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See the best of LIFE, including this classic from V-J Day in Times Square. Photo: Eisenstaedt
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Early photos of the one and only Elvis, who would have turned 80 today (pic: Robert W. Kelley)
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Today is John Wayne's birthday. He embodied a very particular kind of American hero
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Batman turns 75 this weekend. Here's to the best Bruce Wayne ever: Mr. Adam West |
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We join the world in mourning the loss of Elizabeth II, Her Majesty the Queen of the United Kingdom, who passed away today at age 96.
(📷 Mansell/LIFE Picture Collection)
#LIFEMagazine
#QueenElizabeth
#UnitedKingdom
#LIFELegends
#RestInPeace
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Marilyn Monroe was born on this day in 1926. See more photos:
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Today in 1958, Elvis Presley was inducted into the U.S. Army. Photo: Al Fenn
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Audrey Hepburn with the Oscar she won for "Roman Holiday," 1954. Photo: Ralph Morse
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Hiroshima was bombed on this day in 1945. Four months later, Alfred Eisenstaedt made this portrait of a Japanese mother and her child amid the ruins of the city
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Happy Arbor Day, everyone. Here's to trees -- we'd be lonely without them. |
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Today we remember the 50th anniversary of JFK's assassination.
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Marilyn Monroe died on this day in 1962. See her life in photos:
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On this day in 1929, Audrey Kathleen Ruston, later known as Audrey Hepburn, was born in Belgium. This film and fashion icon also devoted her life to humanitarian efforts.
For more about Audrey and to view rare photos:
(📷 A. Grant, '56/LIFE Pic. Coll.)
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Marilyn Monroe in color, pictured at home in Hollywood in 1956. Photo: Eisenstaedt
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Few stars were so compelling that they came to define the era in which they lived. Marilyn Monroe was one of those stars - see more by clicking below!
(📷 Alfred Eisenstaedt, 1953/LIFE Picture Collection)
#LIFEMagazine
#MarilynMonroe
#Hollywood
#1950s
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See photos of Steve McQueen, the King of Cool, in 1963:
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'Animals Make a Hospital Happy': Classic Photos of Critters Helping Kids (Francis Miller) |
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Remembering Bloody Sunday, 50 years ago today. Image: LIFE Magazine
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Bob Marley is reggae’s biggest star, with hundreds of millions of albums sold. Yet that simple declaration is not nearly enough to convey the size of Marley’s triumph. His songs sail through borders other rock stars can’t cross.
In anticipation of the premiere of a new movie
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Amazing color "photochroms" of NYC, New England, 19th-century American West, more |
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Pablo Picasso uses a small flashlight to draw a figure in the air, 1949. Photo: Gjon Mili
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Some very thirsty kitties get their fill directly from a cow, 1954. Photo: Nat Farbman
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Happy
#InternationalDanceDay
, everyone. Here's to the hard, sweaty work of creating beauty |
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Happy Presidents Day! JFK and Jacqueline Bouvier on their wedding day, 1953. Photo:Lisa Larsen
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Today
#Barbie
turns 56. See her entire wardrobe from 1963. (LIFE Magazine)
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Remembering the great Johnny Cash -- the Voice of America (Pic: Michael Rougier):
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On this day in 1929, Audrey Hepburn was born
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This is, quite possibly, the happiest photo ever made (pic: Eisenstaedt)
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Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin take a break during a recording in 1958. See more:
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22 unforgettable photographs by the one and only Alfred Eisenstaedt:
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45 years ago today, Woodstock got underway. Peace, love, music and mud:
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Behind the Scenes: Elizabeth Taylor & Montgomery Clift on set of 'A Place in the Sun.'
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Happy birthday, Sean Connery! A look back at his classic role as James Bond:
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Marilyn Monroe at Home, Color Photos from 1953 (Photo: Alfred Eisenstaedt) |
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The great Chuck Berry has died at the age of 90. See his life in photos.
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Power to the people: on MLK Jr. Day, LIFE looks back at the March on Washington, 1963.
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51 years ago today -- the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. Incredibly moving:
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Ray Charles: Rare and Classic Photos of an American Genius, 1966 (Photo: Bill Ray) |
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Today marks the 31st anniversary of the death of one of Hollywood's most beloved actors, Audrey Hepburn - click below for more.
(📷 Allan Grant, 1956/LIFE Picture Collection)
#LIFEMagazine
#AudreyHepburn
#Hollywood
#Legend
#Humanatarian
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Remembering Shirley Temple: Child star, political player and cultural icon
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See photos of Machu Picchu before it became a major tourist attraction:
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Gandhi and his spinning wheel: the story behind an iconic photo.
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It's been one year since Shirley Temple Black passed away. Pictured at 8. Photo: Eisenstaedt
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Showgirls at Work and Play, Gordon Parks' Nightclub Portraits, 1958 |
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Here's to the Harlem Hellfighters -- African American heroes of World War I (Nat'l Archives) |
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Elizabeth Taylor and Montgomery Clift on break while filming 'A Place in the Sun.' See more:
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People walking near a Christmas tree during a snowstorm, New York City, New York, 1948.
Wishing everyone Happy Holidays from the LIFE Picture Collection! 🎄🎁
(📷 Al Fenn/LIFE Picture Collection)
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#ChristmasTree
#NewYork
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#HappyHolidays
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Happy Birthday Marilyn Monroe! Born today in 1926. (Photo: Ed Clark) |
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Here's to old-school White House correspondents -- intrepid reporters, snappy dressers |
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Martin Luther King, Jr. made his famous "I Have a Dream" speech on this day in 1963
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Dancers photographed with a Polaroid SX-70 camera in 1970. See more:
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The American Northwest: Vintage Color Photos from an Epic Roadtrip in 1960 |
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Classic photos celebrating the simple miracle of water (Pic: J. R. Eyerman) |
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Albert Einstein's desk, photographed on the day he died, April 18, 1955. Photo: Ralph Morse
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Clint Eastwood turns 85 today. Celebrate with photos from the set of 'Dirty Harry':
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On this day in 1964, the Beatles first played on "The Ed Sullivan Show." Photo: Stan Wayman
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The death of Thailand's king brings an end to the rule of the world’s longest-reigning monarch.
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Happy Birthday, Pablo Picasso - born today, Oct. 25, 1881 (Gjon Mili) |
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"Udder Bliss: One Cow, Three Cats and Some (Very) Fresh Milk":
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Happy birthday to John Lennon, who would have been 74 years old today (John Loengard) |
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Albert Einstein's office, photographed mere hours after he died. See more photos:
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Marilyn Monroe at Home In Hollywood, 1953 (Alfred Eisenstaedt)
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"Harlem 1958," a group portrait of the biggest names in jazz. Photo courtesy Art Kane Archive
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Tom, the 60-pound hybrid turkey standing next to a 35-pound boy, Donny Bigfeather - 1966.
(📷 Ralph Crane/LIFE Picture Collection)
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#Turkey
#Hybrid
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Remembering the phenomenal Gene Kelly, who died on this day in 1996. Photo: Gjon Mili
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Rare photos from the set of 'It's a Wonderful Life' (Martha Holmes)
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Celebrants swarm Times Square after the announcement of Germany's surrender
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Happy 80th Birthday to Screen Icon Sophia Loren (Alfred Eisensteadt) |
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'Love Letter to New York: Classic Photos of the Big Apple' (Pic: Andreas Feininger):
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Today is
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, celebrating Robinson's MLB debut in 1947. Photo: Allan Grant
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Muhammad Ali's message for
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Nike, the winged goddess of victory, graces the top of the Daru Staircase at the Louvre in Paris, France, 1949.
More from LIFE Goes to the Louvre, below. ⬇️
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#Louvre
#WingedVictory
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Man working in a wood factory in the northwestern United States, 1939.
(📷 Alfred Eisenstaedt/LIFE Picture Collection)
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#LIFEArchive
#AlfredEisenstaedt
#1930s
#Wood
#Production
#Industry
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Experience virtual reality content from TIME, People, Sports Illustrated and more with LIFE VR
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Audrey Hepburn was born 91 years ago
#onthisday
. In the 12/7/53 issue of LIFE, Hepburn said "I have to be alone very often. I'd be quite happy if I spent from Saturday night until Monday morning alone in my apartment. That's how I refuel.'" (📷G. Karger, 1952/LIFE Images Coll.)
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On this day in 1969, Apollo 11 launched its mission to land astronauts on the moon.
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Showgirls at Work and at Play: Gordon Parks' Nightclub Portraits, 1958 |
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'Peanuts' by Charles Schulz was first published on this day in 1950. Here are photos of the creator at home in 1967.
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A young Marlon Brando in California, 1949. See more photos:
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Happy
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! See LIFE's most patriotic covers:
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Marilyn Monroe at Home in Hollywood, Color Portraits, 1953 (Alfred Eisenstaedt) |
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