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It was held in the Soviet Union’s embassy in Tehran, Iran. It was the first of the World War II conferences of the “Big Three” Allied leaders (the Soviet Union, the United States, and the United Kingdom). The conference was to convene at 16:00 on 28 November 1943. Stalin arrived well before, followed by Roosevelt, brought in his wheelchair from his accommodation adjacent to the venue. Roosevelt, who had traveled 7,000 miles (11,000 km) to attend and whose health was already deteriorating, was met by Stalin....

The accident caused the deaths of fourteen people (three crewmen and eleven people in the building) and damage estimated at US$1 million (at the time), although the building’s structural integrity was not compromised. That day, Lieutenant Colonel William F. Smith Jr. was piloting a B-25 Mitchell bomber on a routine personnel transport mission from Bedford Army Air Field in Massachusetts to Newark Metropolitan Airport in New Jersey. Smith asked for clearance to land, but he was advised of zero visibility Proceeding anyway, he became disoriented by the fog and turned right instead of left after passing the Chrysler Building....

In 1930, the True Wagner Margarine created a series of books designed as a display for a collection of stickers made available separately. In this book, there’s a section called Future Fantasy which has no artist or author credited. The illustrations are beautiful, the technology is actually quite brilliant and not so far-fetched. The book is called Echte Wagner Margarine Album Nr. 3, Serien 12 und 13 (Genuine Wagner Margarine Album Nr....

His mother, age 50, succumbed to typhus, and his wife Alice died at the age of 22 giving birth to her namesake. The following diary entries lovingly describe his courtship, wedding, happiness in marriage, and his grief over the death of his wife Alice. In his ever-present pocket diary on February 14, 1884, Theodore Roosevelt simply wrote an “X” above one striking sentence: “The light has gone out of my life“....

This clearly states it’s a training exercise in France. Furthermore, these men don’t look like they just got back from combat. Their uniforms aren’t soiled at all, they are carrying almost no gear (the officer doesn’t even seem to have a magazine pouch), the rifles have metal muzzle covers attached and they all have their helmets hooked onto their belts. If they were close to the front at all they wouldn’t look like this....

In 1914, Mr. L. Wing of the Metz Factory Branch in Los Angeles and K. Parker (a young Los Angeles reporter) chose to show off the car’s abilities by driving their 22-horsepower Metz Speedster car to the bottom of the Grand Canyon, having first departed Los Angeles and crossing deserts south of Death Valley. They had few roads to follow, no reliable maps, and to cross three mountain ranges. After hundreds of grueling miles, they first went to the El Tovar Hotel and scouted possible routes to the bottom, but to no avail....

The work was difficult, dangerous, intermittent, low-paying, and involved living in primitive conditions. Lumberjacks worked in lumber camps and often lived a migratory life, following timber harvesting jobs as they opened. They lived tightly packed in shanties (or bunkhouses) whose odor — a mix of smoke, sweat, and drying garments — was as distasteful as the bedbugs they supported. Strict rules often governed many of the bush camps (or “shanties”); many were alcohol-free and for the longest time talking during meals was strictly forbidden....

The protest was held on International Women’s Day, and the images show women from all walks of life — nurses, students, mothers — marching, smiling, arms raised in protest. In the Islamic Republic of Iran, Ayatollah Khomeini severely curtailed rights that women had become accustomed to under the shah. Within months of the founding of the Islamic Republic of Iran, the 1967 Family Protection Law was repealed. Female government workers were forced to observe Islamic dress code; women were barred from becoming judges; beaches and sports were sex-segregated; the legal age of marriage for girls was reduced to 9 (later raised to 13); and married women were barred from attending regular schools....

The son of Besarion Jughashvili, a cobbler, and Ketevan Geladze, a washerwoman, Joseph was a frail child. At age 7, he contracted smallpox, leaving his face scarred. A few years later he was injured in a carriage accident which left his arm slightly deformed (some accounts state his arm trouble was a result of blood poisoning from the injury). Stalin always felt unfairly treated by life, and thus developed a strong, romanticized desire for greatness and respect, combined with a shrewd streak of calculating cold-heartedness towards those who had maligned him....

Both Rockwell and King agree to hold a debate later that evening. Rockwell was barred from the evening meeting because King was supposedly assaulted earlier that day by National State’s Rights Party activist James Robinson. Within three years of this confrontation, both of them would be assassinated. King and other prominent civil rights leaders led several hundred Blacks to the courthouse to launch a voter registration drive. This voter registration drive was an effort undertaken by Martin Luther King (and The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People) to register to vote for the Black population who were eligible but still not registered....

According to Texas Escapes, horse diving was “invented” by a man named William “Doc” Carver. Carver had worked with Buffalo Bill Cody, but by the 1880s he was traveling the country with his own Wild West show. He was a champion sharpshooter, and his rifle skills were the main attraction to the show, but after a while, he added a new gimmick: diving horses. Allegedly, in 1881 Carver was crossing a bridge over Platte River (Nebraska) which partially collapsed....

Two years later, in 1933, they were in love, and when Misha moved to New York, Genevieve soon followed, and they settled into the Bohemian lifestyle of Greenwich Village living in a studio apartment – a huge converted stable strewn with colorful painting and cigarette boxes and often home to parties with musicians, artists, and fans that lasted for days. In 1934, Naylor attended an exhibit by photographer Berenice Abbott and so admired Abbott’s work that she switched from painting to photography....

The images were taken by photographer Jack Birns, who was sent to China to take pictures and document what was happening in Shanghai. What he found was different from expectations – scenes of refugees, prostitutes, soldiers, beggars, street executions, and urban protests. The photos depict a city immersed in Western influences, featuring American neon-lit dive bars at every turn, businesses promoting their offerings in English, and Western expatriate communities navigating daily life amid the challenges of war-torn China....

In others, they are hunting and in another, a man can be seen decorating a Christmas tree in what could only be described as a holiday in hell. The album also contains eight photos of Josef Mengele — some of the very few existing snapshots taken of the concentration camp’s notorious doctor during the time he spent there. The images are significant because there are few photos available today of the “social life” of the SS officers who were responsible for the mass murder at Auschwitz....

After he returned to England he built up a notable collection of 35 mokomokai (Maori tattooed heads). In 1908 he offered them to the New Zealand Government for £1,000; his offer, however, was refused. Later, with the exception of five heads, the collection was purchased by the Natural History Museum, New York, for £1,250. Moko facial tattoos were traditional in Māori culture until about the mid 19th century when their use began to disappear, although there has been something of a revival from the late 20th century....

Ali didn’t leave the group until 1975. Ali and Malcolm were really good friends, however, they did become estranged once Malcolm X had his falling out with Elijah Muhammad, and Ali was still associated with Elijah. “Turning my back on Malcolm”, wrote Ali in his 2004 autobiography The Soul of a Butterfly, “was one of the mistakes that I regret most in my life. I wish I’d been able to tell Malcolm I was sorry, that he was right about so many things....

As modern technology rapidly advances, jobs that once seemed like the stuff of science fiction are now becoming everyday realities. However, as new opportunities emerge, many roles that were once essential have faded into history. This list explores jobs that have vanished, illustrating how these once-common positions have been replaced by the demands of an evolving job market. Some of these roles might seem almost unbelievable today—it’s hard to imagine that people, not machines, once carried out these tasks....

After some initial confusion in the store resulting from Einstein’s thickly accented request for a pair of “sundahls”, which Rothman interpreted as “sundial”, the scientist was able to successfully purchase the white sandals on his feet for $1.35. He laughed off the episode, blaming “mine atrocious accent!”. The men remained close friends thereafter, later forming a neighborhood string quartet together. In 1939 Einstein rented this cottage on Nassau Point in Cutchogue so he could put his sailboat in Horseshoe Cove....

An enormously popular singer in Latino communities across North America, her music crossed cultural boundaries to touch the lives of young and old alike. Selena would go on to sign with a major record label and the agency worked with her as a spokesperson for Coca-Cola from 1989 until her death. In the 1970s and 1980s, Latinos in advertising began advocating for the buying power of Latino consumers, leading to a transition in the advertising industry from mass market to targeting specific demographic groups....

With the advent of airplanes, the United States Postal Service began transporting letters and packages through the skies, revolutionizing the speed and efficiency of mail delivery. These rare and historic photographs capture the planes, pilots, and support staff that made airmail services possible. F rom the early biplanes that were used to carry mail, to the larger and more advanced aircraft that followed, these images provide a fascinating look at the evolution of airmail technology....