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Scene in Queens, New York, before the April 30, 1939, grand opening of the World's Fair. destinations

‘The World of Tomorrow’: Scenes From the 1939 New York World’s Fair

Oberwallstrasse, in central Berlin, saw some of the most vicious fighting between German and Soviet troops in the spring of 1945 history

After the Fall: Photos of Hitler’s Bunker and the Ruins of Berlin

Oklahoma farmer, 1942. history

True Grit: Dust Bowl Survivors

Will D. Campbell, alone on the Lorraine Motel balcony, gazes out into the night. "This picture was probably made as soon as we got there," Groskinsky told LIFE.com. "When I saw him standing there, alone, I thought it looked as if he was just asking himsel history

The Night MLK Was Murdered: A Photographer’s Story

Troops watch the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius, Italy, 1944. nature

Mount Vesuvius: Photos From the Volcano’s Last Great Eruption

Mercury 7 astronauts, Langley Air Force Base history

Magnificent Seven: LIFE With America’s Mercury Astronauts

The automobile engineer Ferdinand Porsche (in suit), Adolf Hitler and, immediately to Hitler's left, the head of the German Labour Front, Robert Ley, admire Hitler's birthday gift on his 50th birthday: a convertible Volkswagen. people

Hitler at 50: Color Photos From a Despot’s Garish Birthday Bash

Severed head of a Japanese soldier, propped up on a disabled tank, Guadalcanal, 1942. history

Portrait From the Brutal Pacific: ‘Skull on a Tank,’ Guadalcanal, 1942

Hillary Rodham (later Hillary Rodham Clinton), Park Ridge, Illinois, June 1969. people

LIFE With Hillary: Portraits of a Wellesley Grad, 1969

Marine Capt. Francis "Ike" Fenton ponders his fate and the fate of his men after being told that his company is nearly out of ammunition, Korea, 1950. history

David Douglas Duncan and the Korean War: To Hell and Back

Left to right: Hanneli Goslar (a.k.a., "Lies Goosens" in early editions of the Diary), Anne Frank, Dolly Citroen, Hannah Toby, Barbara Ledermann and Susanne Ledermann (standing), Amsterdam, 1937. people

Anne Frank’s Friends: Photos of the Girls Who Lived

The First Super Bowl: Rare Photos from a Football Classic arts & entertainment

The First Super Bowl: Rare Photos From a Football Classic

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