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The Fire Last Time: Life in Watts, 1966 history

The Fire Last Time: LIFE in Watts, 1966

Vietnam 1963 history

America in Vietnam, 1963: Deeper Into War

Hitler observes military maneuvers in St. Polten, Austria, in the spring of 1939. people

Hitler, His Inner Circle and Assorted Hangers-On: Color Photos

American soldiers of Patton's Third Army roll up a Nazi flag they have taken as a trophy after the capture of Bitburg, February 1945. history

Scenes of ‘Fury’: The Brutal Reality of Tank Warfare in World War II

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

Neil Armstrong Apollo 11 history

‘To the Moon and Back.’ See LIFE’s Complete Special Issue on Apollo 11

"Carrion birds feast on victims of bloody religious riot in India." (Calcutta, 1946) history

‘Vultures of Calcutta’: The Gruesome Aftermath of India’s 1946 Hindu-Muslim Riots

Silhouettes of West Berliners waving to their relatives on the other side are cast across the Berlin Wall. history

Berlin Wall: Photos From the Birth of a Brutal Divide

Lance Cpl. James C. Farley, helicopter crew chief, Vietnam, 1965. history

Sudden Death in Vietnam: ‘One Ride With Yankee Papa 13’

Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay 1953 history

High Society: LIFE With Hillary and Tenzing After the First Ascent of Everest

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

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