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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

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

Rachel and Schulim Pewzner, from Warsaw, Poland, interviewed at Ellis Island, 1950.

destinations

Gateway to a New World: Rare Photos From Ellis Island

A French woman collaborator and her baby, whose father is German, returns to her home after having her head shaven following the capture of Chartres by the Allies, August 1944.

history

Robert Capa Reveals an Ugly Side of Liberation in WWII France

Route 30 Nebraska, USA, 1948.

destinations

Road Trip! Photos From US Route 30 in 1948

Show for the Troops After D-Day, 1944

history

After D-Day: Rare Photos From the First Show for US Troops in Normandy

A view of the "Dionne Quintuplets" posing in their confirmation dresses on day of their first Holy Communion, 1940.

history

The Dionne Quintuplets: Little Girls Lost in the Harsh Glare of Fame

"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

Dean Martin, 1958.

people

Dean Martin: Rare and Classic Photos of a Laid-Back Legend

lifestyle

Two-Piece Be With You: In Praise of the Bikini

Marilyn Monroe sings "Happy Birthday" to JFK, New York, 1962.

people

Alone in a Crowd: Marilyn Sings ‘Happy Birthday’ to JFK, May 19, 1962

history

Behind the Picture: RFK’s Assassination, Los Angeles, 1968

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