Postman

A 1912 photograph of a motor cycle postman delivering mail.

Rare Concept Car

The one-of-a-kind 1957 Chrysler Diablo concept car, designed by Chrysler but built by Ghia in Italy is pictured above. Along with the Chrysler Norseman, another concept car, it was scheduled to be shipped to the United States on July 25, 1956 aboard the luxury liner Andrea Doria. Because of delays in production, the Diablo's shipment was rescheduled, and as fate would have it, the vehicle would be saved from being lost forever. On July 26th, the Andrea Doria sank off the coast of Massachusetts with the Norseman in its' cargo hold, never to be seen again.

Tomb of The Unknown Soldier

A lone soldier stands guard over the unfinished Tomb of The Unknown Soldier at Arlington Cemetery in 1928.

Edgar Allen Poe

The grave of Edgar Allen Poe is shown in Baltimore with a bottle of cognac and a rose to mark his birthday. For 60 years the gifts were placed on the grave by a mysterious visitor during the night, sometime between midnight and 5:30 am on his birthday. This year, for the first time since 1949, the mysterious visitor failed to show up. The visitor's identity remains a mystery.

State of Israel

On May 14, 1948, President Harry Truman signed the above document outlining the United States' official recognition of the new State of Israel.

"Ye Olde Mint"

This undated photograph shows the first United States mint located at Seventh and Sugar Alley (presently Filbert St.) in Philadelphia. It was originally established by Congress in 1792.

The Iwo Jima Memorial

In September 1954, workmen begin erecting the Iwo Jima Memorial, located just outside of Arlington National Cemetery. Originally cast in Brooklyn, NY, the massive statues were transported on large flatbed trailers down Interstate 95 to Arlington, VA.

The Lady Elizabeth

(A 1900 ticket for the Lady Elizabeth)

(State Library of Queensland)

The Lady Elizabeth, pictured above in 1890, was built in England in 1879 as a replacement for a similar iron barque vessel of the same name which sunk off the coast of western Australia.

In 1913, while the Lady Liz' was being towed into Stanley for repairs, it hit a rock resulting in a six foot hole in the hull. The ship was quickly deemed as not sea worthy and condemned. It was sold as a coal hulk and remained moored in Port Stanley Harbour until a fierce storm broke its mooring and the ship drifted away, ending up in its' present location of Whale Bone Cove in Stanley Harbour.

(Falkland Islands Tourism Board)

Two Time Survivor

Pictured is Tsutomu Yanaguchi, who was in Hiroshima on business on the day the Atomic Bomb was dropped by the Allies. He managed to survive and return home to Nagasaki, where days later he survived another bomb drop, which resulted in the ending of World War II. He is the only known person to have survived both Atomic Bombs. He recently passed away at the age of 93.

Instant Justice

Nguyen Ngoc Loan, South Vietnam's national police chief, executes a Viet Cong guerrilla. Taken by photographer Eddie Adams, it became one of the most famous pictures from the Vietnam War.

The Birth of Color Photography

The oldest known color photograph, taken in 1872 by Louis Ducos du Hauron, shows the landscape of Southern France.

Nathan Birnbaum

Comic George Burns, aka Nathan Birnbaum was born on January 20, 1896 in New York City, and lived to see 100. When he was buried in 1996, he had 3 cigars and 10 $100 bills in his pocket. He was entombed alongside his wife Gracie Allen, who had died in 1994. The marker on the tomb was changed to read "Gracie Allen and George Burns---Together Again. George had insisted that Gracie be given top billing in the end.