A young sailor is pictured on the deck of the U.S.S New Hampshire in Charleston, South Carolina (Circa 1864-65). These boys were used to transport gunpowder to various parts of the ship during combat, earning them the nickname "powder monkey".
Tuesday, January 31, 2012
The Lindberghs
This September 18, 1939 picture shows famous aviator Charles Lindbergh with his wife, Anne Morrow Lindbergh four months after their wedding. The kidnapping and murder of their baby three years later would result in one of the most famous trials in US history.
Monday, January 23, 2012
Rosa Parks
"I knew someone had to take the first step and I made up my mind not to move."
(Rosa Parks, pictured in 1988)
In 1955, Parks refused to give up her front seat on a bus to a white male, resulting in her arrest. The incident would prove to be a key moment in Civil Rights history.
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