Hollywood Beauty

Barbara Stanwyck poses in this Alfred Cheney Johnston 1924 photo while she was a Ziegfeld Girl in New York. She would go on to become one of Hollywood's great icons.

George Stinney, Jr was only 14 years old when he was executed in the North Carolina electric chair for the murder of two girls. 70 years after his execution, a judge has ruled that he was wrongfully executed. Stinney was the youngest person executed in the United States in the 20th Century.

Gone But Not Forgotten

The Central Intelligence Agency Memorial Wall is located at agency  headquarters in Langley, VA. The stars represent all of the CIA employees killed in the line of duty.

Jean Beliveau (1931 - 2014)

Jean Beliveau, who won 10 Stanley Cup Championships during his career with the Montreal Canadiens, has passed away at the age of 83. 

Mysterious Disappearance

On the evening of January 23, 2006, Jennifer Kesse left her place of employment in Ocoee, FL around 6 pm. Around 10 pm she made several phone calls, the last one being to her boyfriend. He would be the last person to speak to her prior to her disappearance. Despite several leads, Jennifer remains missing to this day.

Old Typewriter

This once productive machine has now been put to pasture by the computer.

Starbucks First Store

In 1971, Starbucks opened their first store in Pike Place Market in Seattle, WA.

The First Cell Phone Call

Martin Cooper is pictured in 1973 making the first known public cell phone call with his DynaTAC phone. He and his team at Motorola in New York City are credited with the invention of the cell phone.

A Champ In Death

Shot to death at the age of 23, Puerto Rican boxing champ Christopher Rivera's lifeless body seems to be ready to take on a new opponent. Family and friends paid their respects at the makeshift rink at a gymnasium near his San Juan home.

The Great White Fleet

On December 16, 1907, 16 US Navy battleships departed from Hampton Roads, VA. The convoy, named The Great White Fleet, would circumnavigate the world for 14 months. Post cards, such as the one pictured below commemorating the battleship Connecticut,  were released during the voyage.

Still Standing

The only church in the area to remain unscathed by the Civil War, St. Peter's Roman Catholic Church stands tall in the historic town of Harpers Ferry, WV, overlooking the Shenendoah River.

Peace Offering

A simple but powerful image of a peace marcher in Washington, DC in 1967.

Annie Oakley

Born Phoebe Ann Mosey in 1860, sharp shooter Annie Oakley is pictured in 1922, four years before her death.

Sign Of The Times?

In this picture taken in 1990, we see an Armenian woman defending her home with an AK-47.

The Gardens of Alcatraz

Alcatraz's well manicured hillsides present tourists with a softer side of what some of its' notorious residents would come to know as "The Rock". For decades after its' closing, Alcatraz's hillside gardens remained colorful, despite their lack of attention.

100 Year Old Notebook

One hundred plus years after he died while on an expedition, British explorer Robert Scott left behind this notebook that was recently discovered embedded in the Antarctic ice. Following its' discovery by the Antarctic Heritage Trust, it was methodically restored and reassembled to its' current condition. 

We Remember Keiko

A cairn on the shore of Taknes Bay in Iceland, marks the final resting place of Keiko, the star okra who once was featured in the Free Willy films. He died ten years after being reintroduced into the wild just off the coast of Iceland.