Max Yasgur

From August 15 thru 18, 1969, the Woodstock Music Festival took place on a Bethel, NY dairy farm. Owner Max Yasgur, pictured above, leased his property to promoters for a reported $10,000. 

Yasgur's dairy farm.

In 1984, this comemorative marker was erected at the Woodstock site.

Abandoned Beauty

Established in 1899, Saint Frances-de-Sales Catholic School, located in Powhatan, Virginia was abandoned in 1970. The above photo is one of many captured by photographer Joel Handwerk throughout the property.

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.