Lesley Gore (1946 - 2015)

Best known for her hit song "It's My Party", singer Lesley Gore is pictured on MTV in 1964. Born Lesley Sue Goldstein on May 2, 1946, the lifetime non-smoker lost her battle with lung cancer two days ago at the age of 68. 

A 54 Year Mystery

On April 3, 1961, a Douglas DC3 similar to the one pictured, mysteriously disappeared in the Andes Mountains. Of the 24 people on board, 8 were members of Chile's Green Cross soccer team on their way home from a road game. With the wreck's recent discovery by a group of mountaineers, this 54 year aviation mystery has been solved.

Italian Monk

This Italian monk is pictured in 1892 wearing a funeral mask

The Butler Did It!

New England Patriots strong safety Malcolm Butler intercepts Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russel Wilson at the goal line to seal a 28 to 24 Patriots victory in Super Bowl XLIX. With less than 30 seconds remaining in regulation, this play gave New England it's fourth Super Bowl championship.

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.