The Associated PressNo one pair of arms could do justice to this 12 feet long oar fish landed at Sydney Harbor June 8, 1954 by amateur fisherman Keith McRae (left). He used a handline to land his catch, which, he said "at first I thought must be the original Sea Monster." Australian Museum curator of fishes, G.P. Whitley, who identified the catch, said that oar fish sometimes reach a length of 40 feet.
The Associated PressThe army balloon S-16 can be seen in the center of the photo during start of the race on June 8, 1926. American balloonist took first and second place. Location unknown.
Pool, The Associated PressFirst Lt. (Dentist) W.A. Reiter of Meltcher, Iowa, works on a tooth of Cpl. Cloyd Reese of Kemmerer, Wyoming. Pvt. Roger Cram of Medford, Ore., operates the foot treadle for the drill somewhere in New Guinea on June 8, 1943.
The Associated PressWhile Daffy the duck and Elisa Baltes get chummy topside, Romeo the lamb concentrates on the bowl of popcorn on the lawn of the William Baltes home in Sandusky, Ohio, June 8, 1967. Daffy and Romeo are buddies, always together. And Daffy shares Romeo's taste for popcorn.
The Associated PressThiersee villagers in their picturesque national dress arriving on the Thierses, Germany shore to watch the first dress rehearsal of the Passion Play on June 8, 1935.
The Associated PressPresident Franklin D. Roosevelt and King George VI ride along Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington, June 8, 1939, in a history-making event that brought a reigning King of Britain to the United States for the first time.
The Associated PressU.S. Army Air Forces B-29 bombers raid targets in Osaka, Japan, on June 8, 1945.
Bob Kradin, The Associated PressTwo workmen eat their lunch beside their excavation on fashionable Fifth Avenue between 56th and 57th Streets in New York, June 8, 1948.
CF, The Associated PressArchitect Frank Lloyd Wright beside a model of the new home he designed for the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, Oct. 25, 1953, New York. The museum will be the first permanent building by the world-renowned architect in New York City. The model is on view at an exhibition, "Sixty Years of Living Architecture," tracing Wright's many innovations in architecture, in a temporary pavilion at the museum. This pavilion is actually the first Wright building in New York City. The permanent building is to be constructed next year.
The Associated PressTop of Hoover Dam towers almost 600 feet above as the Rhythmettes, precision dancing group from nearby Las Vegas, Nevada High School; kick high during routine on what must be the world's largest stage June 8, 1957.
CPG, The Associated PressAstronaut Scott M. Carpenter in civilian clothes, looking out of rocket nose cone with astronaut John Glenn on June 8, 1959.
The Associated PressBritish born Hollywood film director Alfred Hitchcock, master of suspense, provided this study at London airport, United Kingdom on June 8, 1960, as he enplaned for the United States. He has been visiting London at the conclusion of a world tour.
The Associated PressThe Southern Cross being towed out onto the airfield at Oakland, Ca., on June 8, 1928, before setting off to Australia. Captain Charles Kingsford Smith and Charles Ulm will be attempting the 7,500 mile record flight.
The Associated PressFamily in foreground races for cover as a tornado funnel roars toward them, June 8, 1966, in Topeka, Kansas.
NASA/James McDivitt, The Associated PressAstronaut Ed White faces the Gemini 4 capsule during his 20-minute space "walk" on June 8, 1965. In his right hand, White holds his oxygen space gun to maneuver around the capsule. A 35-mm camera is attached to the space gun. Astronaut James McDivitt took this photograph with a Hasselblad camera.
The Associated PressSome forty French beatniks gathered inside an abandoned church at Puteaux to protest against bad treatment from the French authorities, June 8, 1966, Paris, France. Food is distributed at the rally. The menu was simple: loafs of bread, cheese and soda water. The beatniks are unidentified.
The Associated PressAn F104 chase plane, center, goes down in flames over the Mojave Desert after a June 8, 1966 collision with the giant XB70A research bomber, left. Other planes were flying in formation in background when crash occurred killing Joseph A. Walker, pilot of the F104, and Maj. Carl Cross, bomber copilot of the XB70A.
The Associated PressGiving out with a yell, Elke Sommer is tossed on the trampoline as she trains for her movie role as an athlete, on the playing field of the University of California at Los Angeles, June 8, 1967.
The Associated PressFlames ripped through a barn killing 43 harness racing horses at Saratoga Raceway, Saratoga, N.Y., June 8, 1969. Only one horse escaped the blaze.
Nick Ut, The Associated PressBombs with a mixture of napalm and white phosphorus jelly dropped by Vietnamese AF Skyraider bombers explode across Route-1, amidst homes and in front of the Cao Dai temple in the outskirts of Trang Bang, June 8, 1972. In the foreground are Vietnamese soldiers and news and cameramen from various international news organizations who watch the scene. The towers of the Trang Bang Cao Dai temple are visible in the centre of the explosions.
Nick Ut, The Associated PressSouth Vietnamese forces follow after terrified children, including 9-year-old Kim Phuc, center, as they run down Route 1 near Trang Bang after an aerial napalm attack on suspected Viet Cong hiding places on June 8, 1972. A South Vietnamese plane accidentally dropped its flaming napalm on South Vietnamese troops and civilians. The terrified girl had ripped off her burning clothes while fleeing. The children from left to right are: Phan Thanh Tam, younger brother of Kim Phuc, who lost an eye, Phan Thanh Phouc, youngest brother of Kim Phuc, Kim Phuc, and Kim's cousins Ho Van Bon, and Ho Thi Ting. Behind them are soldiers of the Vietnam Army 25th Division.
The Associated PressBlankets cover the bodies of a woman (right) and a man hit by a northbound Penn Central train (background) as they waited with a crowd at Pennsylvania Railroad station in Elizabeth, N.J. on June 8, 1968 to view the southbound train carrying the body of Sen. Robert F. Kennedy to Washington. The woman was identified as Mrs. Antoinette Severini, 54, and the man, John Curia (age unavailable), both of Elizabeth.
JM, The Associated PressMembers of the Oglala Sioux tribe raise a teepee for their spiritual leaders at the Chief Gall resort near Mobridge, S.D. June 8, 1974, the site of the American Indian Movement treaty convention. AIM officials estimate some 2,000 persons will attend the nine-day convention.
The Associated PressFormer Indiana State basketball star Larry Bird holds up his new Boston Celtics uniform jersey bearing number 33 with Celtics President Red Auerbach, left, at a news conference in Boston, Ma., Friday, June 8, 1979. Bird was chosen by the Celtics in the first round with the sixth overall selection and signed a contract for $3.25 million for five years, making him the richest rookie in NBA sports history.
Bill Polo, The Associated PressJim Henson and his "Muppet" Kermit the Frog pose at Harvard University in Cambridge, Mass., on June 8, 1982.
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No one pair of arms could do justice to this 12 feet long oar fish landed at Sydney Harbor June 8, 1954 by amateur fisherman Keith McRae (left). He used a handline to land his catch, which, he said "at first I thought must be the original Sea Monster." Australian Museum curator of fishes, G.P. Whitley, who identified the catch, said that oar fish sometimes reach a length of 40 feet.
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By Glen Barber | The Denver Post
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Getting your player ready...
A selection of photos from around the world of events that happened on June 8, including a 12 foot oar fish caught in 1954, a family in Kansas races for cover as a tornado roars toward them in 1966, and the gruesome napalm strike in Vietnam in 1972.