The Associated PressA float carrying a huge bust of President Franklin Roosevelt rolls up Fifth Avenue during a gigantic war parade in New York, June 13, 1942.
The Associated PressOld trams serve as home for the unemployed people in Berlin, Germany on June 13, 1932, during the Great Depression.
Alfred Eisenstaedt, The Associated PressPortrait of Irish playwright George Bernard Shaw taken at his London flat, on June 13, 1932.
J.A. Mills, The Associated PressMillions of silkworm cocoons are gathered in the different prefectures and shipped in bags to Japan's many silk-mills, which turn the cocoons out in the form of elegant silk material for the American and other markets, shown June 13, 1937.
The Associated PressA 1971 photo of a nuclear bomb detonated at the Mururoa atoll, French Polynesia. President Jacques Chirac announced Tuesday June 13, 1995 that France would resume nuclear testing to verify the safety of existing weapons while advancing toward simulation technology. Eight nuclear tests were scheduled between Sept. and May before France signs a treaty banning all tests.
The Associated PressDamage done by crowd of 300 African Americans who stormed three business places after proprietor of restaurant, Troyan Tassei, allegedly shot and wounded Ulysses Brown, African American boy in Cleveland on June 13, 1935.
The Associated PressJoe Louis looks with envy at two awards that belong to Henry Armstrong, left, shown during their meeting at Pompton Lakes, N.J., June 13, 1938. One belt is for winning the the welterweight title from Barney Ross in 1937. The other belt is for Armstrong as the first boxer to wear three crowns at once. Louis, now training at Pompton Lakes for his Tony Galento fight for June 28, 1938. Louis as named "Ring" magazine's merit award as outstanding boxer of 1938.
The Associated PressTwo small girls hold their dolls while waving goodbye to relatives from a train carriage as they are evacuated to the west country, at a London station, to escape the Nazi bombing, June 13, 1940. All the children wear identity labels.
The Associated PressA truckload of dog refugees from Belgium and France and prisoners of war from Germany, as they were taken to England by the B.E.F. evacuating the Flanders Pocket on June 13, 1940.
Christian Lutz, The Associated PressDeputy leader of the African National Congress Nelson Mandela and his wife Winnie waving from a Strasbourg's Town Hall balcony Wednesday, June 13, 1990. Mandela is here to address the European Parliament regarding economical sanctions against South Africa.
The Associated PressA large group of German prisoners on a beachhead in Normandy, France on June 13, 1944, awaiting transportation to England.
The Associated PressEugene Surber, left, and Francis Uhler, pump an artificial pond with DDT, Dichloro-diphenyl-trichloroethane, in an experiment to see if larvae and fishes would be harmed by the pesticide. June. 13, 1945.
Susan Sterner, The Associated PressDefense attorney Stephen Jones is seen outside of the U.S. Courthouse in Denver, Colo., Friday, June 13, 1997 after the jury sentenced Timothy McVeigh to death for the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing.
John T. Burns, The Associated PressShirley Temple, passing another milestone in her career, proudly holds her high school diploma, awarded, June 13, 1945, during commencement exercises at the exclusive Westlake School for Girls in Los Angeles.
Harry Harris, The Associated PressBabe Ruth, wearing his No. 3 uniform, receives a standing ovation as he comes out of the Cleveland Indians' dugout to take a bow at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, N.Y., June 13, 1948. Ruth is participating in ceremonies marking the 25th anniversary of the opening of Yankee Stadium and the retirement of Ruth's No. 3 for all time.
HLH, The Associated PressSister Inez Hilger of college of St. Benedict at St. Joseph, Minn., listens intently to chief Whirling Thunder, of Wisconsin's Winnebago tribe, as leaders of Indian tribes from throughout nation gathered at University of Chicago June 13, 1961 in an eight-day conference to draft a for the Indian people. Sister Inez, who teaches anthropology, is an adopted member of the Blackfoot tribe.
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A float carrying a huge bust of President Franklin Roosevelt rolls up Fifth Avenue during a gigantic war parade in New York, June 13, 1942.
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