jch, The Associated PressPatty Ramge, posing Sept.1,1978 with her 1975 Ford Pinto, has little trouble with motorists tailgating since she decked her car with a sign warning of its' explosive nature if hit from the rear. Mrs. Ramge posted the warning after weeks of trying to convince Ford Motor Co., and its dealers to modify the fuel tank so it would not pose a fire hazard in a rear-end crash.
The Associated pressA crowd reads newspaper headlines of "Bombs Rain On Warsaw" as they stand outside the U.S. State Department building where diplomats hold a conference on war conditions in Europe in Washington, D.C., Sept. 1, 1939.
The Associated PressThe Nihonbashi district, one of the busiest areas in Tokyo, is pictured in ruins after an 8.3 magnitude earthquake struck near the Japanese capital on Sept. 1, 1923.
Walt Zeboski, The Associated PressRepublican presidential nominee Ronald Reagan points to the Statue of Liberty in New York Harbor in background as he campaigns with rolled up sleeves and an open shirt at Liberty State Park in Jersey City, N.J., Sept. 1, 1980.
The Associated PressA woman and a young girl pick cotton by hand in Stoneville, Miss., Sept. 1, 1936.
The Associated PressThe Shanghai warfront, shows the explosion which resulted when a bomb hit the Asiatic Petroleum Company property along the Whangpoo River, on Sept. 1, 1937. This picture was taken from the deck of the German steamer 'Kulmerland' by Ray Slater Murphy, New York socialite, as she fled the city, the first refugee to return to the U.S.
Hamilton Wright, The Associated PressUnsettled life in Europe failed to change the slow pace of life on the Isle of Capri, off Naples, Italy. Some of the socialites who have come there to relax enjoy an aquatic luncheon serviced in the cool Mediterranean, Sept. 1, 1939. Swimming waiters push out the floating tables bearing meals which include wine and spaghetti. In the background are the rocks of Faraglioni.
The Associated PressAmerican film actor Captain Clark Gable in London on Sept. 1, 1943.
Chuck Robinson, The Associated PressA dragster supercharger hits cameraman Joe Rooks of Bowling Green, Ohio, in the back at the U.S. Nationals N.H.R.A. drag races in Indianapolis, Indiana, on Saturday, Sept. 1, 1979. Rooks was knocked flat by the heavy blower from a dragster that turned over and disintegrated near Rooks. Rooks died en route to the hospital.
Frank Filan, The Associated PressActor Robert Mitchum (left) and Robin Ford (right) a real estate agent, sit in Los Angeles County jail on Sept. 1, 1948, after their arrest with two women in a narcotics raid on a Hollywood home. Detective Sergeant A.M. Barr said the men were smoking reefers and that Mitchum surrendered a package containing 13 more of the marijuana containing cigarettes.
The Associated PressDr. Harvey M. Patt of Argonne National Laboratory's division of biology shown Sept. 1, 1949, as he prepares to inject rats with Cysteine, an inexpensive chemical, with protects the majority of the animals from death due to exposure to radioactivity. Dr. Patt and associates are engaged in studies of the nature of radiation sickness and its treatment.
Carl Nesensohn, The Associated PressFour hairdressers attending the National Beauty Trades Show in New York 'cool off' under hair driers in an air-conditioned room at the Hotel Statler on Sept. 1, 1953 while Erma Van Wort, in a sable cape, shows them a new mobile coiffure. The hair driers' temperature is a mere 90 degrees, while the official thermometer outdoors measured 97. The new hairdo, achieved with free-flowing waves, is designed to direct eyes to the head - whatever the length of the controversial hemline. The hairdressers are members of the National Hairdressers and Cosmetologists Association.
The Associated PressThis is an aerial view of Iranian village Danesfahan on Sept. 1, 1962 after it is destroyed by the worst earthquake disaster that has hit Iran in the last 70 years. In the center is the mosque, the only building standing.
Bob Dear, The Associated PressScottish actor Sean Connery brushes down his new mustache at a reception in London, United Kingdom given to launch his new film on Sept. 1, 1964, and to introduce the facial adornment. The mustachioed actor would star as a court-martial's Regiment Sergeant Major in "The Hill" which was shot at the Boreham Wood film studios in Hertfordshire and on location in Spain.
The Associated PressA pocket size television set that can go anywhere and claims to be the world's smallest TV, was presented at Earls Court, London on Sept. 1, 1966. Miss Bari Lyn Chadwich of Cheshire looks at the Sinclair Micro vision set, designed by Clive Sinclair, a 26 year old Cambridge electronic engineer. Britain's midget TV set is powered by six ordinary penlight batteries. The rectangular face plate of the cathode tube has a diagonal measurement of two inches. The circuit uses 20 transistors, and covers channels 1 to 13 in Britain.
stf, The Associated PressSupreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall poses with his family outside the Supreme Court Building in Washington on Sept. 1, 1967. He is with his wife, Celia, and their two sons, Thurgood Jr. and John.
The Associated PressA mutilated Cessna 172 aircraft lies in a dry creek bed after crashing near Newton, Iowa on Sept. 1, 1969. Jasper County sheriff's officers found former heavyweight champion Rocky Marciano in the wreckage, passenger Frank Farrell, 23, and the pilot Glenn Belz, both of Des Moines, Iowa, where the plane was headed before it crashed Aug. 31.
The Associated PressA long-haired hippie puffs on a cigarette during entertainment at the Texas International Pop Festival in Lewisville, Texas on Sept. 1, 1969. The festival in its final round is expected to draw a total attendance of 200,000 people. A first aid tent was kept active treating persons on bad trips from drugs as well as persons suffering from the heat.
The Associated PressThe 77th Division loads 75mm guns under camouflage position and fires on the enemy on the Vesle River in Chiery, France, Sept. 1, 1918, during the Great War.
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Patty Ramge, posing Sept.1,1978 with her 1975 Ford Pinto, has little trouble with motorists tailgating since she decked her car with a sign warning of its' explosive nature if hit from the rear. Mrs. Ramge posted the warning after weeks of trying to convince Ford Motor Co., and its dealers to modify the fuel tank so it would not pose a fire hazard in a rear-end crash.
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Getting your player ready...
A selection of photos from around the world of events that happened on September 1.

















