The Associated pressMembers of the crew taking on fuel supplies after the supply ship of rear admiral Richard E. Byrd's Antarctic expedition was tied up at the dock of an oil company at Bayonne, New Jersey on Sept. 28, 1933. During the trip down from Boston which was slowed up by heavy fog, time was taken to test compasses. The next stop of the supply ship in its long journey southward will be Norfolk, Va., where the ship will be equipped with sails and additional supplies.
The Associated pressAs usual, the poorest people in China are suffering the most in Japan's ruthless campaign to demoralize the non-combatants. A war refugee family on the move from Shanghai, on Sept. 28, 1937. The babes are balanced on the contraption on father's shoulder, while mother carries all that remains of the family possessions.
The Associated pressWhen German troops swept into this Polish seaport, civilians were searched for arms, as seen Sept. 28, 1939 in Gdynia.
Pool/Life, Wallace Kirkland, The Associated PressA nearby stream affords this group of U.S. Army nurses stationed in New Caledonia an excellent place to swim and bathe on Sept. 28, 1942. Swimming, hiking and hunting are virtually the only recreations available to the nurses on the island.
James Pringle, The Associated PressBodies of some 400 Korean civilians lie in and around trenches in Taejon's prison yard during the Korean War, Sept. 28, 1950. The victims were bound and slain by retreating Communist forces before the 24th U.S. Division troops recaptured the city Sept. 28. Witnesses said that the prisoners were forced to dig their own trench graves before the slaughter. Looking on, at left, is Gordon Gammack, war correspondent of the Des Moines Register and Tribune.
The Associated PressHigh over Manhattan, a workman is busy on construction of the Empire State Building's new 217 foot multiple television tower in this Sept. 28, 1950 file photo. The tower increased the building's height to 1,467 feet. Born in the Great Depression, it has weathered economic hardship, world war, labor strikes, murder, terrorist fears and yes, even its own plane crash.
The Associated PressSen. Richard Nixon, Republican Vice Presidential Candidate, relaxes with his family on the lawn of their Washington D.C. home on Sept. 28, 1952. With the Senator is his wife, Pat, their children Julie and Patricia, and their cocker-spaniel, Checkers.
Horst Faas, The Associated PressBakhtiari herdsmen set up their black goats' hair tents at the foot of a mountain in the Zagros range, Iran, Sept. 28, 1971. They will graze their sheep and goats for a few days, then move on. This site is only two miles from the ruins of the ancient capitol of Persia, Persepolis.
The Associated PressMichigan State police and local authorities watch as a backhoe digs, searching for the body of missing ex-Teamster President James. R. Hoffa Sept. 28,1975. Authorities intensified their search in a 29-acre field and wooded area that day, excavating about half a dozen locations before halting at noon.
Suzanne Vlamis, The Associated PressDiana Ross, center, poses with co-stars Michael Jackson, left, and Nipsy Russell at a news conference for "The Wiz" in New York City on Sept. 28, 1977. Ross will play Dorothy, Jackson will portray Scarecrow, and Russell will play Tinman in the film version of the musical which was based on "The Wizard of Oz."
The Associated PressAn invasion warning chalked up on the blacked-out window of a cafe, in London Sept. 28, 1941. The owner is putting the finishing touches to a V for Victory alongside the Morse code symbol of the letter V.
Igor Oganesoff, The Associated PressSheep herdsman Mamsarai Okhtokhin joins his wife for a cup of Kumiss, lightly fermented mareÕs milk, on Sept. 28, 1961. With them is their granddaughter. The family lives on a collective farm 45 miles west of Ulan Bator, capital of outer Mongolia.
The Associated PressFarrah Fawcett with Tom Lasorda, Manager of L.A. Dodgers and Ryan O' Neal on Sept. 28, 1984.
The Associated PressThe Hutchinson family is rowed to safety through the ice floes to the trawler Lord Talbot after their plane was forced down near Eker, an Eskimo village in Greenland, Sept. 28, 1932. The Hutchinson's Sikorsky S-38 plane crash-landed during the New York to Scotland leg of their around-the-world flight. The plane was battered to pieces on the rocks by waves.
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Members of the crew taking on fuel supplies after the supply ship of rear admiral Richard E. Byrd's Antarctic expedition was tied up at the dock of an oil company at Bayonne, New Jersey on Sept. 28, 1933. During the trip down from Boston which was slowed up by heavy fog, time was taken to test compasses. The next stop of the supply ship in its long journey southward will be Norfolk, Va., where the ship will be equipped with sails and additional supplies.
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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 September 28.