The Associated PressLeonhard Seppala and his Siberian racers, winner of the eighth, ninth and tenth All-Alaska Sweepstakes, the dog sled classic of the great Northwest on Oct. 12, 1928, in Alaska.
The Associated PressGeorge "Machine Gun" Kelly and his wife, Kathryn, stand before Judge Edgar S. Vaught in Federal Court in Oklahoma City on Oct. 12, 1933. Vaught sentenced them to life imprisonment for their connection with the kidnaping of Charles F. Urschel, four others, including Kathryn Kelly's mother.
The Associated PressA row of women workers handling B 13 drills, and all of them are working on the Oerlikon main mechanism, at an armaments factory somewhere in England on Oct 12, 1943.
The Associated PressShirley Temple tries out the big four-engine Army transport C-54 which she had just christened with a pat and a kiss, at the Douglas plant, Oct. 12, 1944 in Santa Monica. This is the size plane used to transport wounded men across the Pacific and to take President Roosevelt, Prime Minister Churchill and others across the Atlantic. Shirley's next movie will be "I'll Be Seeing You."
John Lent, The Associated PressFilling almost the entire width of the sidewalk in front of several stores on Sixth Avenue, these prospective customers wait in the rain for their chance to purchase meat at one of the few stores in New York on Oct. 12, 1946.
The Associated PressDanish personnel suffering from influenza occupy beds in temporary sick quarters set up in a gymnasium at Copenhagen's naval shipyard to handle the large amount of patients on Oct. 12, 1957. On Wednesday, April 13, 2005, scientists around the world were scrambling to prevent the possibility of a pandemic after a nearly 50-year-old killer influenza virus was sent to thousands of labs, a decision that one researcher described as "unwise."
The Associated PressLouis and Lucille Armstrong embrace at a party thrown by friends in honor of their 30th wedding anniversary at a midtown restaurant in New York City,Oct. 12, 1970.
The Associated PressCharles "Tex" Watson is led back to jail from a courtroom in Los Angeles, Oct. 12, 1971, after he was convicted of seven counts of first-degree murder and one of conspiracy to commit murder in the Tate-LaBianca slayings. Watson, a member of the Charles Manson "family," was the last of five defendants to be convicted in the slayings.
The Associated PressThe two planes which go to make the Mayo composite aircraft have now been put together and the whole is ready for trials. The Mercury, a seaplane, is mounted on the Maia, a flying-boat. The former is designed to take off from the Maia whilst in the air. A view of the two components of the Mayo composite aircraft in position at Messrs. Short Brothers yard at Rochester, Kent, England, on Oct. 12, 1937.
Marty Lederhandler, The Associated PressOlympic broad jump champion Jesse Owens shows his old form for benefit of the photographer at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York City where he was honored on Oct. 12, 1954, with other athletes at banquet for the all-time U.S. Olympic Games track and field team. In 1936 at Berlin, Germany, Jesse set records in winning the Olympic 100 and 200-meter runs and the broad jump. Banquet opened National Olympic Day drive to obtain public backing for U.S. team participation in the 1955 Pan American and 1956 Olympic games.
The Associated PressPresident John Kennedy watches as airborne troops demonstrate their arsenal of weapons on the firing range on Oct. 12, 1961 at Ft. Bragg, N.C. during a display of their combat readiness. Flanking the chief executive are Gen. George Decker, left, Army Chief of Staff, and Army Secretary Elvis Stahr.
The Associated PressThere's a disparity in size between Micky, the mouse, and its feline companions, Tigger, a tom cat, and Tiki, a kitten, as they sample milk at the Oswald home Weston-under-Lizard, Shropsh England on Oct. 12, 1969.
PKS, The Associated PressFormer heavyweight champion George Foreman (l) faces Dino Dennis following a press conference at Hollywood, Florida on Oct. 12, 1976 where the two boxers met with the press and each other. Dennis, a 215-1b heavyweight from Trieste, Italy, with a 28-0 record, will meet Foreman who comes into the ring with a 43-1 record in the Hollywood, Florida Sportatorium.
Charles E. Knoblock, The Associated PressPhysicists Albert V. Crewe, right, and Michael S. Isaacson at a press conference at University of Chicago on Oct. 12, 1978, show reporters some of the equipment they use to capture moving color pictures of atoms. Isaacson points out scanning election microscope he and Crewe developed for the specialized task. The microscope's television monitor screen is at left.
Hal Goldenberg, Associated Press fileIn this Oct. 12, 1978 photo, attendants carry the body of 20-year-old Nancy Spungen, of Philadelphia, from the Hotel Chelsea in New York, allegedly stabbed to death by her boyfriend, The Sex Pistols' Sid Vicious.
Ellis Bosworth, The Associated PressThe XB70A takes off from Edwards Air Force Base for a flight to an altitude of 35,000 feet and a speed of 740 miles an hour, Oct. 12, 1964. It was the third flight for the problem-plagued plane.
The Associated PressTailgators are shown at the Princeton-Pennsylvania game Oct. 12, 1963. Tailgating for a pre-game picnic is growing in popularity with American football fans.
The Associated PressFranklin D. Roosevelt, Democratic candidate for governor of New York, sits at right, with his mother, Sara at far right, at the their home at Hyde Park, N.Y., Oct. 12, 1928. Curtis Dall, son -in- law and husband of Anna, stands with James Roosevelt Seated are, Anna Roosevelt, Franklin D Roosevelt; Mrs. Sara Roosevelt, John Roosevelt, Franklin D. Roosevelt his mother; In front are seated John Roosevelt and Franklin D. Roosevelt at their lovely home at Hyde Park on Oct 10,1928 in New York.
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Leonhard Seppala and his Siberian racers, winner of the eighth, ninth and tenth All-Alaska Sweepstakes, the dog sled classic of the great Northwest on Oct. 12, 1928, in Alaska.
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Getting your player ready...
A selection of photos from around the world of events that happened on October 12.
















