The Associated PressThis experiment was recently conducted to illustrate the new non-breakable glass which is being fitted into gas masks, Oct 19, 1932 in Germany. Sale of these masks is common in the markets of Berlin, and many of them sold for domestic animals. They are produced to fit tightly, and gas lessons are given in many places.
Putnam, The Associated PressNative American OS-Ke-Non-Ton who has come to England to take one of the leading roles in Hiawatha, lectured at the Bishops Gate Institute in London, England, holds a pipe of peace on Oct. 19, 1932. (AP Photo/Staff/Putnam)
The Associated PressMickey Rooney, 18-year-old film actor, singer and dancer, plants his hands into the cement next to his footprint and signature in the forecourt of Grauman's Theater on Hollywood Boulevard during induction ceremonies in Hollywood, Ca., on Oct. 19, 1938.
Marcello Geppetti, The Associated PressSwedish-born actress Anita Ekberg confronts Italian freelance photographer Felice Quinto with a bow and arrow outside her villa in Rome, Italy, late at night on Oct. 19, 1960. Ekberg quarreled with the photographer claiming she had been pursued all the time from the nightclub to her home. Standing watching at left is film producer Guido Giambartolomeo.
The Associated PressLead singer David Lee Roth, left, and lead guitarist Eddie Van Halen of the rock group Van Halen perform during their concert at the Spectrum in Philadelphia, Pa., on Oct. 19, 1982.
The Associated PressEdsel Ford, left, and Mrs. Clara Ford posing with Mr. Ford after the auto magnate made an appeal over the radio at Detroit, Mich., on Oct. 19, 1932, for the re-election of U.S. President Herbert Hoover. Mr. Ford was on the air for about eight minutes, and his words were broadcast over a national hook-up.
The Associated PressSen. Edward M. Kennedy smiles happily as he held a press conference at New England Baptist Hospital in Boston Oct. 19, 1964. Sen. Kennedy described the plane crash in which his back was broken four months ago today while strapped in the orthopedic frame to which he has been confined since the accident. The pilot of the plane and a Kennedy aide were killed in the June 19 accident in Western Massachusetts.
Pool, The Associated PressAngela Davis, in court in San Rafael, Calif., on Oct. 19, 1971, on a change of venue hearing, smiles as a supporter in the courtroom shouts: I love you, Angela. At left is Margaret Burnham, one of Miss Davis attorneys. (AP Photo/Pool)
Mark Wilson, The Associated PressPresident Jimmy Carter shakes hands with Carol Channing after he and his family attended a performance of the musical "Hello Dolly" starring Miss Channing which is playing at the National Theater in Washington, Oct. 19, 1978. Also in the photo are, from left: first lady Rosalynn Carter, daughter Amy Carter, President Carter, Allie Smith, mother of Rosalynn Carter, and Miss Channing. (AP Photo/Mark Wilson)
G. Paul Burnett, The Associated PressSomber-faced men stand outside the New York offices of a major mutual fund group watching an electronic display inside report the precipitous fall in the stock market, Oct. 19, 1987, in New York. In record heavy trading, all major stock indices were down heavily, with the Dow Jones Industrials off more than 300 points late in the day.
Frankie Ziths, The Associated PressActress Jodie Foster holds her theater program as she leaves the Sunday night performance of "Dreamgirls" in New York, Oct. 19, 1982. Foster, the object of John Hinckley's attention, drew the attention of photographers as she exited.
Heribert Proepper, The Associated PressPrincess Diana talks with camouflaged-colored combat soldiers when she inspected her Royal Hampshire Regiment in West Berlin on Saturday, Oct. 19, 1985. Princess Diana is a Colonel-in-Chief of the Berlin-based regiment. She holds a box of chocolate and a red rose she was presented with.
Bob Strong, Pool, The Associated PressFormer Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein speaks as his trial in the heavily fortified courtroom in Baghdad's Green Zone Wednesday Oct. 19, 2005. Nearly two years after he was found in hiding, former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein goes on trial Wednesday charged with crimes against humanity .
Harvey Georges, The Associated PressThe 10,000-pound, 19-foot-long Mercedes-Benz automobile of Adolf Hitler gives workmen some trouble as they unload it from a freight car in Rosslyn, Va., Oct. 19, 1945. W.H. Griffith, far left, a civilian automotive inspector at nearby Ft. Myer, gives the heave-ho signal. Hitler's car, along with Hermann Goering's, was brought over for the forthcoming Victory Loan Drive and will be driven through the country.
Doug Mills, The Associated PressRAND corporation researcher Dr. Beatrice Golomb, left, watches as Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs Dr. Sue Bailey holds some pyridostigmine bromide pills at the Pentagon Tuesday Oct. 19, 1999. The Department of Defense and the RAND corporation, a California think tank, released a study today that concludes, pyridostigmine bromide, or PB, a drug which was given to military personnel during the Gulf war to protect against a nerve gas cannot be ruled out as a possible cause for what has come to be known as Gulf War syndrome.
J.Scott Applewhite, The Associated PressRock star John Bon Jovi, right, and his wife Dorthea Bon Jovi pose in the White House briefing room, Friday, on Oct. 19, 1990, Washington, D.C. Bon Jovi is in Washington for Saturday nights National Italian American Foundation dinner.
The Associated PressJames R. Hoffa, former president of the Teamsters Union, testifies at a House Judiciary Committee hearing on parole procedures, in Washington, Oct. 19, 1972. Advocating prison reform, Hoffa urged new and smaller jails, realistic job training and better counseling.
The Associated PressNew Orleans quarterback Archie Manning manages to get his pass off despite the rush of Atlanta Falcons linebacker Al Richardson at the New Orleans Superdome, Oct. 19, 1980. A special designed mask protects Archie's nose that was broken several weeks ago.
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This experiment was recently conducted to illustrate the new non-breakable glass which is being fitted into gas masks, Oct 19, 1932 in Germany. Sale of these masks is common in the markets of Berlin, and many of them sold for domestic animals. They are produced to fit tightly, and gas lessons are given in many places.
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