The Associated PressNurses undergoing field training at an American Army school in England cross a stream on ropes, on Oct. 27, 1943.
Marty Lederhandler, The Associated PressPoet Robert Frost, of Ripton, Vermont, poses at a dinner at the Theodore Roosevelt Association at 28 East 20th St. in New York City on Oct. 27, 1954. Frost received a Theodore Roosevelt Association medal for Distinguished Service for 1954.
Andres Leighton, The Associated PressCuban President Fidel Castro, right, gives a speech while Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, left, and his wife Marisabel Chavez, center, listen to Cuban leader Fidel Castro at the Simon Bolivar plaza in Caracas, Venezuela. Friday, Oct 27, 2000.
The Associated PressDr. Martin Luther King is given a welcome home kiss by his wife Coretta, upon his return to Atlanta following his release from Reidsville State Prison on bond, on Oct. 27, 1960. King's children, Yolanda, 5, and Martin Luther III, 3, join the welcome celebration.
Horst Faas, The Associated PressA Vietnamese policeman attempts to put out the fire as a Buddhist monk burns to death in front of Saigon's Roman Catholic Cathedral, Oct. 27, 1963. He is the seventh Buddhist monk to commit suicide by fire in protest against the South Vietnamese government's alleged persecutions of Buddhists.
Brian Horton, The Associated PressThree-year-old Nikki Riehle holds her hands over her ears as she keeps a wary eye on Sam Struggle Gear during a visit to a Cincinnati store, Oct. 27, 1977. The robot, which plays loud recordings from Star Wars, talks, blows a siren and sounds a horn, is the basic model of a highly technical device that has several applications.
The Associated PressLou Gehrig, slugging Yankees first baseman, who was selected as the MVP in the American League for the 1927, presents a check for $1,000 to Lefty O'Doul as the prize for being chosen as Most Valuable Player in the Pacific Coast League, Oct. 27, 1927. Lefty, who was a member of the "Bustin' Babes", will join the Giants next season.
Wally Fong, The Associated PressPublisher of Hustler magazine Larry Flynt is seen in Los Angeles with a briefcase full of cash, Oct. 27, 1983.
Foley, The Associated PressU.S. Marines, aided by Lebanese rescue workers and Italian troops of the multinational peace keeping force continued to lift slabs of concrete in search for American peacekeepers still buried under the debris of their command post, demolished by a suicidal terrorist bomb, Thursday Oct. 27, 1983. 241 Marines died in the attack.
Mark Lennihan, The Associated PressOzzy Osbourne, British rock musician, is shown on Oct. 27, 1988 in New York.
Harris, The Associated PressThe Bristol 2-litre motor car is seen during a press preview at the Motor Show at Earls Court, London, on Oct. 27, 1948. This is the first motor show to be held in England for ten years.
The Associated PressAn enterprising man sets up a sandwich stand near an unemployment office, Oct. 27, 1931. He is one of many who sells apples, sandwiches or other commodities on the street to earn enough money for living expenses.
Fred Waters, The Associated PressThe 630-foot tall Gateway Arch, symbol of the gateway to the West, stands ready for insertion of the eight-foot wide keystone section, Oct. 27, 1965. Across the Mississippi River is Illinois.
Charles Rex Arbogast, The Associated PressBoston Red Sox's Dave Roberts hoists the World Series trophy while riding the shoulders of pitcher Mike Timlin after winning the World Series with a 3-0 win over the St. Louis Cardinals in Game 4 of the World Series Wednesday, Oct. 27, 2004, in St. Louis.
Lennox McLendon, The Associated PressActress Farrah Fawcett-Majors, left, and actor Lee Majors are seen with Italian actress Sophia Loren at a gala for the Prince of Wales in Beverly Hills, Ca., Oct. 27, 1977.
The Associated PressSightseers watch as the mighty Graf Zeppelin is refueled in hanger at Akron, Ohio, for return trip to Europe on Oct. 27, 1933.
Abe Fox, The Associated PressFive-year-old Jackie Shea reads a letter from his father, Commander John J. Shea, lost in the sinking of the aircraft carrier Wasp, while his mother listens at their home in Arlington, Mass., Oct. 27, 1942. The father wrote the letter telling his son why he had gone to war and urging him to grow up to be a good man.
Marty Lederhandler, The Associated PressJazz artist Louis "Satchmo" Armstrong, accompanied by his wife, prepares to take off from Idlewild Airport, New York, Oct. 27, 1957, for a concert tour of five South American countries. They are bound first for Buenos Aires. Satchmo, unofficial goodwill ambassador, holds his brassy portfolio aloft. The couple left by Argentine Airlines.
The Associated PressNurses, running on the booby trap course, at an American Army school in England, Oct. 27, 1943. While receiving their training for the time when they may go into battle, the nurses are taught to suspect any object they find which might contain an explosive. With a small metal rod they probe under the object such as this dummy soldier looking for a Booby Trap from which they will remove the firing pin.
The Associated PressA.D. Welander, left, using rubber gloves, holds a puffer fish, Oct. 27, 1946, radiated from the atom bomb test at Bikini lagoon. With instructor Welander, is associate professor L.R. Donaldson, of the University of Washington Fisheries School. Donaldson was in charge of the radio biology division for the Bikini operations and brought back 5,000 specimens for study.
Charles Kenneth Lucas, The Associated PressThis Rolls Royce, of 1947 style, on display at the Paris Auto Show in the Gran Palais, Oct. 27, 1947.
The Associated PressParticipants of a vengeful mob gather around the burning headquarters of the Muslim Brotherhood in Cairo, Egypt, after setting it on fire in retaliation of an attempted assassination of President Gamal Abdel Nasser, Oct. 27, 1954. A member of the Islamic fundamentalist brotherhood fired eight shots at the Premier while he was speaking in Alexandria. A public Cairo statement announced the arrest of 60 brotherhood members, including four of its supreme councilmen.
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Nurses undergoing field training at an American Army school in England cross a stream on ropes, on Oct. 27, 1943.
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