The Associated PressWest German scientists have produced this simple optical instrument for measuring radio activity. Named the "atom eye", it is like one half of a pair of field glasses, held to the eye by a rubber headband. A sensitive colored lens inside reacts to radioactivity, showing the degree an area or object is affected on a scale. The scale also shows how long a person can remain in the area without danger. It was shown for the first time at a news conference in Bonn, Nov. 23, 1954.
The Associated PressThe construction of the largest airship, Z. 127 which was later named Graf Zeppelin, ever built is underway in the giant hanger at Friedrichshafen, Germany, Nov. 23, 1927.
The Associated PressWaushara County Sheriff Art Schley, left, escorts Edward Gein, 51, of Plainfield, Wisc. into Central State Hospital for the Criminally Insane Nov. 23,1957, in Milwaukee. Gein, who admitted slaying two women and dismembering their bodies as well as robbing graves, was about to undergo a 30-day mental examination. Schley headed the investigation of the macabre slayings.
The Associated PressBritish racing driver Mrs Mildred Mary Bruce attempts to break the world speed record at the Autodrome De Montlhery, nr. Paris, France, Nov. 23, 1927.
John Swart, The Associated PressMembers of the 63rd Security Police Squad on duty guarding Point Salines Airport on Grenada, Nov. 23, 1983.
The Associated PressPresident Franklin D. Roosevelt is shown behind the wheel of his car at Warm Springs, Georgia, Nov. 23, 1935.
The Associated PressBenito Mussolini, right, fighting a fencing duel with a Fascist militia officer in Rome, on Nov. 23, 1936. The match is watched by Nazi newspapermen, who are visiting Rome, and Fascist officials.
The Associated PressThis African American sharecropper family of six found nothing in the way of delicacies on their Thanksgiving table on Nov. 23, 1939. They were satisfied with a half gallon fruit jar of picked tomatoes and here the family is saying grace. They're members of a group near Poplar Bluff, Mo., the remnant of the croppers who engaged in a roadside demonstration in southeast Missouri in Jan. 1939, protesting their economic status.
The Associated PressGrandmother sits on top of the household goods in France on Nov. 23, 1944, as a French family return to their home after the liberation of Metz.
Henry Burroughs, The Associated PressMembers of the White House staff file past the body of John F. Kennedy, lying in repose in a closed, flag-draped coffin in the historic East Room of the Executive Mansion in Washington, Nov. 23, 1963. Behind the casket is a large bouquet of rhododendron and in front is a great spray lilies and carnations.
Max Desfor , The Associated PressSgt. Rufus E. Millsaps, left, of Crowder, Miss., shares his coffee with Pfc. Arturo Menchaca, right, of San Antonio, Texas, near the Anju sector of North Korea where they are serving with the U.S. 24th Division on Nov. 23, 1950. In center is Cpl. Carl Nelson of Monterey, Calif.
The Associated PressLee Harvey Oswald is led down a corridor of the Dallas police station for another round of questioning in connection with the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, Nov. 23, 1963. Oswald, who denies any involvement in the shooting, is formally charged with murder.
Gene Herrick, The Associated PressCpl. Edward Dickenson, center, who accepted and then rejected Communism while a prisoner of war in Korea, fulfilled one of his prison camp dreams, Nov. 23, 1953 in Cracker's Neck, Va., when he bought an automobile, one of the first things he did since getting home last night. Oscar Fraley fills up the tank as Dickenson's half-brother, Jim, looks on. Cpl. Dickenson got car from Jim, who was a prisoner of the Germans in World War II.
Naokazu Oinuma, The Associated PressCustomers examine the Japanese language version of Windows 95 moments past midnight, Thursday, Nov. 23, 1995 in a store in Tokyo's Akihabara electronic district. Thursday's debut gave Japanese a taste of the worldwide hype surrounding the computer operating system, released in English three months ago.
Robert Kradin, The Associated PressSoda clerks wearing bright colored vests and elastic arm bands add a touch of the Gay Nineties to a new ice cream parlor just opened in New York, Nov 23,1955.
SJ, The Associated PressA Vietnamese monsoon downpour drenches men of the U.S. First Infantry Division as an Army helicopter waits for weather to clear so it can take off in a jungle clearing about 50 miles north-northwest of Saigon on Nov. 23, 1965. The helicopter flew into the clearing to resupply troops with C-rations and water. The troops are on search and clear operations in the Viet Cong controlled area.
The Associated PressExhibition Motorcycle Rider Evel Knievel, former movie stunt man, jumps his cycle between two ramps, a hundred feet apart, to open a Sports Cycle Exhibition at the Civic Center, Nov. 23, 1967, San Francisco, Calif. Knievel is planning to jump the Grand Canyon with a jet engine on his cycle, wings and a parachute some time the next year.
J. Scott Applewhite, The Associated PressPresident George Bush tosses presidential tie clips to U.S. Marines at a desert encampment in eastern Saudi Arabia Nov. 23, 1990 during a Thanksgiving Day visit.
The Associated PressMiss USA, Lynda Carter, 21, of Tempe, Ariz., plays peek-a-boo through the steering wheel of the ancient sailing clipper, "Cutty Sark", which she and other Miss World contestants visited at nearby Greenwich of London, Nov. 23, 1972.
Gianni Foggia, The Associated PressA man makes his way on a street covered with rubble in the small town of Balvano, near Potenza, southern Italy, Nov. 24, 1980. A major earthquake hit the Irpinia region, killing 2,735 people on Nov. 23.
David Longstreath, The Associated PressU.S. President-elect Bill Clinton, center, leans back and laughs as he plays the saxophone with the Sugar Bear marching band of Central High School during a City Hall rally in Macon, Ga., Monday, Nov. 23, 1992.
Daniel Muzio, The Associated PressPrincess Diana shake hands with well-wishers as she leaves the Children's Hospital in downtown Buenos Aires, Thursday, Nov. 23, 1995, during the first day of her four-day visit to Argentina. Escaping the furor over her public confession of adultery, Princess Diana arrived in Argentina on Thursday, seeking to boost her profile as a roving ambassador.
The Associated PressRobin Levy, 4, of Riverdale, Bronx, N.Y., walks in front of some 50 Santas on 48th Street and Eighth Avenue in New York City, Nov. 23, 1962. The Santas are graduates of the Volunteers of America and will solicit funds from passersby during the holiday season.
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West German scientists have produced this simple optical instrument for measuring radio activity. Named the "atom eye", it is like one half of a pair of field glasses, held to the eye by a rubber headband. A sensitive colored lens inside reacts to radioactivity, showing the degree an area or object is affected on a scale. The scale also shows how long a person can remain in the area without danger. It was shown for the first time at a news conference in Bonn, Nov. 23, 1954.
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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 November 23.