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Madame Marie Curie, the first woman to win the Nobel Prize, is shown on Dec. 20, 1923 at an unknown location. Curie won the 1903 Nobel Prize in physics as co-discoverer of radium, and she later won the 1911 Nobel Prize in chemistry.

Dr. William Beebe, noted naturalist, Simon Lake, vet submarine inventor, and Frank Crilley, deep sea diver, left to right, pictured aboard the aboard the Explorer, a midget undersea craft during a demonstration held off City Island, New York, Dec. 20, 1932. The Explorer which is a compromise between a diving bell and a submarine is only 22 feet long with a 6-foot beam.

President Herbert Hoover signs the unemployment and drought relief bills providing a total of $161,000,000 for providing work for the jobless and seed fertilizer and, possibly, food for farmers of the drought area, Dec. 20, 1930. The unemployment bill creates an emergency fund of $116,000,000 to be expended on the construction of federal buildings, road and waterways. The $45,000,000 carried in the drought relief bill is for loans to farmers.

An elderly woman holds her grandchild - a child of the ghetto - in Szydlow, Poland, Dec. 20, 1940.

The United States Capitol Building in Washington, D.C., USA pictured around Dec. 20, 1930.

A local Whelan's drug store has inaugurated a first aid room for air raid victims as a wartime service, as shown Dec. 20, 1941. John A. Croft, pharmacist, demonstrates his first aid ability on Mona Thompson, who poses as a victim.

Taken in the North West Calcasus area, it shows men of a German transport unit attempting to extricate one of their horses from the Russian mud in which it was sunk up to its neck, somewhere in Russia on Dec. 20, 1942.

Actor Humphrey Bogart and his wife, actress Lauren Bacall, help their son Stephen decorate a small Christmas tree in their home in Hollywood, Calif., on Dec. 20, 1950.

FILE--The first of a shipment of Volkswagen "Beetles" made in Mexico are unloaded at Emden harbor in Germany Dec. 20, 1977, after Volkswagen ended production of the car in Europe. Volkswagen's new Beetle was unveiled at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit Monday, Jan 5, 1998. The new Beetle is larger inside and out than its predecessor and more costly, with a base U.S. sticker price of $15,200. The sign on the windshield reads, in German, "Volkswagen Beetle from Mexico."

Lovely Elizabeth Taylor submits herself to the searching close-up lens as she met press cameramen at MGM Studios in Borehamwood, Hertfordshire, England on Dec. 20, 1962. Liz was reporting for the first day?s shooting on ?The VIP?s,? her latest picture in which she has Richard Burton has her co-star. He plays her husband.

William A. Munroe, left, director of New Jersey's air sanitation program, and principal chemist F.B. Koppenhaver, look over automatic machine recording the amount of pollution in Trenton's air, Dec. 20, 1963. Similar machines scattered about the state play an important role in finding out when the where major air pollution threats occur.

Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Terry Bradshaw works out at the team's training camp in Palm Springs, Calif., Dec. 20, 1973. Bradshaw, who suffered an injury during the regular season will lead the Steelers against the Oakland Raiders in an AFC playoff game this Saturday.

Gordon Millar of Euharlee, Ga., holds a couple of rattlesnakes, Dec. 20, 1972 in Atlanta during a snake handling religious service. The author of a book on the subject, Dr. Weston La Barre of Duke University, said, "I thought snake-handling was disappearing several years ago, but it seems to be flourishing again." Because of adverse publicity, many snake-handling churches have gone underground and allow only members witness services.

Singer Cyndi Lauper performs at the Madison Square Garden during a benefit concert for the needy of New York City, sponsored by a local radio station, Dec. 20, 1986.

Fomer Beatle Paul McCartney bites into a 4-string bass guitar cake during a luncheon at Claridge's in London, England, Tuesday, Dec. 20, 1989. McCartney received a Performing Right Society Award, held by an unidentified man at left, in recognition of his unique contribution to British music. At right is Linda McCartney.

Donald Trump, left, sweeps his bride, Marla, off her feet to kiss her in front of photographers after their wedding ceremony at New York's Plaza Hotel, Dec. 20, 1992.