The Associated PressLillian Montgomery demonstrates how arms and legs can be exercised in a stainless steel Hubbard tank which is being built for the Wesley Memorial Hospital in Chicago for use in treating infantile paralysis victims, Jan. 5, 1946. During treatment the patient is floated in swirling currents of warm water.
The Associated PressFred Heiser, superintendent of the Radio Marine Station at Chatham, Mass., on Jan. 5, 1941, inspects an emergency power board which would be put into operation should the city power fail.
The Associated PressIn this Jan. 5, 2000, file photo, Apple computer co-founder and CEO Steve Jobs waves goodbye to nearly 6,000 Apple faithful after completing his MACWorld Expo keynote address, in San Francisco. Apple on Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2011 said Jobs has died. He was 56.
The Associated PressThe main deck of the new train carrying boat, the Schwerin around Jan. 5, 1931. The German State Railway Co., has just taken into service the ship which can carry from eighteen to twenty railway cars. The boat, the Schwerin is used between Warnemunde and Gjedser, across the Baltic, to reach Copenhagen direct from Berlin.
The Associated PressThe French luxury liner L'Atlantique, which was abandoned in flames, is still burning after two days, in the English Channel, Jan. 5, 1933. A tug can be seen standing by in the foreground to safeguard other vessels using the channel.
Putnam, The Associated PressBelgium's Queen Astrid of Sweden on a bob sleigh with daughter Princess Charlotte Josephine in St. Moritz, Switzerland on Jan. 5, 1935. .
John Lindsay, The Associated PressWith 50,742 men to be enrolled in the Civilian Conservation Corps throughout the nation by Jan. 20, Army recruiting offices in New York on Jan 5,1937, began examination of hundreds of applicants. Corporal Melvin Edge is shown handing reports to some of the candidates after their height and weight had been checked.
Tewkesbury, The Associated PressAn express passenger train and a parcel train collided at Marden, Kent, on Jan. 5, 1969, killing four people and injuring many more.
The Associated PressJoseph P. Kennedy, left, U.S. Ambassador to Great Britain, is seen with his son, John F. Kennedy, Jan. 5, 1938, in New York.
The Associated PressThe British punk rock band Sex Pistols debut in the United States with a performance in Atlanta, Ga., Jan. 5, 1978. At center stage is the band's frontman Johnny Rotten as he sips refreshment during the show. From left are, Sid Vicious, bass player; Paul Cook, drums; and Steve Jones, guitar.
The Associated PressFrom left to right: actress Olivia de Havilland, film investor Jock Whitney, actress Vivien Leigh, and actor Laurence Olivier, as they arrive for the Hollywood premiere of "Gone With The Wind," Jan. 5, 1940.
The Associated PressThis dramatic story which took place on the river Elbe at Tangemunde, shows displaced persons ? French, Belgians, Dutch, Poles etc., crossing the Elbe in the most hazardous way possible. The bridge at this point had been blown up by the Germans. Part of it hands precariously by a couple of bolts. Thousands of prisoners?- even parents with children crossed the Elbe by this perilous method, to escape from the chaotic conditions behind the German lines caused by the approach of the victoriously advancing Russians. Dramatic picture taken on the blown-up rail and highway bridge at Tangemunde, Germany on Jan. 5, 1945, carrying their belongings with them.
Don Brinn, The Associated PressWith a lip stencil pasted over her mouth, Millicent Deming of Hollywood, Calif., applies lipstick over the opening to shape her lips, Jan. 5, 1953.
The Associated PressA workman removes a restroom sign at Montgomery Municipal Airport, Jan. 5, 1962, in compliance with a federal court order banning segregation. However, city officials delayed plans to remove waiting room furniture and close toilets and water fountains. But they said these and the airport restaurant will be closed if there is a concerted integration attempt.
Heinrich Sanden, The Associated PressWybieralas performs a break-neck leap in his midget car after racing down a steep platform during the international artistic show and circus Men, Animals, Sensations, in the Deutschland Hall at West Berlin, Germany on Jan. 5, 1958.
Harold Filan, The Associated PressA disgusted Arnold Palmer tosses his club to the green as he misses a long birdie putt on the forth hole in third round of the Los Angeles Open Golf Tourney at Redeho Golf Club course in Los Angeles on Jan. 5, 1964. Palmer, the favorite in the $50,000 tournament, hovered in a familiar positionwithin striking distance of the lead as the third round started. He was in third place in a three-day tie at 140 strokes.
Lennox McLendon, The Associated PressWorkers prepare the BMW 740i display while a cameraman films them at the North American International Auto Show at Cobo Arena in Detroit, Jan. 5, 1993, in preparation for media preview days.
David F. Smith, The Associated PressThe Baltimore Colts' Johnny Unitas, visiting on the set of television's "The Munsters" with other pro Bowl players, Jan. 5, 1965 gets some help with his smile from "Herman Munster," played by actor Fred Gwynne.
The Associated PressPat Too, druggist Cliff Cross' beagle puppy didn't take long before learning that her master's soda fountain was the proper place to get a drink. The pup, which was a Christmas gift replacing another manages a straw nicely in Rockland, Maine, Jan. 5, 1967.
Malcolm Clarke, The Associated PressYoung actor Macaulay Culkin of "Home Alone" fame is shown in New York, Jan. 5, 1991, during an interview.
Jon Pierre Lasseigne, The Associated PressDemocratic presidential hopeful Gov. Bill Clinton, D-Ark., gives candle-pin bowling a try during a campaign stop at Leda Lanes Bowling Alley in Nashua, New Hampshire, Jan. 5, 1992. Clinton is considered a front-runner by rivals as campaigning for the New Hampshires Feb. 18 primary intensifies.
Lois Bernstein, The Associated PressWhitney Houston poses with her Entertainer of the Year award before the start of the 26th annual NAACP Image Awards in Pasadena, Ca., Wednesday, Jan. 5, 1994.
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Lillian Montgomery demonstrates how arms and legs can be exercised in a stainless steel Hubbard tank which is being built for the Wesley Memorial Hospital in Chicago for use in treating infantile paralysis victims, Jan. 5, 1946. During treatment the patient is floated in swirling currents of warm water.
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