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Saddened townspeople at the general store in Plymouth, Vermont read about the passing of their beloved citizen former U.S. President Calvin Coolidge, Jan. 6, 1933. From left to right; Erik Blanchard; Mary Brown, schoolteacher; Robert Goodrich; Herman Pilkey and Miss Florence Cilley, storekeeper and post office clerk.

This nighttime view looking south from Lake Street shows an illuminated State Street in the downtown district of Chicago's Loop, which is not affected by the wartime dimout, on Jan. 6, 1943.

Nationwide appeal for help in the fight against paralysis was made in Washington when Mrs. Roosevelt entertained 60 representatives from state and city women聮 committees at the White House in Washington on January 6, 1940. Left to Right: Mary Pickford and Mrs. Roosevelt, seated; and Mrs. Stanley Reed, wife of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Reed, standing. They are shown when appeal was broadcast.

This may be one of the reasons why the German advance into Russia failed to keep up according to schedule. Everywhere the roads were nothing but a sea of mud. This Jan. 6, 1942 photograph shows one of the problems and this one was multiplyed thousands of times, the army faces in the period of invasion.

Honus Wagner, who picked off plenty of base runners when he starred as shortstop for the Pittsburgh Pirates after the turn of the century, stares from behind the barrels of two hand guns, after it was announced that he would be Allegheny County's newest deputy sheriff designate, Jan. 6, 1942. He will continue to coach the Bucs after he pins on his badge on Jan. 15.

Los Angeles Lakers Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (33) uses his arm to block Washington Bullets Elvin Hayes (11) during first period of NBA game in Los Angeles, Jan. 6, 1980. During the game, Abdul-Jabbar became the NBA's fourth all-time scorer with 25,194 points.

Four school children watch a teacher giving them a lesson via television at home in Baltimore, Md., Jan. 6, 1953. Students reported to chilly school buildings at 9 am only to be sent home with schedules of programs to watch. A strike of municipal workers has shut down more than half the public schools in the Balitmore area. Dont worry about the little guy on the left playing hookey, he's only two.

Giants' owner Horace Stoneham, right, smiles broadly as he watches centerfielder Willie Mays sign a contract with the San Francisco club, estimated to contain a figure of $65,000 in San Francisco, Jan. 6, 1958. Willie had a good year in 1957 and he received a substantial raise,? was Stoneham?s comment. Mays hit a .333 average last year, second only to Stan Musial in the National League.

Fidel Castro talks with Ed Sullivan, television variety show host and N.Y. Daily News columnist, Jan. 6, 1959.

Alfred Hitchcock, Hollywood's Whodunit King, spends two hours at London Airport, United Kingdom, on Jan. 6, 1963, during a stopover on a flight to New York. Hitchcock is returning to America from Zurich. During the stopover he took the opportunity to confer with a London-based business associate.

America聮s Apollo 1 spacecraft, perched atop a special truck at Cape Kennedy in Florida on Jan. 6, 1966, moved to the launch pad as preparations moved ahead to launch the nation聮s first three-man astronaut crew into orbit about Feb. 21. The Apollo 1 spaceship is to carry air force Lt. Cols. Virgil I. Grissom and Edward H. White II and Navy Lt. Cmdr. Roger B. Chaffee into Earth orbit to spend up to 14 days checking out spacecraft operations.

Julius Erving, Nets Basketball MVP, is shown at the Gillette Cavalcade of Champions in New York City, Jan. 6, 1975.

The Taigokuden Hall, foreground, is silhouetted against the dark sky by the billowing flames that destroyed the main building, treasure house and other historic structures at Kyoto聮s Heian Shrine, Japan, Jan. 6, 1976. The shrine was built in 1895 to commemorate the 1,100th anniversary of the founding of Kyoto, Japan聮s ancient capital.

Bruce Jenner, the 1976 Olympic decathlon champion, sits at his Malibu, California, home on Jan. 6, 1977, talking about his selection as male athlete of the year. The selection was made by a nationwide panel of sports writers and broadcasters. Tony Dorsett of Pittsburgh was runner up.

Low flying C-47 transport planes roar overhead as they carry supplies to the besieged American Forces battling the Germans at Bastogne, during the enemy breakthrough on Jan. 6,1945 in Belgium. In the distance, smoke rises from wrecked German equipment, while in the foreground, American tanks move up to support the infantry in the fighting.

Actress Jane Fonda does a stretching exercise to music during a reception to benefit the Equal Rights Amendment at her fitness studio ?workout? in Beverly Hills, California on Sunday, Jan. 6, 1980. Celebrities including Ali McGraw, Kate Jackson and others attended.

Hall of Famer Reggie Jackson poses with his father Martinez Jackson following a New York news conference Wednesday, Jan. 6, 1993 marking his election into baseball's shrine at Cooperstown, N.Y. Jackson paid tribute to his father during a wide-ranging session with reporters.

A diver prepares to search for the missing head of The Little Mermaid in Copenhagen's harbour Tuesday, Jan 6, 1998. Copenhagen's number one tourist attraction was decapitated during the night by unknown offenders.