The Associated PressEmployees at a Woolworth's store at an unknown location pose in this photo from the early 1900's. Proper attire was a bylaw in the early stores, including dresses below the ankles and ties on the men at all times, although these young men more often than not spent their working hours unloading crates and scrubbing floors. Woolworth Corp. announced Thursday, July 17, 1997 that it is closing its five-and-dime stores across the country, ending a 117-year-old business that was once a fixture of American life.
The Associated PressPvt. Leo T. Keahey, Eden, Ala., proudly exhibits the 122-pound leopard he shot near a U.S. Army training center in India on Feb. 22, 1944.
New Zealand Herald, Mark Mitchell, The Associated PressA car is crushed by a beam in central Christchurch, New Zealand, Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2011. A powerful earthquake collapsed buildings at the height of a busy workday killing and trapping dozens in one of the country's worst natural disasters. NEW ZEALAND OUT, AUSTRALIA OUT
The Associated PressTeddy Kennedy, center, and sister Jean attend the changing of the guard at Buckingham Palace as their father, the new American Ambassador Joseph Kennedy paid a call on the king, April 11, 1938.
Jack Thornell, The Associated PressMardi Gras revelers gather at St. Charles Street as Rex, King of Carnival, makes his way aboard his float through the crowd Feb. 22, 1966, in New Orleans La. An estimate of a million people lined the streets for the festivities.
The Associated PressProud parents of the 14th Dalai Lama pose in Tibet on Feb. 21, 1940 with two other sons. The infant peasant boy will be installed spiritual and temporal leader of Tibet on Feb. 22.
Nick Ut, Pool, The Associated PressErik Menendez looks back at the gallery during prosecution closing arguments in the murder retrial of Menendez and his brother, Lyle, in the Van Nuys courthouse in Los Angeles, on Thursday, Feb. 22, 1996. The juries in the brothers? first trial deadlocked on verdicts in the case, in which the two have admitted killing their weathly parents in 1989.
Reed Saxon, The Associated PressActors Johnny Depp, left, and Randy Quaid share a moment during a benefit preview party for Depp's new short film, "Banter," created to benefit Drug Abuse Resistance Education efforts, at Smashbox Studios, Feb. 22, 1994, near Los Angeles.
Bill Chaplis, The Associated PressMichigan Gov. George Romney gets ready to bite into a submarine sandwich at Concord, N.H., during a luncheon stop in his campaign tour of the Granite State, Feb. 22, 1968. Romney is campaigning for first-in-nation presidential primary.
Gene Herrick, The Associated PressRosa Parks, whose refusal to move to the back of a bus, touched off the Montgomery bus boycott and the beginning of the civil rights movement, is fingerprinted by police Lt. D.H. Lackey in Montgomery, Ala., Feb. 22, 1956. She was among some 100 people charged with violating segregation laws.
Dave Pickoff, Associated Press fileFile-In this Feb. 22,1977 file photo former New York Yankees slugger Reggie Jackson, wearing a ring commemorating the Yankees' 1977 World Series victory, during the debut of a candy bar in New York. A lawyer says a replica 1977 World Series championship ring and a watch commemorating Reggie Jackson's 400th home run have been returned to the baseball Hall of Famer at the direction of a federal judge in Las Vegas.
Doug Mills, The Associated PressPresident George H. W. Bush bows his head during a prayer for servicemen and women in the Persian Gulf Feb. 22, 1991 in Washington. The prayer was said during the invocation at swear-in ceremonies for Labor Secretary Lynn Martin.
The Associated PressIn this 1980 file photo, Soviet goalie Vladislav Tretiak allows a goal by the U.S. team in the first period of a medal-round hockey game at the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, New York. Tretiak said the U.S. hockey team taught the Soviets a "good lesson" about respecting competitors by beating them in the 1980 Olympics. Tretiak, the three-time Olympic gold medalist, gave up two goals in the first period of the "Miracle on Ice" at the 1980 Lake Placid Olympics and then was benched in what is widely regarded as the greatest upset in Olympic history. (AP Photo, File)
Susan Sterner, The Associated PressDave, formerly known as David Rothenberg, laughs during an interview on Friday, Feb. 22, 1997 in Los Angeles. Dave suffered burns over 90% of his body when he was six when his father attempted to murder him.
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Employees at a Woolworth's store at an unknown location pose in this photo from the early 1900's. Proper attire was a bylaw in the early stores, including dresses below the ankles and ties on the men at all times, although these young men more often than not spent their working hours unloading crates and scrubbing floors. Woolworth Corp. announced Thursday, July 17, 1997 that it is closing its five-and-dime stores across the country, ending a 117-year-old business that was once a fixture of American life.
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