The Associated PressChina Airlines stewardess Wang Wen Hwang leaps from the burning China Airlines plane after assisting the passengers to safety Feb. 27, 1980. Miss Wang saved most of the lives of the passengers despite her injuries. She was the last to leave the planes.
The Associated PressPresident-elect Roosevelt looks at a familiar chapter from Paul's first epistle to the Corinthians, in the family's old dutch bible, at his home in Hyde Park, NY, Feb. 27, 1933. He'll place his hand on the passage when he takes the oath of office on Inauguration Day, March 4, 1933. The bible has been in the possession of the family since 1670.
Gill Allen, The Associated PressTwo Kuwaiti children living in exile in Dubai in the United Arab Emirates celebrate the liberation of their country by waving the national flag and the American flag, on Wednesday, Feb. 27, 1991. Iraqi President Saddam Hussein announced on Baghdad Radio Tuesday that Iraq would pullout of Kuwait, six months after the Aug. invasion.
Ellis Bosworth, The Associated PressSinger Frank Sinatra speaks, in Los Angeles, Feb. 27, 1957, telling a state investigating committee that he remained in his automobile during the famous "wrong door" apartment raid aimed at Marilyn Monroe. His testimony was contradicted by a private detective who said of Sinatra's account, "Almost all of his statements as I recall were false." Others are unidentified.
Reed Saxon, The Associated PressAlicia Keys holds up the five Grammys she won at the 44th annual Grammy Awards, Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2002, in Los Angeles. Keys' song "Fallin'" won song of the year, and she was named best new artist. She also won three awards in rhythm 'n' blues categories, tying Lauryn Hill's 1999 record of five awards.
The Associated PressA group of Puerto Rican women, trained in household work by the Puerto Rican government, arrive at Newark Airport, Feb. 27, 1953. They will be placed in homes in Scarsdale, N.Y. through the N.Y. State Employment Service.
David Lillo, The Associated PressVehicles that were driving along a highway that collapsed during the earthquake near Santiago are seen overturned on the asphalt Saturday Feb. 27, 2010 after an 8.8-magnitude earthquake struck central Chile early Saturday. The quake hit 200 miles southwest of the capital and the epicenter was just 70 miles (115 kilometers) from Concepcion, Chile's second-largest city,
Paul Sakuma, The Associated PressWilliam Van Rij, 70, of Christchurch, New Zealand, holds up his local newspaper at a press conference at a hospital in Honolulu, Hawaii, Feb. 27, 1989. Van Rij said he cheated death by switching seats on United Airlines Flight 811 shortly before a gaping hole ripped open in the fuselage of the 747 at 20,000 feet, during its flight from Honolulu to New Zealand. The sudden decompression sucked out several rows of seats, killing nine passengers. Van Rij is wearing a heart monitor device.
The Associated PressMajor H.O. D. Seagrave of Great Britain and his Golden Arrow racer which he hopes will see a new automobiles speed record during forthcoming international speed trails in Daytona Beach, Fla., speedway on Feb. 27, 1929.
Suzanne Vlamis, The Associated PressOliver, the much-touted missing link between man and ape, mugs for news cameras during a five minute appearance before news media at New Yorks Explorer Club on Feb. 27, 1976. Despite skepticism from the scientific community, Olivers owner New York attorney Michael Miller reiterated his claim that Oliver stands erect and is otherwise different than a chimpanzee, during the news conference.
The Associated PressFlames engulf the Reichstag building in Berlin, Germany, Feb. 27, 1933. A Dutch anarchist was arrested for arson, but Nazis blamed the Communists. Days later, Hitler used the fire as a reason to suspend civil rights and shut down opposition press and political parties.
The Associated PressOne of these German parachutists is former German World Heavyweight boxer Max Schmeling, during training somewhere over Germany on on Feb. 27, 1941.
The Associated PressDirection finding equipment in this radio spy patrol car tells how close the car is to a transmitting set and can even spot the room of an apartment from which signals are coming, shown Feb. 27, 1941 in Washington.
Horst Faas, The Associated PressViet Cong guerrilla fighters, captured by Vietnamese Marines in battle near Long Binh on the Mekong Delta, crouch on the ground with their hands tied during the Vietnam War, Feb. 27, 1964. One wears a U.S. type protective helmet which he was wearing when he was captured.
Daugherty, The Associated PressBritish Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher appears on NBC?s Today television, Friday, Feb. 27, 1981 in Washington. The segment of the show was televised live from the Blair House, Mrs. Thatcher?s residence while in Washington.
The Associated PressA group of Amish boys use a see-saw to launch one of their friends to roof-top heights at an Amish school near this Centre County Community in Madisonburg, Pa., Feb. 27, 1976.
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China Airlines stewardess Wang Wen Hwang leaps from the burning China Airlines plane after assisting the passengers to safety Feb. 27, 1980. Miss Wang saved most of the lives of the passengers despite her injuries. She was the last to leave the planes.
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