Fox Photos, Getty ImagesMechanics at work on the body of a Bentley race car at a garage in Welwyn, Hertfordshire, March 22, 1930.
Wilbur Funches, The Associated PressEddie Murphy performing in New York's Radio City Music Hall on March 22, 1985.
The Associated PressFor the first time for many years the combined British Atlantic and Mediterranean fleets met at the Rock of Gibraltar on March 22, 1931, after the Spring Manoeuvres.
The Associated PressAs flood waters roll away, workers tackle the job of clearing debris from the street-level floor of the large department store Joseph Horn Company in Pittsburgh, Pa., March 22, 1936.
The Associated PressThomas Midgley Jr., right, chairman of the Board of American Chemical Society, demonstrates the original morse telegraph machine to Conway P. Coe, U.S. Commissioner of Patents, in Washington, D.C., March 22, 1940. The machine, now owned by Cornell University, is returned to Washington to be used April 10 at a celebration of inventors and patent day.
The Associated PressA specially designed gas mask for horses is being tested by this horse. The test took place in London, March 22, 1941, at a demonstration arranged by the National Air Raid Precautions Animals Committee.
The Associated PressAn Avenger Aircraft of the Fleet Air Arm crashes while landing on the flight deck of an aircraft carrier, March 22, 1945.
The Associated PressA Piper Cub is the first airplane to land on the summit of Mt. Washington, N.H., on March 22, 1947. The aircraft sits on a snowfield atop the 6,293-foot peak after flying from nearby Berlin, N.H., with special equipment and supplies for the weather observatory located on the mountain. At top right is the roof of one of the observatory buildings.
The Associated PressSalome Cervantes, wife of a cotton picker, hand washes the family laundry in front of their window-less shack at a camp for migratory farmworkers near Fresno, Ca., March 22, 1950.
The Associated PressMr. Ed visits a beach beatnik art colony with his TV friend, Alan Young, March 22, 1962.
The Associated PressChampion Muhammad Ali receives the motion from referee John LoBianco that he is the winner as challenger Zora Folley lies on canvas in seventh round of their heavyweight title fight in New York's Madison Square Garden, March 22, 1967. Ali was awarded victory on a knockout in 1:48 of the round.
Nick Ut, The Associated PressEntertainer Dick Van Dyke, left, wiggles his ears as entertainer-producer Mary Tyler Moore, right, laughs during their reunion on the Tonight Show hosted by Johnny Carson, Wednesday, March 22, 1979, Los Angeles, Calif. Moore and Van Dyke did the Dick Van Dyke show which ran previously on television together, before the successful Mary Tyler Moore Show.
Richard Harbus, The Associated PressRescue personnel go over the wreckage of a USAir commuter plane in New York, March 22, 1992. The plane, USAir Flight 405 carrying 51 people bound for Cleveland, skidded part way into the frigid water of Flushing Bay after an attempted take off from LaGuardia Airport. Twenty seven people were killed in the accident.
Fox Photos, Getty ImagesA soldier holds the canine mascot steady as they pose on the muzzle of one of Canada's powerful East Coast defense guns, March 22, 1941.
Michael Fox, The Associated PressSeven people were killed, including three who jumped to their death, and 25 others were injured in this 35-story apartment building located in upper Manhattan when fire engulfed the top three floors of the structure early Sunday, March 22, 1987 in New York. Firefighters were initiallly called to put out a fire in a trash compactor in the basement, then discovered another fire on the top floors, according to a fire department spokesman.
George Widman, The Associated PressBranch Davidian cult members leave federal courthouse in Waco, Texas on Monday, March 22, 1993 following a hearing. The 23-day standoff between David Koresh, his followers and federal agents continues. They are identified as front right to rear: James Lawten, 70; Brad Branch, 34; Kevin Whitecliff, 31, Ofelia Santoyo, 62; Gladys Ottman, 67; Sheila Martin, 46. (AP Photo/George Widman)
John Pratt, Keystone Features/Hulton Archive/Getty ImagesHorse racing commentator Joanne Mathews takes a break from the horses and has some fun with a local pig on a friend's farm near Windsor, Berkshire, March 22, 1956.
AFP/Getty ImagesA crowd of Jewish immigrants waiting for the boat to dock March 22, 1947 as they arrive on the "Exodus" ship to Haifa harbor. Israel was founded on 14 May 1948 by the Jewish National Council and was recognized by the United State and the Soviet Union 15 and 17 May the same year.
Larry Ellis, Daily Express, Hulton Archive, Getty ImagesEnglish stage and screen actor Jack Wild at London Airport, March 22, 1969.
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Mechanics at work on the body of a Bentley race car at a garage in Welwyn, Hertfordshire, March 22, 1930.
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