Remembering History: November 2013

Princess Irina at her family's Crimean estate Ai todor, 1918 just before they were recused by British naval vessels. (See Frances Welch's great book "Russian Court at Sea")

Time Magazine November 9, 1962 (The Cuban Missile Crisis and Nikita Khrushchev: The Adventurer) The U.S.’s testy relations with Castro’s Cuba reached a low point following the botched Bay of Pigs invasion. The U.S.S.R.’s Nikita Khrushchev came to the Caribbean isle’s aid with a plan to plant Soviet missiles on Cuban soil. That led to the most dangerous standoff of the Cold War—an exercise in brinkmanship and 11th hour diplomacy that, in TIME’s view, backfired on the Soviets.

Time Magazine November 9, 1962 (The Cuban Missile Crisis and Nikita Khrushchev: The Adventurer) The U.S.’s testy relations with Castro’s Cuba reached a low point following the botched Bay of Pigs invasion. The U.S.S.R.’s Nikita Khrushchev came to the Caribbean isle’s aid with a plan to plant Soviet missiles on Cuban soil. That led to the most dangerous standoff of the Cold War—an exercise in brinkmanship and 11th hour diplomacy that, in TIME’s view, backfired on the Soviets.

This Peregrina Pearl was a Valentine’s Day gift from Burton to Elizabeth Taylor. It is thought to be one of the finest examples of a pear-shaped natural pear, weighing in at 55.95 carats. The stone was once owned by Queen Mary Tudor (right) and was made into a stunning necklace by Cartier.

This Peregrina Pearl was a Valentine’s Day gift from Burton to Elizabeth Taylor. It is thought to be one of the finest examples of a pear-shaped natural pear, weighing in at 55.95 carats. The stone was once owned by Queen Mary Tudor (right) and was made into a stunning necklace by Cartier.

11/26/02 - George W. Bush issued a humorous but sincere presidential pardon to a lucky turkey that otherwise might have ended up on someone's Thanksgiving Day dinner table. In doing so, he continued a tradition begun in 1947 when the National Turkey Foundation first presented Thanksgiving turkeys to Harry S. Truman. Truman donated a live bird to a local farm, where the turkey was guaranteed a long life.

11/26/02 - George W. Bush issued a humorous but sincere presidential pardon to a lucky turkey that otherwise might have ended up on someone's Thanksgiving Day dinner table. In doing so, he continued a tradition begun in 1947 when the National Turkey Foundation first presented Thanksgiving turkeys to Harry S. Truman. Truman donated a live bird to a local farm, where the turkey was guaranteed a long life.

When U.S. President Abraham Lincoln was informed that Mrs. Lydia Bixby had lost five sons fighting for the Union in the Civil War, he wrote this, perhaps the most famous of all, condolence letters

Ted Kennedy, John F. Kennedy, and Robert F. Kennedy, along with the groomsmen, surround bride Jacqueline Bouvier at her 1953 wedding to JFK.

June 17, 1933: Wedding Day of Gladys Smith and Vernon Presley. They had twin sons in 1935; one was stillborn and the other they named Elvis (yes, that Elvis).

Street child from Calcutta

Memories Remain (by That Rich Kid)...

Cream and sugar set, 1940s

> Blackfoot, Bow River, by Edward S. Curtis

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Benjamin O. Davis Jr. Lead Pilot of the Tuskegee Airmen and First African-American Air Force General.He earned his wings on March 7th 1942 #history

Colonial Williamsburg's Museum Collection Historic Threads Three Centuries of Clothing

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Hitler after the fall of Paris - 1940

An East German soldier helping a boy cross the newly formed ‘Berlin Wall,’ 1961. The boy was found on the opposite side of the wall from his family. Despite given orders by the East German government to let no one pass, the soldier helped the boy through the barbwire.

An East German soldier helping a boy cross the newly formed ‘Berlin Wall,’ 1961. The boy was found on the opposite side of the wall from his family. Despite given orders by the East German government to let no one pass, the soldier helped the boy through the barbwire.

General Dwight D. Eisenhower, on a tour of the Third Army front, walks around a cluster of corpses representing the remains of many of the inmates of the German concentration camp at Gotha, Germany at the end of World War II, 12 April 1945.

General Dwight D. Eisenhower, on a tour of the Third Army front, walks around a cluster of corpses representing the remains of many of the inmates of the German concentration camp at Gotha, Germany at the end of World War II, 12 April 1945.

Caroline and John Jr. pictured with Michael Jackson ~ Studio 54

The Metropolitan Museum of Art - Miss Hodges of Salem 1850.

When he lost his wife Nettie in childbirth and their infant son also died, Thomas Andrew Dorsey wrote “Take My Hand, Precious Lord,” which his protégé Mahalia Jackson sang at the funeral of Martin Luther King, Jr. Dorsey helped develop and shape modern day gospel music through the National Convention of Gospel Choirs and Choruses, which he founded. He is considered the father of modern gospel music.

When he lost his wife Nettie in childbirth and their infant son also died, Thomas Andrew Dorsey wrote “Take My Hand, Precious Lord,” which his protégé Mahalia Jackson sang at the funeral of Martin Luther King, Jr. Dorsey helped develop and shape modern day gospel music through the National Convention of Gospel Choirs and Choruses, which he founded. He is considered the father of modern gospel music.

Antique 14ct Gold Enameled Pansy with Seed Pearls Brooch/Pendant.

Thank you.

"Girl with bound feet 1870-1890. The feet would then regularly be unbound, washed and kneaded, with additional pain often caused by beating the sole of the foot to keep the bones broken. The feet were then rebound – ever more tightly each time. Whenever the binding session was over, the girl was immediately forced to walk on her feet to crush them further. None of this was carried out with any anesthetic."

"Girl with bound feet 1870-1890. The feet would then regularly be unbound, washed and kneaded, with additional pain often caused by beating the sole of the foot to keep the bones broken. The feet were then rebound – ever more tightly each time. Whenever the binding session was over, the girl was immediately forced to walk on her feet to crush them further. None of this was carried out with any anesthetic."

Mrs. Caroline Roberts of 22 Lindfield street, Poplar, London seen here in November 1940 feeding cats made homeless by the Nazi bombing raids

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The Walkman.

I remember these we had them and I threw one straight down right through my shoe and in my foot.

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King Edward's Chair, sometimes known as St Edward's Chair or The Coronation Chair, is the throne on which the British monarch sits for the coronation. It was commissioned in 1296 by King Edward I to contain the coronation stone of Scotland — known as the Stone of Scone — which he had captured from the Scots who had kept it at Scone Abbey. The chair was named after Edward the Confessor, and was kept in his shrine of St Edward's Chapel at Westminster Abbey. Today it is highly protec...

King Edward's Chair, sometimes known as St Edward's Chair or The Coronation Chair, is the throne on which the British monarch sits for the coronation. It was commissioned in 1296 by King Edward I to contain the coronation stone of Scotland — known as the Stone of Scone — which he had captured from the Scots who had kept it at Scone Abbey. The chair was named after Edward the Confessor, and was kept in his shrine of St Edward's Chapel at Westminster Abbey. Today it is highly protec...

Evening Ensemble House of Chanel (French) ca. 1990 silk, metal

Evening Dress ~ Silk, metal and rhinestones. ~ Martha Weathered Inc. ~ 1925 ~ American

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A digitalized picture of the Romanov family and their servants before their execution

Grand Duchesses with servant Anna Demidova (second from left) during captivity in Tobolsk,Siberia.

Bubble gum cigars.

I remember a friend having one of these.

Beautiful silver thimble

Dying Is an art, like everything else. I do it exceptionally well. - Sylvia Plath On February 10, 1963 Sylvia Plath was found dead of carbon monoxide poisoning in her kitchen. Plath had placed her head in the oven, while the gas was turned on and the pilot light unlit. She was 30.

Dying Is an art, like everything else. I do it exceptionally well. - Sylvia Plath On February 10, 1963 Sylvia Plath was found dead of carbon monoxide poisoning in her kitchen. Plath had placed her head in the oven, while the gas was turned on and the pilot light unlit. She was 30.

Portland's own rose festival

Olive Oatman, captured by the Mohave and tattooed.

Theodore "Teddy" Roosevelt. 26th President of the United States. "Speak softly and carry a big stick." Received the Medal of Honor posthumously in 2001 for leading the Rough Riders in the Spanish-American War. Nobel Peace Prize winner. Bull Moose Party. Gave a 90-minute speech after being shot in the chest while campaigning for President. Enough said.

Theodore "Teddy" Roosevelt. 26th President of the United States. "Speak softly and carry a big stick." Received the Medal of Honor posthumously in 2001 for leading the Rough Riders in the Spanish-American War. Nobel Peace Prize winner. Bull Moose Party. Gave a 90-minute speech after being shot in the chest while campaigning for President. Enough said.

First White House of the Confederacy

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On 5 April, Lord Carnarvon died from a mosquito bite...in Cairo.[10] This led to the story of the "Curse of Tutankhamun", the "Mummy's Curse". His death is most probably explained by blood poisoning (progressing to pneumonia) after accidentally shaving a mosquito bite infected with erysipelas. Carnarvon's tomb, appropriately for an archaeologist, is located within an ancient hill fort overlooking his family seat at Beacon Hill, Burghclere, Hampshire.[11] @Wikipedia.com

On 5 April, Lord Carnarvon died from a mosquito bite...in Cairo.[10] This led to the story of the "Curse of Tutankhamun", the "Mummy's Curse". His death is most probably explained by blood poisoning (progressing to pneumonia) after accidentally shaving a mosquito bite infected with erysipelas. Carnarvon's tomb, appropriately for an archaeologist, is located within an ancient hill fort overlooking his family seat at Beacon Hill, Burghclere, Hampshire.[11] @Wikipedia.com

Swastika The Swastika has been around for thousands of years, before Hitler and his Nazi thugs adopted it as their symbol for the Nazi Party. The Swastika is an equilateral cross with four arms bent at 90 degrees. The earliest known archaeological evidence of the Swastika been used in history was in the Indus Valley Civilizations as well as the Mediterranean Classical Antiquity and paleolithic .

Swastika The Swastika has been around for thousands of years, before Hitler and his Nazi thugs adopted it as their symbol for the Nazi Party. The Swastika is an equilateral cross with four arms bent at 90 degrees. The earliest known archaeological evidence of the Swastika been used in history was in the Indus Valley Civilizations as well as the Mediterranean Classical Antiquity and paleolithic .