Remembering History: August 2014

Queen Victoria's miniature crown

William Howard Taft as Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court, the job he much preferred to the presidency. Taft is the only American ever to serve in all three branches of the government.

Joseph Stalin at age 24. Even though he was a genocidal dictator who ruled over the Soviet Union with an iron fist, you can’t deny how attractive he is here.

Installing the Abraham Lincoln Statue at Lincoln Memorial 1920

History In Pictures (@HistoryInPics) tweeted at 10:43 PM on Fri, Aug 29, 2014: Dr. Seuss drawing The Grinch, 1957 t.co/eTaw89OyTA

History In Pictures (@HistoryInPics) tweeted at 11:49 PM on Fri, Aug 29, 2014: Motorola remote control TV, 1962 t.co/LFmucDOCnb

Anne Baxter and Ann Miller during a strip poker game held to raise clothing for a UNRRA drive, 1945

Lincoln bedroom White House 1889 by gaswizard, via Flickr

The Coronation of Nicholas II, Tsar of all the Russias - May 1896

Grand Duchess Tatiana and Tsar Nicholas II (both center) during captivity working in their garden on the grounds of Tsarskoe Selo-their palace standing in the distance.

Victoria, Queen of Great Britain, at Balmoral Castle in Scotland, with Tsar Nicholas II of Russia. Seated on the left is Alexandra, Tsarina of Russia, holding her baby daughter Grand Duchess Olga

The cellar where Tsar Nicholas II of Russia and his family were killed, 1918. "When the royal family and their servants went into the cellar, they had no idea that they were about to be shot. The bullets ricocheted off of them...The victims died a slow and agonizing death, and the girls who survived the bullets, were bayoneted until they died." It was later discovered that "18 pounds of the Romanov diamonds had been sewn into [the princesses'] undergarments, causing the bullets to ricochet."

The cellar where Tsar Nicholas II of Russia and his family were killed, 1918. "When the royal family and their servants went into the cellar, they had no idea that they were about to be shot. The bullets ricocheted off of them...The victims died a slow and agonizing death, and the girls who survived the bullets, were bayoneted until they died." It was later discovered that "18 pounds of the Romanov diamonds had been sewn into [the princesses'] undergarments, causing the bullets to ricochet."

indypendentroyalty: Prince and Princess of Wales with then Vice-President George Bush and Barbara Bush during their official visit to America, British Ambassador's Residence, 1985.

The legacy of a great woman…

1833 Meteor Storm Started Citizen Science on.natgeo.com/... via @NatGeo

Behind the Scenes @MakingOfs · Cinema sign from 1977

Eleanor Roosevelt resigned from the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) when it denied singer Marian Anderson, an African American, from performing at its Constitution Hall in Washington, D.C.

North America map of 1647, printed by Imagerich

Death of Muammar al-Gaddafi

John Cameron Swayze (1906 - 1995) He was the first network TV news anchor in the US on the "Camel News Caravan", famous for his Timex watch commercials with the tag line "It takes a licking and keeps on ticking". Born in Wichita, Kansas

John Cameron Swayze (1906 - 1995) He was the first network TV news anchor in the US on the "Camel News Caravan", famous for his Timex watch commercials with the tag line "It takes a licking and keeps on ticking". Born in Wichita, Kansas

Ethel Percy Andrus (1884-1967). In retirement in the mid-1940s, she became a champion of and advocate for the interests and needs of the elders in society after discovering a retired teacher forced by poverty to live in a chicken coop. Galvanized to action, in 1947, at age 63, she founded NRTA (then called the National Retired Teachers Association) and in 1958, at age 73, she founded AARP. Today, AARP is the largest nonprofit organization in the world, with 37 million members.

Ethel Percy Andrus (1884-1967). In retirement in the mid-1940s, she became a champion of and advocate for the interests and needs of the elders in society after discovering a retired teacher forced by poverty to live in a chicken coop. Galvanized to action, in 1947, at age 63, she founded NRTA (then called the National Retired Teachers Association) and in 1958, at age 73, she founded AARP. Today, AARP is the largest nonprofit organization in the world, with 37 million members.

Top portion of Almanzo Wilder's homestead proof. (Records of the Bureau of Land Management, RG 49)

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George W. Bush as a cheerleader at Yale

Isabella Lucy Bird (1831 – 1904) was a 19th century English explorer, writer and natural historian. Travelling widely in the USA, Asia, India, Australia and Canada, she rode on horseback (she was considered scandalous for not riding side-saddle!) for 800 miles through the Rocky Mountains and wrote a book about her experiences.

Isabella Lucy Bird (1831 – 1904) was a 19th century English explorer, writer and natural historian. Travelling widely in the USA, Asia, India, Australia and Canada, she rode on horseback (she was considered scandalous for not riding side-saddle!) for 800 miles through the Rocky Mountains and wrote a book about her experiences.

Around the 1920s, phonographs became more public than just personal home devices. Here, a customer at Loewy’s 1 cent arcade (14th street, New York) drops a cent in the slot to listen to a phonograph record. Not only did this increase the popularity of the phonograph, it also increased the size of the industry. In addition, what the man is using to listen to the record is a pair of small phonograph horns. These were then named "ear-trumpets" which set the model for modern headphones.

Around the 1920s, phonographs became more public than just personal home devices. Here, a customer at Loewy’s 1 cent arcade (14th street, New York) drops a cent in the slot to listen to a phonograph record. Not only did this increase the popularity of the phonograph, it also increased the size of the industry. In addition, what the man is using to listen to the record is a pair of small phonograph horns. These were then named "ear-trumpets" which set the model for modern headphones.

Quite possibly the world's oldest "selfie," taken by this Edwardian woman in 1900 with a Kodak Brownie box camera. She must have had some steady hands.

Lucille Ball at the age of 19. Classic pic!!

Modeling a hard plastic 'safety bra' to protect female workers at war plants. USA 1943.

A nightlong deathwatch began. Nearly every leading doctor in Washington D.C. stopped by to offer help and assistance. A large crowd gathered outside in front of the Petersen House. The president's breathing grew fainter; although the doctors felt an average man with this kind of wound would die within two hours, Mr. Lincoln lasted for nine. He passed away the next morning at 7:22 A.M. + 10 seconds, April 15th, 1865. Mrs. Lincoln was informed, "It is all over. The president is no more!"

A nightlong deathwatch began. Nearly every leading doctor in Washington D.C. stopped by to offer help and assistance. A large crowd gathered outside in front of the Petersen House. The president's breathing grew fainter; although the doctors felt an average man with this kind of wound would die within two hours, Mr. Lincoln lasted for nine. He passed away the next morning at 7:22 A.M. + 10 seconds, April 15th, 1865. Mrs. Lincoln was informed, "It is all over. The president is no more!"

Four members of the Manson family, plus two more and Manson himself, went out for another round of killings. The rode out to the home of supermarket executive Leno LaBianca and his wife, Rosemary, in the Los Feliz neighborhood of Los Angeles. They wrote "Helter Skelter" on the wall in blood. The couple was stabbed multiple times, just like the victims of the previous night. In all, the Manson Family had murdered nine people in the span of just a couple months.

Four members of the Manson family, plus two more and Manson himself, went out for another round of killings. The rode out to the home of supermarket executive Leno LaBianca and his wife, Rosemary, in the Los Feliz neighborhood of Los Angeles. They wrote "Helter Skelter" on the wall in blood. The couple was stabbed multiple times, just like the victims of the previous night. In all, the Manson Family had murdered nine people in the span of just a couple months.

Tate Murder Spree On July 25, 1969, Manson ordered Mary Brunner, along with Family members Bobby Beausoleil and Susan Atkins, to the house of Manson's acquaintance, Gary Hinman, to force him to hand over $21,000 he had inherited. The Family held him hostage in his home for two days before Manson arrived and gave the order to murder him. They drew Black Panther slogans and signs on the walls in blood to implicate the group in the murder.

Tate Murder Spree On July 25, 1969, Manson ordered Mary Brunner, along with Family members Bobby Beausoleil and Susan Atkins, to the house of Manson's acquaintance, Gary Hinman, to force him to hand over $21,000 he had inherited. The Family held him hostage in his home for two days before Manson arrived and gave the order to murder him. They drew Black Panther slogans and signs on the walls in blood to implicate the group in the murder.

Arm Reliquary of Charlemagne (Charles the Great), 1481 in the Aachen Cathedral (Aachener Dom) Treasury - Aachen Germany. The bones of Charlemagne's right forearm are contained in this arresting reliquary made in 1481 AD.

Arm Reliquary of Charlemagne (Charles the Great), 1481 in the Aachen Cathedral (Aachener Dom) Treasury - Aachen Germany. The bones of Charlemagne's right forearm are contained in this arresting reliquary made in 1481 AD.

LIFE #SophiaLoren #1966......I LUVie IT

Connecticut History ‏@CT_History #OnThisDay in 1837 the Taft tunnel opened in #Lisbon. It was the 1st Railroad tunnel in #CT and a feat of engineering bit.ly/1qDYIsj

King Edward's Chair in Westminster Abbey. Every British King or Queen has been crowned in this chair since 1308

Jesse and Frank James 1872

This is an image of the Fort Sumner home of Lucian Maxwell who was the father of Paulita and Pete Maxwell and many other children. Billy the Kid was killed in Pete Maxwell's room on the bottom floor corner.

This is an image of the Fort Sumner home of Lucian Maxwell who was the father of Paulita and Pete Maxwell and many other children. Billy the Kid was killed in Pete Maxwell's room on the bottom floor corner.