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- Newspaper, The Detroit News for November 23, 1963, "Mrs. Kennedy Escorts Body to White House" - This Saturday evening issue of the <em>Detroit News</em> shows the way newspapers reported the developing news surrounding President John F. Kennedy's death. The editors took the unusual step of devoting the entire front page and much following pages to the continuing events. This lengthy coverage was unusual and occurred only to report such major events.
- November 23, 1963
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Newspaper, The Detroit News for November 23, 1963, "Mrs. Kennedy Escorts Body to White House"
This Saturday evening issue of the Detroit News shows the way newspapers reported the developing news surrounding President John F. Kennedy's death. The editors took the unusual step of devoting the entire front page and much following pages to the continuing events. This lengthy coverage was unusual and occurred only to report such major events.
- Newspaper, The Detroit News for November 24, 1963, "Photos Tie Death Gun to Oswald" - This Sunday issue of the <em>Detroit News</em> shows the way newspapers reported the developing news of President John F. Kennedy's death and the national government transition. The editors took the unusual step of devoting the entire front page and much of the following pages to the continuing events. This lengthy coverage was unusual and occurred only to report such major events.
- November 24, 1963
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Newspaper, The Detroit News for November 24, 1963, "Photos Tie Death Gun to Oswald"
This Sunday issue of the Detroit News shows the way newspapers reported the developing news of President John F. Kennedy's death and the national government transition. The editors took the unusual step of devoting the entire front page and much of the following pages to the continuing events. This lengthy coverage was unusual and occurred only to report such major events.
- Souvenir Book, "John F. Kennedy from Childhood to Martyrdom," 1963 - Stunned and disillusioned Americans eagerly embraced commemorative books and magazines following the tragic death of President John F. Kennedy on November 22, 1963. This retrospective of Kennedy's life, "From Childhood to Martyrdom," was published before the end of that year.
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Souvenir Book, "John F. Kennedy from Childhood to Martyrdom," 1963
Stunned and disillusioned Americans eagerly embraced commemorative books and magazines following the tragic death of President John F. Kennedy on November 22, 1963. This retrospective of Kennedy's life, "From Childhood to Martyrdom," was published before the end of that year.
- More than 3,000 People March in Washington, D.C. in Support of the Equal Rights Amendment, August 1977 -
- August 31, 1977
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More than 3,000 People March in Washington, D.C. in Support of the Equal Rights Amendment, August 1977
- Woman Modeling Automobile Seat Belt, 1952 - In the early 1950s, crash testing proved that seat belts could prevent injury or death during automobile accidents. This woman models appropriate safety belt use. The research was sound, but it did not persuade many Americans. Even after seat belts became standard equipment in automobiles in the mid-1960s, most drivers and passengers refused to use them.
- December 08, 1952
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Woman Modeling Automobile Seat Belt, 1952
In the early 1950s, crash testing proved that seat belts could prevent injury or death during automobile accidents. This woman models appropriate safety belt use. The research was sound, but it did not persuade many Americans. Even after seat belts became standard equipment in automobiles in the mid-1960s, most drivers and passengers refused to use them.
- Newspaper, The Detroit News for November 26, 1963, "Midnight Visit to Grave Paid by Mrs. Kennedy" - This Tuesday evening issue of the <em>Detroit News</em> shows the way newspapers reported the developing news surrounding President John F. Kennedy's death and the funeral on Monday. The editors took the unusual step of devoting the entire front page and many following pages to the continuing events. This lengthy coverage was unusual and occurred only to report such major events.
- November 26, 1963
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Newspaper, The Detroit News for November 26, 1963, "Midnight Visit to Grave Paid by Mrs. Kennedy"
This Tuesday evening issue of the Detroit News shows the way newspapers reported the developing news surrounding President John F. Kennedy's death and the funeral on Monday. The editors took the unusual step of devoting the entire front page and many following pages to the continuing events. This lengthy coverage was unusual and occurred only to report such major events.
- "Here's Log of Amelia's Air Venture," July 1937 - When Amelia Earhart and navigator Fred Noonan failed to reach Howland Island, a planned stop on their 1937 around-the-world flight, United States Navy and Coast Guard crews launched an intensive search effort. When the official search ended after 17 days, Earhart's husband, George Putnam, financed an additional private effort. No trace of Earhart, Noonan or their Lockheed Electra was found.
- July 01, 1937
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"Here's Log of Amelia's Air Venture," July 1937
When Amelia Earhart and navigator Fred Noonan failed to reach Howland Island, a planned stop on their 1937 around-the-world flight, United States Navy and Coast Guard crews launched an intensive search effort. When the official search ended after 17 days, Earhart's husband, George Putnam, financed an additional private effort. No trace of Earhart, Noonan or their Lockheed Electra was found.
- State Trooper Swings Club at the Head of SNCC Leader John Lewis during Attempted March from Selma to Montgomery, March 7, 1965 -
- March 07, 1965
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State Trooper Swings Club at the Head of SNCC Leader John Lewis during Attempted March from Selma to Montgomery, March 7, 1965
- John Lewis and Rev. Hosea Williams Lead a Long Line of Marchers over the Edmund Pettis Bridge, March 7, 1965 -
- March 07, 1965
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John Lewis and Rev. Hosea Williams Lead a Long Line of Marchers over the Edmund Pettis Bridge, March 7, 1965
- Ford Service Department Men Attack Richard Frankensteen during the Battle of the Overpass, May 26, 1937 - Ford Motor Company refused to recognize the United Auto Workers labor union and hired guards to resist unionization among Ford employees. In May 1937, men from Ford's Service Department attacked labor organizers on a pedestrian overpass at Ford's Rouge Plant, beating several men and women. This bloody "Battle of the Overpass" became a lasting symbol of the American labor struggle.
- May 26, 1937
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Ford Service Department Men Attack Richard Frankensteen during the Battle of the Overpass, May 26, 1937
Ford Motor Company refused to recognize the United Auto Workers labor union and hired guards to resist unionization among Ford employees. In May 1937, men from Ford's Service Department attacked labor organizers on a pedestrian overpass at Ford's Rouge Plant, beating several men and women. This bloody "Battle of the Overpass" became a lasting symbol of the American labor struggle.