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Parade in New York City in Honor of Richard Byrd's Transatlantic Flight, 1927 - Richard Byrd, Bernt Balchen, Bert Acosta, and George Noville made a nonstop flight from New York to France in 1927 with their Fokker Tri-Motor America. They intended to land in Paris, but instead landed off the Normandy coast. Byrd and his team were honored for their accomplishment. He and Noville -- both Navy officers -- received the Navy's Distinguished Flying Cross.
1927
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Parade in New York City in Honor of Richard Byrd's Transatlantic Flight, 1927
Richard Byrd, Bernt Balchen, Bert Acosta, and George Noville made a nonstop flight from New York to France in 1927 with their Fokker Tri-Motor America. They intended to land in Paris, but instead landed off the Normandy coast. Byrd and his team were honored for their accomplishment. He and Noville -- both Navy officers -- received the Navy's Distinguished Flying Cross.
Clifford Harmon, Louis Bleriot, Richard E. Byrd, and Sheldon Whitehouse in France Following Byrd's Transatlantic Flight, May 7, 1927 - Richard Byrd, Bernt Balchen, Bert Acosta, and George Noville made a nonstop flight from New York to France in 1927 with their Fokker Tri-Motor America. They intended to land in Paris, but instead landed off the Normandy coast. Byrd and his team were honored for their accomplishment. He and Noville -- both Navy officers -- received the Navy's Distinguished Flying Cross.
May 07, 1927
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Clifford Harmon, Louis Bleriot, Richard E. Byrd, and Sheldon Whitehouse in France Following Byrd's Transatlantic Flight, May 7, 1927
Richard Byrd, Bernt Balchen, Bert Acosta, and George Noville made a nonstop flight from New York to France in 1927 with their Fokker Tri-Motor America. They intended to land in Paris, but instead landed off the Normandy coast. Byrd and his team were honored for their accomplishment. He and Noville -- both Navy officers -- received the Navy's Distinguished Flying Cross.
Second Line Funeral Parade Honoring Danny Barker, New Orleans, Louisiana, May 3, 1995 -
May 03, 1995
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Second Line Funeral Parade Honoring Danny Barker, New Orleans, Louisiana, May 3, 1995
Woman Working with a Drying Box in the Office of Home Economics, U.S. Department of Agriculture, January 1920 -
January 12, 1920
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Woman Working with a Drying Box in the Office of Home Economics, U.S. Department of Agriculture, January 1920
Rachel Carson Testifying before a Senate Government Operations Subcommittee, June 1963 - Marine biologist Rachel Carson's book, Silent Spring, helped spark the 1960s environmental movement. Carson stressed the detrimental effects of pesticide use, including DDT, on natural ecosystems and human health. Her testimony before the U.S. Congress and other evidence led to national legislation to mitigate environmental damage including the creation of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (1970) and banning DDT (1972).
June 04, 1963
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Rachel Carson Testifying before a Senate Government Operations Subcommittee, June 1963
Marine biologist Rachel Carson's book, Silent Spring, helped spark the 1960s environmental movement. Carson stressed the detrimental effects of pesticide use, including DDT, on natural ecosystems and human health. Her testimony before the U.S. Congress and other evidence led to national legislation to mitigate environmental damage including the creation of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (1970) and banning DDT (1972).
March in Downtown Seattle for Equal Rights Amendment, May 16, 1976 -
May 16, 1976
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March in Downtown Seattle for Equal Rights Amendment, May 16, 1976
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
"Crockett's Victory Garden," 1976 - WGBH-TV launched Crockett's Victory Garden in April 1975. Russell Morash produced the show, and home gardeners relished the sage advice of gardeners Jim Crockett, Bob Thomson, and others over the years. Crockett hosted the show until his passing in 1979. The Victory Garden (under other titles) ended its 40-year run in 2015.
1976
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"Crockett's Victory Garden," 1976
WGBH-TV launched Crockett's Victory Garden in April 1975. Russell Morash produced the show, and home gardeners relished the sage advice of gardeners Jim Crockett, Bob Thomson, and others over the years. Crockett hosted the show until his passing in 1979. The Victory Garden (under other titles) ended its 40-year run in 2015.
Dr. Barbara McClintock, Winner of the Nobel Prize in Medicine, in Her Laboratory, 1983 -
October 10, 1983
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Dr. Barbara McClintock, Winner of the Nobel Prize in Medicine, in Her Laboratory, 1983
Fashion Designer Diane Von Furstenberg, 1991 -
April 11, 1991
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Fashion Designer Diane Von Furstenberg, 1991

Parade in New York City in Honor of Richard Byrd's Transatlantic Flight, 1927

Clifford Harmon, Louis Bleriot, Richard E. Byrd, and Sheldon Whitehouse in France Following Byrd's Transatlantic Flight, May 7, 1927

Second Line Funeral Parade Honoring Danny Barker, New Orleans, Louisiana, May 3, 1995

Woman Working with a Drying Box in the Office of Home Economics, U.S. Department of Agriculture, January 1920

Rachel Carson Testifying before a Senate Government Operations Subcommittee, June 1963

March in Downtown Seattle for Equal Rights Amendment, May 16, 1976

More than 3,000 People March in Washington, D.C. in Support of the Equal Rights Amendment, August 1977

"Crockett's Victory Garden," 1976

Dr. Barbara McClintock, Winner of the Nobel Prize in Medicine, in Her Laboratory, 1983

Fashion Designer Diane Von Furstenberg, 1991