#aug. 12

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Members of the American Federation of Labor unions participate in a parade on Fifth Avenue, August 12, 1939.

Photo: UPI/Bettmann Archive/Getty Images

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Paul Robeson had scant respect for most politicians, but Vito Marcantonio, the longtime congressman from East Harlem, was an exception. (See the recent post on Marcantonio here.) He attended the man's funeral on August 12, 1954.

Photo: John Lent for the AP

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Take your daughter to work day: two-year-old Tana Pesso tries to match her mother Diane’s steps as she tries out for a show chorus, August 12, 1954.

Photo: Ed Ford for the AP

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Motorists take it easy through an underpass at Queens and Horace Harding Boulevards, August 12, 1955. New York was hit by Hurricane Connie, causing the heaviest rains of the year. The weather bureau reported 4.61 inches during a 17-hour period beginning at 8 p.m., August 11. Many cellars were flooded and roofs made dangerously heavy by the weight of the water, and cars were stacked along highways.

Photo: John Lent for the AP via the Denver Post

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Happy and Fairfax, once a favorite white fire team of Engine Company No. 46, at 66th St. & 12th Avenue, August 12, 1920. Waiting in the wings is the motorized truck that will replace them. Some of their fans are on hand to bid them farewell.

Photo: NY Daily News via Getty Images

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