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John Willard Hetrick (1918–1999) was an American industrial engineer from Newport, Pennsylvania, widely credited with inventing the automotive airbag. He filed for a U.S. patent on August 5, 1952, for a “Safety cushion assembly for automotive vehicles” and received U.S. Patent No. 2,649,311 on August 18, 1953, the first U.S. patent for an airbag. His design used compressed air to inflate cushions (in locations such as the steering wheel, dashboard/glove box, and potentially seat backs) in response to sudden deceleration, triggered by a spring-loaded sensor. He built an early prototype on his kitchen table.

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Fashion designs by Mila Schön in the 1960s.

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Auguste “Gusti” Huber (July 27, 1914 – July 12, 1993) was an Austrian-American stage and film actress. She is best known for her critically acclaimed performance as Edith Frank (Anne Frank’s mother) on Broadway and in the 1959 film The Diary of Anne Frank. See more photos of Huber from the 1930s and 1940s here...

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Portraits of Edie Adams in the 1950s and ’60s.

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20 year-old Helen Mirren as Cleopatra during the rehearsal for “Antony and Cleopatra” (1965). See more photos here...

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Photos of a young Roger Taylor of Queen in the 1970s. See more here...

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Vintage portraits capturing 1950s band and cheerleader spirit.

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In the early summer of 1966, Mick Jagger celebrated his new wealth by splashing out an estimated £5,000 on a brand new Aston Martin DB6, at that time the marque’s latest, state-of-the-art tourer. (It had been launched the previous autumn.) He was the lead singer of The Rolling Stones, who at that point were second only to The Beatles in terms of fame and international success. In outrage and rebelliousness, they were without peer.

The Rolling Stones had begun by covering American R&B and blues songs, but that had a limited shelf life. Pushed by manager Andrew Loog Oldham, they began to write their own material and there then ensued an extraordinary sequence of self-penned hits. Between spring 1965 and early summer 1966, the Stones had four number one hits and a number two in the UK. In the US they had six top tens and three number ones. All were written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards.

By spring 1966, the money was beginning to flow in. Still only 22, Mick Jagger was becoming very rich. Behind the rebellious image, he was also, at the same time, becoming a key member of the new pop aristocracy.

These shots were taken in by Gered Mankowitz in June 1966 in a London mews, just off Baker Street: Jagger had recently moved into a flat in Harley House, near the top end of Harley Street, between Marylebone Road and Regent’s Park. The idea was to show The Rolling Stones “at home,” a then standard fan magazine trope. Still only a teenager himself at the time, Gered was the closest photographer to the group. He remembers that “Mick was in an excellent mood all day. We hung out and took a load of silly images of him generally taking the mickey out of the ‘at home’ format.”

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This historic photograph captures a four-horse yellow-painted tourist stagecoach kicking up dust as it navigates the treacherous terrain of Virginia Canyon Road in Yellowstone National Park in the summer of 1905. In the background, the rushing waters of the Virginia Cascades slice through the canyon.

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Bold photos capturing 1980s young fashion.

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Carmen Miranda: The Brazilian bombshell of Hollywood.

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The “Night Witches” (German: Nachthexen; Russian: Nochnye Vedmy) were the all-female Soviet 588th Night Bomber Regiment (later the 46th “Taman” Guards Night Bomber Aviation Regiment) of the Soviet Air Forces during World War II. They flew harassment and tactical bombing missions on the Eastern Front from 1942 to 1945.

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Beautiful photos of the 1959 Maserati 3500 GT Spyder.

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Studio portraits of a young and beautiful Lynda Carter in 1975. See more here...

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Betty Pack (née Amy Elizabeth Thorpe, also known as Elizabeth Thorpe Pack or Amy Brousse), codenamed “Cynthia,” was a daring American-born spy who worked for British MI6 (via British Security Coordination) and later the U.S. OSS during World War II. She is often remembered as one of the most effective “honey trap” operatives of the era, using her beauty, charm, intelligence, and social skills to seduce high-ranking diplomats and officials, extracting critical secrets that aided the Allies.

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Claude Virgin: Elegant fashion photography of mid-century Britain.

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Before becoming a global superstar, Jennifer Lopez attended Preston High School, an all-girls private Catholic school located in the Bronx, New York, graduating in 1987. During her high school years, she was a dedicated student-athlete and performer, establishing the foundations of her legendary multi-hyphenate career.

“I remember watching Rita Moreno in West Side Story and going, ‘That’s what I want to do. I want to sing and I want to dance and I want to act,’” she said.