“Tragedy by the Sea”: A dreadful incident that changed a couple’s life forever, 1955
On the morning of April 2, 1954, Los Angeles Times photographer John Gaunt was l…
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The moment Jack Ruby shot Lee Harvey Oswald in Dallas, 1963
On November 24, 1963, two days after Lee Harvey Oswald was arrested for the assa…
The Soiling of Old Glory Photograph, 1976
Stanley Forman was early for his shift at the Herald American on April 5th, 1976…
The burning monk, 1963
In June of 1963, Vietnamese Mahayana Buddhist monk Thích Quang Duc burned himsel…
A mother and her daughter falling from a fire escape, 1975
A nineteen-year-old and her two-year-old niece and goddaughter are hurled off a …
The priest and the dying soldier, 1962
Navy chaplain Luis Padilla gives last rites to a soldier wounded by sniper fire …
Saigon execution: Murder of a Vietcong by Saigon Police Chief, 1968
After Nguyen Ngoc Loan raised his sidearm and shot Vietcong operative Nguyen Van…
The Kiss of Life – A utility worker giving mouth-to-mouth to co-worker after he contacted a low voltage wire, 1967
Taken in 1967 by Rocco Morabito, this photo called "The Kiss of Life" …
The vulture and the little girl
The vulture is waiting for the girl to die and to eat her. The photograph was ta…
Burst of Joy: The sad story behind the iconic picture, 1973
After spending more than five years in a North Vietnamese camp, Lt. Col. Robert …
Using a traditional blade, 17-year-old Yamaguchi assassinates politician Asanuma in Tokyo, 1960
The photo was taken directly after Yamaguchi stabbed Asanuma and is seen here at…