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When you went to your high school prom did you think to...

When you went to your high school prom did you think to yourself, “I wish this night could last forever…” Well, in 1958 it almost did. “Traditionally,” LIFE noted in its June 9, 1958, issue, “senior ...

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Happy Birthday, President John F. Kennedy.The lineup of...

Happy Birthday, President John F. Kennedy. The lineup of performers for a “Birthday Salute” in honor of President John F. Kennedy, New York, May 19, 1962. See more photos from that night here.

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"It is more important to click with people than to click the shutter"

“It is more important to click with people than to click the shutter” - Alfred...

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Triple Threat: Sophia Loren (right) poses with her mother...

Triple Threat: Sophia Loren (right) poses with her mother (center) and her sister, Maria, in 1957. (Loomis Dean—Time & Life Pictures/Getty Images) See more photos here.

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May 29, 1917: President John F. Kennedy is born.Happy birthday,...

May 29, 1917: President John F. Kennedy is born. Happy birthday, Mr. President. Pictured above, his cake at Madison Square Garden during a “Birthday Salute” in honor of President Kennedy, New York, M...

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Whoa.See the photos from this LIFE cover here.

Whoa. See the photos from this LIFE cover here.

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It’s been well over half-a-century since Sir Edmund Hillary and...

It’s been well over half-a-century since Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay became the first climbers to summit the world’s tallest mountain, and even six long decades later their feat resonates a...

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"To see life, to see the world; to eyewitness great events — Ralph Morse, Larry Burrows, and Ji...

““To see life, to see the world; to eyewitness great events — Ralph Morse, Larry Burrows, and...

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On 007 creator Ian Fleming’s birthday, LIFE.com presents...

On 007 creator Ian Fleming’s birthday, LIFE.com presents rare and unpublished photos behind the scenes at auditions for the 1969 Bond movie, On Her Majesty’s Secret Service.

2 days ago

Happy 75th, Golden Gate Bridge.

Happy 75th, Golden Gate Bridge.

5 days ago

Happy 75th, Golden Gate Bridge.On the 75th anniversary of the...

Happy 75th, Golden Gate Bridge. On the 75th anniversary of the opening of the Golden Gate Bridge in May 1937, LIFE.com offers a series of photographs of the grand, audacious structure by LIFE photogr...

5 days ago

Not originally published in LIFE magazine. Lauren Bacall at...

Not originally published in LIFE magazine. Lauren Bacall at Gotham Hotel, New York, 1945. See more photos here.

5 days ago

On this day in LIFE Magazine — May 24, 1968: Cool Mayor in...

On this day in LIFE Magazine — May 24, 1968: Cool Mayor in a Pressure Cooker: The Lindsay Style

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Not published in LIFE.Winston Churchill and a four-month-old...

Not published in LIFE.Winston Churchill and a four-month-old thoroughbred filly (officially unnamed, but called “Darling” by Churchill), Chartwell, Kent, 1950. (Mark Kauffman—Time & Life Pictures/Get...

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May 24, 1974: Duke Ellington dies at the age of 75.Here’s...

May 24, 1974: Duke Ellington dies at the age of 75. Here’s a great photo of Duke Ellington at a jazz jam session in LIFE photographer Gjon Mili’s studio — see more photos here. (Gjon Mili—Time & Life...

6 days ago

Nevada Ghosts: Rare Photos From an A-Bomb Test

Nevada Ghosts: Rare Photos From an A-Bomb Test

6 days ago

Nice ride, Andy Koslow.Here, the Chicago bicycle dealer rides a...

Nice ride, Andy Koslow. Here, the Chicago bicycle dealer rides a tiny bike built by a former vaudevillian. “This helps limber up his left leg,” LIFE wrote, “which, as a former motorcycle racer, he br...

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fashionrevealed:P hoto from Life magazine on 3 Feb 1941, pg 35....

fashionrevealed: Photo from Life magazine on 3 Feb 1941, pg 35. From a spread announcing the arrival of colored stockings as a must-have item for the season. BRIGHT WOOLS, LISLE, GO NORTH AND SOUTH “...

6 days ago

Long before World of Warcraft, college students apparently...

Long before World of Warcraft, college students apparently jousted on campus. Don’t believe us? See for yourself.

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From a 1948 story about the Eileen Ford modeling agency....

From a 1948 story about the Eileen Ford modeling agency. Original caption: “The Fords Ban These Poses: The deodorant ad is frowned upon as not worthy of girls’ special talents.” (Nina Leen—Time & Lif...

23 may 12

LIFE’s Rolling Stones 50 Years of Rock ‘n’...

LIFE’s Rolling Stones 50 Years of Rock ‘n’ Roll is now available. Get your copy today! Weigh in: What’s your favorite Rolling Stones song?

23 may 12

Not published in LIFE. Gay rights event, 1971.In late 1971, two...

Not published in LIFE. Gay rights event, 1971. In late 1971, two years after the Stonewall riots in New York sparked the modern gay rights movement in America, and twelve months before LIFE ceased pu...

23 may 12

“New Portrait of our Planet”While rifling through...

“New Portrait of our Planet” While rifling through our basement, I found this vintage world map! My grandpa ordered it from LIFE in 1960. Definitely want to frame & hang it someday.

23 may 12

Photographers at Cannes, 1962. (Paul Schutzer—Time & Life...

Photographers at Cannes, 1962. (Paul Schutzer—Time & Life Pictures/Getty Images) See more photographs here. Where’s your favorite place to take photographs?

22 may 12

Caption that accompanied this picture in the Feb. 2, 1959, issue...

Caption that accompanied this picture in the Feb. 2, 1959, issue of LIFE: “The ‘monkey terrier’ comes from Germany where it was bred 300 years ago as a rat catcher. Bushy-faced with an underslung chi...

22 may 12

On this day in LIFE Magazine — May 22, 1964: Great New...

On this day in LIFE Magazine — May 22, 1964: Great New Star Barbra Streisand. See more photos of Barbra Streisand here.

22 may 12

On what would have been Harvey Milk’s 82nd birthday,...

On what would have been Harvey Milk’s 82nd birthday, LIFE.com offers a series of photographs by Grey Villet chronicling the early days of the modern gay rights movement in America. Titled “Homosexual...

22 may 12

Caption from the July 1, 1940, issue of LIFE. “Six...

Caption from the July 1, 1940, issue of LIFE. “Six essential bandages the Red Cross worker must know how to make are shown here. They are: cotton pads (two sizes); gauze fluff; gauze sponges (two siz...

22 may 12

Lennart Nilsson’s jaw-dropping photos of the stages of...

Lennart Nilsson’s jaw-dropping photos of the stages of human reproduction from fertilization to just before birth that appeared in the April 30, 1965, issue of LIFE magazine.

21 may 12

On this day in LIFE Magazine — May 21, 1956: Trick Towels...

On this day in LIFE Magazine — May 21, 1956: Trick Towels for the Beach.

21 may 12

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