Cecil Travis, Washington infielder, whose batting average rated him second in the American league for 1941, put away his bat for an army rifle January10, 1942. Travis was inducted into the service at Ft. McPherson, Atlanta, GA. (Photo by AP Photo)




Patricia Hardy, 21, wears a “crown” in the shape of a press camera and a “sash” of used flashbulbs as she is named Queen of the Press Photographers Association at Cavanagh's Restaurant In New York, January 13, 1952. The charming brunette will preside over the annual Press Photographer's Ball to be held Feb. 15 at the Hotel Astor. She was chosen from a field Of 30 finalists in the competition. (Photo by Harry Harris/AP Photo)




Jacques Plante, the masked goalie of the world champion Montreal Canadiens January 30, 1960, said the eerie-looking face protector has ended a period of deep-rooted anxieties. “I’m rarely tense before a game”, said the colorful French Canadian who is rated the outstanding Netminder in the National Hockey League. “But before the mask it was always on my mind about getting hurt…or losing an eye or something. Now I know I won’t have to quit because of a facial injury. When I retire it will be because someone else is better. But I hope that with the mask I can play until I’m 40”. Plante, 31, his face marked by injuries, has been the Canadiens’ regular goalie for the past six years. He is seeking a record fifth straight Vezina Trophy, awarded annually to the goalkeeper allowing the fewest goals. (Photo by AP Photo)





This dramatic picture, taken after the order came to abandon the SS President Collidge, the 22,000-ton troop transport, which struck a mine in a harbour on Espiritu Santo, on March 21, 1943, shows troops swarming over the side by rope and cargo net. On her captain's order the ship was run upon a reef which held it long enough for all but two men to escape. (Photo by AP Photo)





Woman demonstrator carrying a paper bag and a torn placard is escorted by New York City policeman in the area of Fifth Avenue and 47th street on August 15, 1964. She was one of 250 demonstrators who attempted to hold a rally in Duffy Square to protest U.S. action in Vietnam. They were battled by police and about thirty arrests made when they attempted to walk towards the United Nations headquarters. Rally was called by the “May 2 Movement” and “Youth against War and Fascism” organizations. (Photo by AP Photo)





The great tower of Crystal Palace in London falls to the ground during its demolition, 16th April 1941. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)





Children in Hackney are advised on road safety and the dangers of picking up strange objects by police officers, 16th April 1943. (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images)





A fiery cross was burned by Ku Klux Klan members at a meeting at a suburban area in Jacksonville, Fla. on June 3, 1950. Some of the Klan members lowered their masks while pictures were being taken. (Photo by AP Photo)





Associated Press journalist Bob Thomas plays cards on set with Abbott and Costello, Los Angeles, March 2, 1945. (Photo by AP Photo)





Ardent fisherman Ted Williams of the Boston Red Sox appears to have hooked Frances Flajnik, Tempe queen of Anglers World Series, March 15, 1960. (Photo by AP Photo)





Siamese cylinders of corrugated steel – suggested for defense housing evacuation buildings, barracks or bomb shelters – can accommodate 24 people in double-decker bunks or family of six shown in New York on October 14, 1941. (Photo by Tom Fitzsimmons/AP Photo)





A group of Gypsy violinists play the unwritten dirge “I Am Leaving You Forever” give Andrew Margitza, also a Gypsy violinist, the final serenade he wanted as his body is borne from St. Michael's Roman Catholic Church in Pittsburgh, Penn., October 21, 1948. (Photo by AP Photo)





Snow ripples over sleepers between curving rails on the new Trans-Siberian railroad, October 28, 1978. Across some of the world's most inhospitable terrain 100,000 Soviet builders are at work on a second trans-Siberian railroad. It will be 2,000 miles long, running through a region plagued by mudslides and earthquakes, through 1,800 miles of permafrost and seven mountain ranges, through regions where winter last for nine months and the temperature can drop to 60 degrees below zero Celsius. (Photo by Boris Yurchenko/AP Photo)





Israeli soldiers at the Syrian cease-fire line in the Golan Heights are seen, October 31, 1973, after sudden cold, rain and fog hit them. Female soldier is radio operator Zehava Mizrachi. Other soldiers are unidentified. (Photo by AP Photo)





The democrats have unveiled in Washington a new look in political machines – a humming, light – winking computer programmed to handle a wide assortment of chores connected with the field of politics. Mrs. Beatrice Louloudis of Silver Spring, Md., manager of data processing with the machine at Democratic National Committee headquarters, December 8, 1965. (Photo by AP Photo)





An allover pattern of bright flowered chintz is used in this suggestion for a garden supper room, designed by John Gerald, A.I.D., for the home furnishings show in New York, September 8, 1954. The chintz pattern is used for the ceiling walls, lampshade and floor, which is covered with several coats of clear plastic for protection. Gloria Hoffman adds a note of contrast. (Photo by Robert Kradin/AP Photo)





Rescue workers in Mexico City remove an injured woman from the Hotel Principiado in the city's downtown section after Thursday's earthquake, September 19, 1985. (Photo by Chip Young/AP Photo)





World middleweight champion Sugar Ray Robinson, right, gets through the guard of challenger Carmen Basilio and drives a right to the midsection in fifth round of middleweight title fight at Yankee Stadium in New York, in this September 23, 1957 file photo. Basilio won the title with a 15-round decision over Robinson. (Photo by AP Photo)





Mrs Pat Burgess of Palmer's Green, north London is thrilled to get the news that her husband will soon be home for good from Germany, 7th May 1945. (Photo by Reg Speller/Fox Photos/Getty Images)





Passing the crowds outside Buckingham Palace on VE Day, a father takes his child on a tour of London's West End in unorthodox style, 8th May 1945. (Photo by Reg Speller/Fox Photos/Getty Images)