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US joins World War I Headlines declaring war (1917)

US joins World War I: Headlines declaring war (1917)

The Titanic’s terrifying last moments before sinking to the ocean floor (1912)

The Galveston Hurricane of 1900: See how the Texas city was destroyed by the killer storm and flood

John Lennon and Yoko Ono

The Beatles’ John Lennon shot and killed in New York (1980)

The real Bonnie & Clyde: Texas officers trap and kill notorious duo in shootout (1934)

Damaged fire escape at the Triangle shirtwaist factory

How 146 people died needlessly in the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire (1911)

Isadora Duncan dancing on the beach

Dancer Isadora Duncan killed in bizarre accident (1927)

The Vietnam War, as seen on Newsweek magazine covers (1964-1973)

The Vietnam War, as seen on Newsweek covers (1964-1973)

The Titanic disaster, as seen in editorial cartoons (1912)

The Titanic tragedy, as seen through editorial cartoons (1912)

Early firsthand reports of Nazi concentration camps (1945)

Martin Luther King Jr slain by lone Memphis assassin (1968)

Founding Father Benjamin Franklin dies at age 85 (1790)

Death of an outlaw: First account of Jesse James’ murder (1882)

President Lincoln assassinated

Abraham Lincoln assassinated: Official accounts of the President’s murder (1865)

A look back at Elvis, from right after his death (1977)

Abraham Lincoln’s letter of condolence to Mrs Bixby (1864)

America shocked when Alexander Hamilton dies after a duel (1804)

Rock star Janis Joplin found dead in Hollywood home (1970)

Famed rock guitarist Jimi Hendrix dies (1970)

The fate of Galveston, Texas: The hurricane disaster of 1900

James Dean with Silver Porsche

Young actor James Dean killed in car crash (1955)

The real death of a cheerleader story (1985)

Battlefield report: Wounded Knee Massacre (1890)

Lizzie Borden & the infamous axe murders (1892)

Portrait Young Harriet Tubman

Harriet Tubman: The notable career of a slave (1913)

Knute Rockne plane crash April 1 1931 - New York Daily News

Knute Rockne’s TWA airplane crashes – 8 killed (1931)

Knute Rockne trading card - 1955

Knute Rockne’s death casts grief over the nation (1931)

President Lincoln’s funeral (1865)

Kennedy just before he was killed - 1963

President John F Kennedy slain on Dallas street (1963)

Marilyn Monroe

The death of a star: Actress Marilyn Monroe dies from overdose (1962)

The crash of Pacific Southwest Airlines flight 182 (1978)

President Kennedy’s assassination: Zapruder footage (1966)

Florence Nightingale’s life one long sacrifice (1820-1910)

Donna Summer with eyeshadow

Donna Summer was Hot Stuff: I Feel Love, Last Dance & more

Reactions to Elvis’ death (1977)

Death claims Elvis (1977)

Vintage Ghostbusters: Brooklyn Society for the Extermination of Ghosts (1904)

Zeppelin Hindenburg explodes, falls (1937)

On JFK’s birthday, a family visit to Arlington (1964)

A view on birth control from 1915

Notorious gangster John Dillinger killed in Chicago (1934)

The bombing of Hiroshima (1945)

A fond farewell to Susan B Anthony (1906)

Four killed at Kent State as troops fire on crowd

Apollo 1 astronauts die in fire (1967)

The Battle of Little Bighorn: Original newspaper story (1876)

About The Battle of the Little Bighorn: Custer’s Last Stand (1876)

Automobiles the safer way to travel (1910)

Robin Williams found dead: Official police report

Charles Lindbergh’s baby son kidnapped (1932)

Charles Lindbergh’s baby son found dead (1932)

The Holocaust: IG Farben’s role at Auschwitz (1947)

Found: 19th century shipwreck by Golden Gate Bridge (2014)

The City of Chester steamship sinks just inside the Golden Gate (1888)

Music legend Curtis Mayfield: 1942-1999

The Misfits: A finale for both Gable & Monroe (1961)

Elvis record sales skyrocket following his death (1977)

Thelonious Monk altered the language of jazz (1982)

How long has it been since we lost these rock stars?

The death of President George Washington (1799)

Video of “Fat Man” & the bombing of Nagasaki (1945)

Western star Tom Mix killed in car crash (1940)

Death found Kennedy from this window (1963)

Jackie Kennedy: “It is nearly a year since he has been gone” (1964)

Serial killer H H Holmes hanged for his many crimes (1896)

San Diego school shooting: She didn’t like Mondays (1979)

Zodiac killer sends cipher hints (1969)

Cemetery gives clue to ancient ailment (1962)

Marilyn Monroe: It happened last night (1962)

Shades of The Notebook: United in death (1880)

Indianapolis 500 & Bill Vukovich (1955)

Oh, the humanity: The Hindenburg disaster (1937)

St Louis tornado blew 80 miles an hour (1896)

Jack the Ripper once more plies his knife (1889)

Krakatoa’s volcano erupts, kills thousands (1883)

A soldier’s funeral: General Sherman (1891)

Two tornadoes meet in St Louis – 100s killed (1896)

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