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Nixon says goodbye to the White House [1974] 15 Oct 2008 | 05:26 pm
Richard Nixon, the 37th President of the United States, waves goodbye as he boards a helicopter at the White House on August 4, 1974, the day his resignation from office took effect.
Patty Hearst and SLA bank robbery [1974] 15 Oct 2008 | 05:23 pm
Patty Hearst, an American newspaper heiress and socialite, gained notoriaty when she was kidnapped in 1974 by the SLA. She is pictured here holding an M1 Carbine while robbing a Hibernia bank in San F...
The Reagan assassination attempt [1981] 15 Oct 2008 | 05:21 pm
The Reagan assassination attempt occured on March 30, 1981, only 69 days into his term. He was leaving a speaking engagement at the Washington Hilton Hotel in D.C., when he and three others were shot ...
The capture of Saddam Hussein [2003] 15 Oct 2008 | 05:20 pm
On December 14, 2003, Saddasm Hussein was found in a tiny cellar 10 miles south of his hometown, Tikrit. The hole he was hiding in was about six to eight feet deep, and covered with dirt, bricks and a...
The toppling of the Saddam Statue [2003] 15 Oct 2008 | 05:20 pm
The Statue of Saddam Hussein was a symbol of his presidency and rule over Iraq. It was built in April of 2002 for his 65th birthday. On April 9, 2003 a group of Iraqi’s and US Marines gathered and bro...
The Fall of Saigon [1975] 15 Oct 2008 | 05:20 pm
This photograph was taken by Hubert van Es on April 30, 1975. It shows South Viatnemese civilians scrambling to board a CIA helicopter during the U.S. evacuation of Saigon. This event makred the end o...
Bill Clinton hugs Monica Lewinsky [1996] 15 Oct 2008 | 05:20 pm
This picture was taken on November 6, 1996, the day after Clinton’s re-election to office, by an unknown photographer. When the Bill Clinton-Monica Lewinksy (Monicagate) scandal broke in 1998 this pic...
