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EVB2925747: Norman Thomas, 1932 Socialist presidential nominee in Philadelphia, Oct. 28, 1932. Thomas is in center front waving his hat. At his right is James Maurer, his Vice Presidential running mate. Signs read: Siamese Twins, Capitalism and Unemployment; Join the Socialist Party; We Want Food, Not Waterways / Bridgeman Images
EVB2925753: Nicaragua President Anastasio Somoza challenged Pres. Figueres of Costa Rica to a duel. Jan. 12, 1955. His thuggish offer was made during the border war of 1954-55 between the Central American nations. A year earlier Somoza sent mercenary forces to Guatemala to assist the U.S. sponsored ouster progressive President, Jacobo Arbenz / Bridgeman Images
EVB2925783: The bridge deck or cabin of the 82-ton Douglas B-19, the world's largest bomber. Nov. 13, 1941. With backs to camera are the pilot, flight engineer, and co-pilot. The radioman is at lower right. The two empty chairs are for the navigator and the commander. The plane never went into production and was superseded by the B-29 / Bridgeman Images
EVB2925853: Light heavyweight champion Archie Moore talks with ex-baseball star Jackie Robinson (right).They were at the Lighthouse Sports World Dinner, where Robinson a merit award from the New York Association for the Blind. On January 9, 1959, American Photographer, (20th century) / Bridgeman Images
EVB2925929: Atty. General John Mitchell and wife Martha, greet the Nixons on their return from Europe. October 5, 1970. The President and First Lady were returning from a 12,000 mile European trip which took them to Italy, the Vatican, the Sixth Fleet in the Mediterranean, Yugoslavia, Spain, Britain and Ireland / Bridgeman Images
EVB2925960: Pearl Mesta, an American socialite and political hostess, c. 1940. At age 27 Pearl married industrialist George Mesta, and at age 36 she was widowed with million fortune. She was portrayed by Ethel Merman in the 1950 Irving Berlin Broadway musical comedy and the 1953 film, CALL ME MADAME / Bridgeman Images
EVB2925984: AFL president George Meany addressed Convention of the United Auto Workers-CIO. March 29, 1955. UAW President Walter Reuther is at right. The top item on Meany's 1955 agenda was merging the AFL with the CIO (Congress of Industrial Organizations). He achieved this in Dec. 1955 / Bridgeman Images