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EVB2934513: Paris at the height of the 'Mississippi Bubble,' in 1720. John Law promoted shares in his Mississippi Land Company, causing a 400% price increase from January to May. The stock price declined to its original price in Dec. 1720, leaving many impoverished. Engraving by Eugene Guenin after painting by Edward Matthew Ward / Bridgeman Images
EVB2934803: Aerial view of Greenbelt, Maryland, the first model community planned by New Deal's work and relief programs authorized by the Federal Emergency Relief Act, signed on May 12. 1933, during Roosevelt's First Hundred Days. Photo of the completed housing taken in March 1937 / Bridgeman Images
EVB2924646: George Harrison and wife Pattie Boyd leave Walton and Esher Magistrates Court on March 18, 1969. They appeared on a charge of the illegal possession of marijuana. A policeman with special drug sniffing dogs raided Harrisons ,000 (,000 in 2015) countryside bungalow on March 12 and seized a quantity of marijuana / Bridgeman Images
EVB2924664: Gabriel Heatter, newspaperman who became a radio reporter and commentator. His broadcasting career started in 1932 at NYC's WOR which became the flagship station of the Mutual Broadcasting network. 'Gabriel Heatters Mailbag' debuted in 1948, in which he read his most interesting letters from listeners / Bridgeman Images
EVB2924684: Algerian President Ahmed Ben Bella addresses the United Nations General Assembly on Oct. 9, 1962. The leader of the newly independent French colony, said Algeria was resolved to give unconditional aid to nationalists fighting to liberate Angola, Rhodesia, South Africa, and Southwest Africa / Bridgeman Images
EVB2924766: Herman's Hermits arrive in New York from a tour of Japan, Feb. 1966. At the time, the group out-ranked the Beatles in worldwide popularity polls. They were in the U.S. to promote their first motion picture musical, HOLD ON. Bottom to top: Peter, Keith, Lek, Carl, and Barry / Bridgeman Images
EVB2924788: Drag racer Walter Arfons, with the 'Wingfoot Express' in 1964. Walt was sidelined by illness, so his partner Tom Green drove 'Wingfoot' at 413 mph to break Craig Breedlove's land speed record on Oct. 6, 1964. Three day later, Walt's brother and rival, Art Arfons broke this record. The eight days later Craig Breedlove surpassed it in his 'Spirit of America Sonic 1' / Bridgeman Images
EVB2924844: Watergate conspirator Bernard Barker appears before the Senate Watergate committee on May 24, 1973. He testified the Watergate burglars were looking for evidence of Cuban contributions to the campaign of Sen. George McGovern and possibly that of Senator Edward Kennedy.' / Bridgeman Images
EVB2924869: Iranian premier Mohammed Mossadegh in his suite at New York Hospital, Oct. 12, 1951. The 69 year old leader rested before pleading Iran's case against Britain for refusing to negotiate terms for the legitimate Iranian nationalization of the Anglo Iranian Oil Company refineries / Bridgeman Images