EVB2948514: Two views of Martin Dies, emphatically gesturing during a speech against Communism. Oct. 30, 1939. Dies and Samuel Dickstein created the House Committee Investigating Un-American Activities in 1938. He was speaking at a convention of the Grocery Manufacturers Association in New York / Bridgeman Images
EVB2948441: Aerial view of Hughes Flying-boat seaplane under construction at its dock in Long Beach, 1947. The prototype was named 'Hughes H-4 Hercules', but better known as the 'Spruce Goose' because of its wood (birch) construction. Developed as a troop transport, it was six times larger than any aircraft of its time. On Nov. 2, 1947 it made its only test flight, because the war that caused its creation was over / Bridgeman Images
EVB2948063: New York City fire fighter north of the collapsed Twin Towers. Behind him are other firemen, fire trucks, and rescue vehicles. In the background is smoke and pulverized building debris of the collapsed North and South Towers of the World Trade Center. New York City, Sept. 11, 2001 / Bridgeman Images
EVB2948301: President Barack Obama's senior advisors before a phone call with Russia's Vladimir Putin. July 18, 2012. From left: Chris Mizelle, Dir. For Russia and Central Asia, NSS; National Security Advisor Tom Donilon; Chief of Staff Jack Lew; and Denis McDonough, Deputy National Security Advisor / Bridgeman Images
EVB2948248: Serving attendants at a traditional coffee ceremony at the Erqa Royal Palace in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. President Obama, First Lady Michelle Obama, Sec. of State John Kerry, were welcomed by new King Salman of Saudi Arabia after they extended condolences for the late King Abdullah. Jan. 27, 2015 / Bridgeman Images
EVB2948459: Mrs. Lucy O'Leary, 79, clearly supports Republican Presidential candidate Alf Landon. Her signs announce she will cast her first vote on Nov. 3, 1936 for Franklin Roosevelt's opponent. She lives in Arlington, Virginia, on a small government pension with the aid of a small garden / Bridgeman Images