U.S. SHARECROPPER FAMILY
A sharecropper and his family sit on the porch of their home near Vincent, Ark., on June 18, 1937. (AP Photo)
Helen Keller
Author and humanitarian Helen Keller, who is deaf and blind since childhood, is shown during her documentary film, "The Unconquered," on June 18, 1954. The movie, also known as "Helen Keller in Her Story," won an Academy Award as the best feature length documentary in 1955. (AP Photo)
Bill Russell On School Segregation 1963
Boston Celtics' star Bill Russell talks with newsmen about the boycott of Boston public schools by African Americans, June 18, 1963, in Boston. Russell spoke to some of the estimated 3,000 children who stayed away from regular classes but attended special sessions called by black leaders. Children were asked to stay away from regular classes by their parents in protest against what they said was actual if not legal segregation. (AP Photo/Frank Curtin)
VIETNAM U.S. WAR IS HELL
An unidentified U.S. Army personnel wears a hand lettered "War Is Hell" slogan on his helmet, June 18, 1965, during the Vietnam War. He was with the 173rd Airborne Brigade Battalion on defense duty at Phouc Vinh airstrip in South Vietnam. (AP Photo/Horst Faas)
Hank Aaron
Hank Aaron, baseball’s home run king, points the crowd gathered in a Harlem Park, June 18, 1974 to honor hill on New York City’s Hank Aaron the Salute to the Atlanta Braves’ outfielder included in procession and a ceremony at City Hall.
Germany Frankfurt Soccer World Cup Scotland vs Brazil Pele
Brazil’s soccer star Pele signs autographs as he is cheered by the crowds before the Brazil vs Scotland World Cup football game in Frankfurt, Germany on Tuesday, June 18, 1974, which ended in a 0-0 draw. (AP Photo)
Patty Hearst 1979
Patty Hearst with husband Bernard Shaw arrives at the Hearst building in New York, June 18, 1979. The two were in New York City for a visit and attended several Broadway shows. (AP Photo/David Karp)
Joe Namath
Joe Namath rehearses for his role in ?Salute To Broadway,? a boy-meets-girl musical at Great Adventure in N.J., June 18, 1982. (AP Photo/Warren Jorgensen)
Sports Car Club of America National Race
Actor Paul Newman patiently waits for his race to starts at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in Lexington, Ohio Sunday, June 18, 1982. Newman, driving a turbocharged Datsun ZX in the GT-1 Class, finished in second place in the Sports Car Club of America National race for C production, D production and GT-1 models. (AP Photo/Fred Squillante)
NBA Draft Ewing Tisdale Benjamin 1985
Left to right: Layman Tisdale, Patrick Ewing and Benoit Benjamin are seen at the NBA draft in New York, June 18, 1985. (AP Photo/G. Paul Burnett)
Animal Actors 1987
"Project X" trainers Hubert Wells, left, Cheryl Harris and Mark Harden sit on the tailgate of a truck, June 18, 1987 outside the Los Angeles Press Club with Masiuio, one of the chimps used in the film. According to the trio, no one - animal or human - was injured in the course of filming despite allegations of abuse by a movie technician that trainers clubbed the chimps with blackjacks. (AP Photo/Nick Ut)
White
Jaleel White, 14, star of the ABC-TV comedy series "Family Matters," shows off the official Steve Urkel doll, his character on the program, June 18, 1991, at a New York news conference. The doll is made by Hasbro Toys. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
1994 World Cup
The crowd cheers at the Pontiac, Mich., Silverdome as the United States and Switzerland played their World Cup soccer championship Group a first round match on Saturday, June 18, 1994. The match in the Silverdome was the first World Cup game ever played indoors. (AP Photo/Bill Waugh)
KATHARINE JEFFERTS SCHORI
The newly elected 26th Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church, Katharine Jefferts Schori, of Nevada, speaks to the House of Deputies after her confirmation vote Sunday, June 18, 2006, in Columbus, Ohio. (AP Photo/Jay LaPrete)
Bruce Springsteen, Clarence Clemons,
FILE - In this Friday Sept. 28, 2007 file picture, Clarence Clemons, left, and Bruce Springsteen, right, perform on the NBC "Today" television program in New York's Rockefeller Center. A spokeswoman for Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band says saxophone player Clarence Clemons has died in Florida at age 69 on Saturday, June 18, 2011 .(AP Photo/Richard Drew, file)
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