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Historical Photos: Past Pasadena Rose Parade Queens
A selection of photos showing past Rose Parade Queens dating back to 1929 and as recent as the 2013 Rose Queen. Close 1 of 46 William S. Johnstone Jr. President, 108th Tournament of Roses crowning...
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Photos: Beauty queens, 1924-1989
From the Mercury News photo archives, pageant winners pose, preen and pout in contests from local to international. Close 1 of 27 What's going on here? Click on, to find moments (some odd) and winners...
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Photos: On this Day – 40 years ago today – the last humans to set foot on the...
On this Day – December 13, 1972 – 40 years ago today Eugene Cernan and Harrison Schmitt begin the third and final Extra-vehicular activity (EVA) or “Moonwalk” of Apollo 17. To date they are the last...
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Photos: Apocalypse now and then
As the end of the Mayan Long Count calendar approaches, doomsday theories and fears are growing over the end of the 5,125-year cycle. Many take the event light-heartedly, while others see it as an...
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Photos: Historical look at President Richard Nixon
Richard Nixon would have celebrated his 100th birthday on Jan. 9. We take a look at the country now and the legacy Nixon left behind. Nixon started the EPA, OSHA and Clean air act. Nixon opened the...
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Photos: Luxury liner Queen Elizabeth burns in Hong Kong harbor on Jan. 9, 1972
The British luxury liner, the Queen Elizabeth, fondly referred to as the QE1, was introduced to the world in 1938 and reigned as the largest passenger ship in the world for decades. During World War II...
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Photos: The London Underground celebrates its 150th birthday
On 9th January 2013, the London Underground celebrated 150 years since its first journey was made on the Metropolitan line, between Paddington and Farringdon stations. Commonly called the Tube, the...
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Photos: U.S. Presidential Inaugurations through the years
Photos of U.S. Presidential Inaugurations throughout history from President Abraham Lincoln’s inauguration in 1861 to President Barack Obama’s first inauguration in 2009. Close 1 of 68 U.S. President...
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Photos: Northridge Earthquake, 19th Anniversary
The Northridge quake hit at 4:31 the morning of Jan. 17, 1994, a powerful jolt that flattened buildings, destroyed homes, damaged freeways, ignited fires and disrupted water and power. The...
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Photos: Martin Luther King Jr.
Martin Luther King, Jr. (January 15, 1929 – April 4, 1968) was an American clergyman, activist, and prominent leader in the African-American Civil Rights Movement. A Baptist minister, King became a...
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Photos: Louis Zamperini at 96
The remarkable life story of Torrance Olympian and World War II POW Louis Zamperini, who turned 96 on Saturday Close Buy This Photo 1 of 54 Super Man - the B-24 on which Louis Zamperini was the...
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Photos: 27th Anniversary of 1986 Challenger Explosion
Photos from the tragic explosion of NASA’s space shuttle Challenger on January 28th, 1986 off the coast of central Florida. The shuttle exploded 72 seconds after takeoff from the Kennedy Space Center...
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Photos: On this day – January 30, 1862 – The first American ironclad warship,...
On this day – January 30, 1862 – The first American ironclad warship, the USS Monitor is launched. The USS Monitor, designed by the Swedish-born engineer and inventor John Ericsson, was the first...
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Photos: Exhibit in Germany recognizes Nazi rise to power in 1933
A new exhibition “Diversity Destroyed” opened on January 30, 2013 at the Topography of Terror museum in Berlin, Germany featuring Berlin Jews and political opponents persecuted, and in many cases...
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Photos: NY Grand Central Station turns 100 years old
New York City’s Grand Central Staion officially opened at 12:01 am on Sunday, February 2, 1913. Over 150,000 people came out to witness the opening of the new terminal. The famed Manhattan transit hub...
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Photos: Former NYC Mayor Ed Koch dies at 88
Former Mayor Ed Koch, the combative, acid-tongued politician who rescued the city from near-financial ruin during a three-term City Hall run in which he embodied New York chutzpah for the rest of the...
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Photos: Civil Rights leader Rosa Parks’ 100th Birthday
Photos of Civil Rights activist Rosa Parks who would have turned 100 today, February 4, 2013. In 1955, Parks refused to give up her seat to a white man on a bus in Montgomery, Alabama sparking the...
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Photos: Celebrating Black History Month
Photos of people celebrating Black History month over the years from church memorials to classroom crafts. Close 1 of 36 Kyle Kelly, 7, reads from the Bible during a Black History Month commemoration...
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Photos: 35 years since the Blizzard of 1978
Photos from the Northeastern United States blizzard of 1978, a catastrophic nor’easter that brought blizzard conditions to the New England region of the United States, New Jersey and the New York...
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Photos: On this day – February 21, 1965 – Malcolm X is assassinated
On this day – February 21, 1965 – Malcolm X is assassinated at the Audubon Ballroom in New York City by members of the Nation of Islam. Malcolm X has been described as one of the greatest and most...
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