"Douglas Bent, A U.S. Navy Petty Officer, Was Captured During The Vietnam War. His Captors Thought Him Unintelligent, Earning Him The Moniker "The Stupid." He Feigned Ignorance, Opting To Hum A Song Instead Of Speaking"
"While in captivity, bent maintained this act, leading his Vietnamese captors to believe he suffered from a mental disorder. After being freed and returning to the United States, Bent astounded everyone by listing approximately 256 names of missing fellow pows. He had ingeniously memorized their names by associating them with the melody of "Old McDonald Had a Farm," the same tune he hummed throughout his imprisonment"
"Blackfoot Tribe In Glacier National Park, 1913"
Mississippi's First Interracial Couple Recognized By The State, August 3, 1970
"Sergeant William Henry “Black Death” Johnson Of The Harlem Hellfighters Wearing His Croix De Guerre Medal Ca. 1918. In Northern France, Johnson Single-Handedly Fought Off A German Raiding Party Receiving 21 Wounds In Order To Save Fellow Soldier Pvt Needham Roberts"
"A Photo Of Freddie Mercury, 1958"
"Gunnar Kaasen And His Team Of 13 Dogs, LED By The Siberian Husky, Balto, Completed The Last Leg Of A 1925 Trip To Deliver 300,000 Units Of Diphtheria Antitoxin To Nome, Alaska To Prevent An Outbreak. They Traveled By Night In Temperatures Of -23 °f (-31 °c)"
"Little Girl And Her Pet Toad At A Pet Show, Venice Beach, California, 1936"
"Two Boys Show Each Other Different Skills, Kenya, 1962. 9-Year-Old Kevin From New York Had Come To Kenya To Join His Stepfather As Guest Of A Maasai Tribe, Where He And The Chief’s Son Dionni Became Close Companions"
"Pictured Here Is Willemien Rieken. She Was Only 9 Years Old When She First Began Laying Flowers On The Grave Of William Edmond, A British Soldier Who Fought And Died To Liberate Her Dutch Village. From The Day He Died, And For 75 Years, She Looked After His Grave And Kept His Memory Alive"
"Mister Rogers Received A Letter From A Blind Girl Who Was Concerned About His Fish, As She Had Heard Him Mention Them. Worried That They Might Not Be Getting Fed, He Started A Heartwarming Tradition. At The Conclusion Of Each Subsequent Show, He Would Narrate, “I'm Feeding The Fish”"
"American Soldier Reunites With His Wife At Train Station Fittingly Named"New Hope." Us, 1945"
"In 1902, 18-Year-Old Alice Roosevelt Was Known For Her Rebellious And Independent Spirit. Alice Was Known For Her Unusual Habits, Such As Wearing Pants, Driving Cars, Smoking Cigarettes, Betting With Bookies, And Dancing On Rooftops"
"British Soldier Retrieving Bandages From The Kit Of A Dog During Wwi, 1915"
"A Peruvian Woman And Her Baby In The Andes, 1930s"
"This Photo Shows John Lewis Being Arrested In Tennessee In 1961 For Organizing And Participating In Civil Rights Demonstrations"
"Two Brothers From East And West Berlin Reunite At Checkpoint Charlie After The East German Government Agreed To Open The Wall For Christmas, 1963"
"Two Girls Gallop Full Speed On Sheep In Cornwall, England 1969. Photo By John Drysdale"
"Wedding Rings Removed From Holocaust Victims Before They Were Executed, 1945"
"Spanish Woman Fighting For The Republican Loyalists In The Spanish Civil War"
"Teenagers Dressed For A High School Dance In The 1920s"
"Burial At Sea On The Uss Intrepid, November 1944"
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Henry Brown still owes me money.
I read an unsubstantiated rumor that the man to the left of Billy the Kid was Butch Cassidy.