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What is celebrated on Independence Day - 4th of July
Abandoned Stars Wars sets in the desert
New York-based visual artist and filmmaker Rä di Martino has taken a series of eerie and beautiful photos that capture scenes of abandoned Hollywood film sets. Martino spent over a year traveling throughout the desert towns of Morocco and Tunisia hunting down the old Star Wars sets. 'No More Stars' showcases the backdrop of Luke Skywalker’s home on the fictional desert planet Tatooine, its massive structures that now stand like ancient ruins forgotten by time and man.
Rä di Martino's work can be seen at
Tate Modern.
Jamestown cannibalism
Scientists announced during the news conference that they have found the first solid archaeological evidence that some of the earliest American colonists at Jamestown, Va., survived harsh conditions by turning to cannibalism presenting the discovery of the bones of a 14-year-old girl, "Jane" that show clear signs that she was cannibalized.
Strike marks are seen on the skull of "Jane of Jamestown" during a news conference at the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History in Washington, Wednesday, May 1, 2013. Scientists announced during the news conference that they have found the first solid archaeological evidence that some of the earliest American colonists at Jamestown, Va., survived harsh conditions by turning to cannibalism presenting the discovery of the bones of a 14-year-old girl, "Jane" that show clear signs that she was cannibalized. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
Google Doodle Honors Earth Day
If you just woke up or even if you're heading out to work, take a moment to lean down and give good old Mother Earth a kiss; it is Earth Day, after all. Google's marking the day with a lively animated Google Doodle that almost completely obscures the search giant's brand name.
Fight of the Century
On the anniversary of the legendary "Fight of the Century" in 1971 between Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier at Madison Square Garden, LIFE.com offers us rare snapshots of that classic bout.
Joe Frazier in training for his heavyweight title bout against Muhammad Ali, 1971. (John Shearer—Time & Life Pictures/Getty Images)
Titanic Violin Goes On Display
The violin from the band that played as the Titanic sank was recovered in an attic in England, and is currently on display on the 101st anniversary of the sinking of the ship on April 15, 2013 in Devizes, England. The rosewood violin was believed to have disappeared beneath the waves when its owner, band leader Wallace Hartley, drowned with some 1,500 others on board the supposedly "unsinkable" ocean liner in April 1912.
Long thought to have been either lost at sea or stolen, it is being described, as far as Titanic memorabilia goes, as one the most important pieces that has ever come up for sale.
400 Year Old Treasure
400-year-old shipwreck treasure recovered
A shipwreck site, called the "Tortugas" excavation, was first discovered back in 1965. Its 400-year-old treasure found off the Florida coast in the Gulf of Mexico has now been recovered. The treasure fleet ship was sailing back to Spain after collecting colonial treasures back in 1622. It was struck down by a fierce hurricane off the southwest tip of Florida, about 400 miles from the Florida Keys.
Facebook History
Facebook is reportedly preparing to announce a new homescreen and ‘launcher’ for a range of Android phones on Thursday. Here, we take a look at some of the company's other major announcements over the years.
Top ten Funeral Songs
1. Frank Sinatra – My Way
Paul Anka’s bullish adaptation of the French chanson Comme d’habitude has long been funeral top dog.
Picture: REX
Vintage Submarine Control Room
Vintage Submarine Control Room from 1918
Have you ever seen so many valves? I count at least 23!
You are looking at the control room of the UB-110 German Submarine (looking aft, starboard side). The photograph was recently uploaded to Flickr Commons by the Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums.
According to the description:
This image shows manhole to periscope wall, valve wheels for flooding and blowing. Hanwheels for periscope gear, air pressure gauges. The UB-110 sunk after attacking a merchant shipping convoy near Hartlepool in July 1918. It was then salvaged and transferred to Swan Hunter Wigham Richardson Ltd. Dry Docks (Wallsend), with an order to restore her to fighting state. The order cancelled following Armistice and she was scrapped thereafter.
Taken from the Swan Hunter and Wigham Richardson Ltd. Shipbuilders Collection in November of 1918. Reference no. DS.SWH/5/3/2/14/1/26
LIFE in the Vietnam War
The view from inside Marine helicopter Yankee Papa 13, Vietnam, March 1965. (Larry Burrows—Time & Life Pictures/Getty Images)
Images of the Year 2012
RNPS IMAGES OF THE YEAR 2012 - A photographer jumps over a smoke canister during a demonstration by firefighters, security and military personnel against cuts in their salaries imposed by Spanish Government, in the Andalusian capital of Seville September 29, 2012. Spain's debt will reach 90.5 percent of gross domestic product by end 2013 after hitting 85.3 percent of GDP by the end of this year, the government's budget document showed on Saturday. REUTERS/Marcelo del Pozo (SPAIN - Tags: POLITICS BUSINESS CIVIL UNREST TPX IMAGE OF THE DAY)
2012 Yahoo Top Searches
Top Searches: #1 Elections
The United States is sometimes criticized for its citizens' apparent lack of interest in politics, at least beyond the celebrity angle. But "elections" was this year's most-searched term on Yahoo!, even though the long campaign probably made a lot of people weary towards the end.
In the dozen years Yahoo! has ranked its annual Top 10 searches, only two other news events captured the top spot: the BP oil spill in 2010, and Michael Jackson's death in 2009. This year the half-billion people who visit Yahoo! every month typed the word "elections" more than any other.
Titanic’s Engines Underwater
This is one of the many incredible images highlighted in National Geographic’s feature story entitled, “Unseen Titanic“. The story first appeared in the April edition of National Geographic magazine and is now available online.
In this underwater photo we see two of Titanic’s engines lying exposed in a gaping cross section of the stern. They are draped in “rusticles”—orange stalactites created by iron-eating bacteria. It’s remarkable to imagine these massive structures, four stories tall, once powering the largest moving man-made object on Earth.
Vintage New York, 1935
In this historic gem we see the Manhattan skyline from the Fulton Street Dock (which I believe is Pier 17 or close nearby). The photograph was taken by Bernice Abbot on November 26, 1935. This is one of the hundreds of black and white photographs by Berenice Abbott (1898-1991) from her Changing New York series, Abbot’s grand project to document New York City for the Federal Art Project (FAP) in 1935.
The FAP was a Depression-era government program for unemployed artists and workers in related fields such as advertising, graphic design, illustration, photofinishing, and publishing. A changing staff of more than a dozen participated as darkroom printers, field assistants, researchers and clerks on this and other photographic efforts. Abbott’s efforts resulted in a book in 1939, in advance of the World’s Fair in Flushing Meadow NY.
WWII "Ghost" Photos
As described in a story from the Daily Mail, Dutch historian Jo Teeuwisse discovered 300 negatives in a flea market and began to research the sites of the photos. This photo shows soldiers on Avenue de Paris in Cherbourg in 1944.
Museum of History Telephone
The company “Mastertel” opened the Museum of the phone who is in office. In the museum are well represented rare handsets manufacturers most of the world 1876 – 1970 years of release. Just a collection of rare Russian telephone companies. Recently visited the museum – has learned and saw many interesting things.
San Francisco Merging Then and Now
In the early morning hours of April 18th, 1906, San Franciscans awoke to a quick jolt beneath them. Then, following a short pause, the hilly city shook with ferocious intensity for 42 seconds. Streets buckled like ribbon, buildings toppled killing horses and people below… and that was just the beginning. Following the initial impact of the earthquake, fires broke out around the city. Many were started by inexperienced firefighters who, in attempts to build firebreaks by dynamiting destroyed buildings, ignited ruptured gas mains. 30 fires burned for 4 days and 4 nights, ultimately destroying approximately 25,000 buildings on 490 city blocks. The once beautiful city was brought to its knees.
Now modern San Franciscan Shawn Clover has put together an arresting comparison of the city as it appeared in the wake of destruction, and as it appears rebuilt today. By 1906, photography had become a popular hobby, so there are many photographs of the city in the days following the earthquake… many before any of the rubble had been cleaned off the street. Clover has taken this large catalog of images and meticulously recreated the scene with his own camera, merging the original images with the new to reveal the past and future side-by-side.
Remembering 9/11
Port Authority Police Officers carry the U.S. flag that flew at the World Trade Center towers during ceremonies marking the 11th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Center in New York, September 11, 2012.
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