183 words The Death Star battle from Star Wars Return of the Jedi (1983). Imagine being in the theaters and seeing this for the first time
150 words My dad and two of his siblings. Early 80s
144 words A 1938 photograph taken during a screen test for one of the Flying Monkeys from "The Wizard of Oz"
128 words My dad holding me in 1966 at age 40. By this date life was: Orphaned during the Great Depression. 39 missions as a gunner over hostile airspace in the European theatre of WW II. 20 yrs manual labor in grocery stores in Buffalo, NY. Life was so much harder, and he just kept going and going.
438 words Lifelong friends who roomed together at Juilliard, Robin Williams and Christopher Reeve, hanging out in 1970s
146 words Rest in peace, Queen Elizabeth II. A 70-year reign; what an incredible achievement. (1926-2022)
115 words German-born director William Wyler during his 1942-1945 service in the United States Army Air Corps. Wyler made three of the enduring movies of the World War II era: the pro-British Mrs. Miniver, the flight crew documentary Memphis Belle, and The Best Years of Our Lives about returning vets.
129 words "I'd rather eat pasta and drink wine than be a size 0." ~Sophia Loren, 1965.
132 words Gramps was one of the O.G. Antifa fighters, back in the 1940's...
149 words A couple dancing at Tiananmen Square before the tanks rolled in, 1989
297 words Carrie Fisher and Paul Simon in 1983
317 words Kids being taught gun safety at an Indiana school in 1956
134 words Arnold Schwarzenegger meeting his fans in Moscow, 1988
157 words A French man reacts to trying Coca-Cola for the first time (1950s)
573 words Actor George Hamilton with friends, St. Tropez, France, 1977
141 words A member of the 369th Infantry Regiment (aka "Harlem Hellfighters") holds a puppy that he saved during World War I (1918)
158 words USA 1959 Colorized Pot Roast
225 words The finale of Nirvana's MTV Unplugged performance in 1993. This song is "Where Did You Sleep Last Night"
155 words My grandma in 1945 at 26 yo kinda looks she was famous. She wasn’t.
116 words This was Prince's all access badge while on the Rick James 1980 tour. Hope this is allowed.