A camera in the gondola of his balloon photographs Air Force Captain Joseph M. Kittinger Jr., as he starts the jump that set his record-breaking parachute jump over southern New Mexico on Aug. 8, 1960. Bettman/Corbis hide caption
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Saturday
Jack Gibson is one of several disc jockeys and other stars of early black radio who is featured in the Google Cultural Archive. Indiana University's Archives of African American Music and Culture hide caption
Thursday
Bob Ebeling, now 89, at his home in Brigham City, Utah. Howard Berkes/NPR hide caption
Muhammad Ali, world heavyweight boxing champion, stands with Malcolm X (left) outside the Trans-Lux Newsreel Theater in New York in 1964. AP hide caption
Muhammad Ali And Malcolm X: A Broken Friendship, An Enduring Legacy
Tuesday
A tea lady brings round refreshments for British office workers in the 1970s. All over the U.K., the arrival of the tea ladies with trolleys loaded with a steaming tea urn and a tray of cakes or buns was the high point of the workday. M. Fresco/Evening Standard/Hulton Archive/Getty Images hide caption
During World War II, Potato Pete, a dapper cartoon spud with a jaunty cap and spats, instructed U.K. consumers on the humble tuber's many uses – not just in standards like scalloped potatoes and savory pies but also in more surprising options, like potato scones and waffles. Imperial War Museums (Art.IWM PST 6080) hide caption
Six of Damine's 10 remaining children perform in the finale of the village's annual kabuki festival. Elise Hu/NPR hide caption
As A Japanese Mountain Village Shrinks, So Do Its Prospects For Kabuki
Monday
Chefs at work in the kitchen of a restaurant in New York's Chinatown, circa 1940. For many Chinese, opening up restaurants became a way to bypass U.S. immigration laws designed to keep them out of the country. Weegee(Arthur Fellig)/International Center of Photography/Getty Images hide caption
Wednesday
A satellite image of the archaeological site of Tanis, after processing. Sarah Parcak used satellite data to find the ancient Egyptian city. Courtesy of Sarah Parcak hide caption
Space Archaeologist Wants Your Help To Find Ancient Sites
A Japanese woman in the door of her living quarters in San Bruno, Calif. Dorothea Lange/Courtesy of the Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley hide caption
The Wilhelm Gustloff sank after being hit by Russian torpedoes on Jan. 30, 1945. More than 9,000 people died. Ullstein Bild via Getty Images hide caption
More Died On This WWII Ship Than On The Titanic And Lusitania Combined
Tuesday
A scene from the TV show Leave It to Beaver. The 1950s emphasized the importance of a happy nuclear family — and in popular media, the dining table often became a place to showcase these idealized dynamics. ABC Photo Archives/ABC via Getty Images hide caption
Illustration of Dr. J. Marion Sims with Anarcha by Robert Thom. Courtesy of Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, Pearson Museum. Pearson Museum, Southern Illinois University School of Medicine hide caption
Remembering Anarcha, Lucy, and Betsey: The Mothers of Modern Gynecology
Monday
George Washington delivers his inaugural address in April 1789 after being sworn as president, not king, in a break from the country's royal roots. Library of Congress hide caption
Saturday
Albert Einstein once wrote that he was indebted to a favorite uncle for giving him a toy steam engine when he was a boy, launching a lifelong interest in science. AP hide caption