Mickey Mantle was the subject of a newspaper hoax in 1961. Here he is that year taking practice swings at Yankee Stadium. AP hide caption
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Tuesday
Monday
How 'One Nation' Didn't Become 'Under God' Until The '50s Religious Revival
Ann contemplates the little known Fifth Question: What exactly is this? NPR hide caption
Sunday
A Cheez Whiz ad from 1952. Courtesy of Kraft Foods hide caption
Cheez Whiz Helped Spread Processed Foods. Will It Be Squeezed Out?
Saturday
A Palestinian Bedouin girl milks a sheep in her family's makeshift camp in the West Bank. Herders live close to their animals, their main source of income. Emily Harris/NPR hide caption
Making Cheese In The Land Of The Bible: Add Myrrh And A Leap Of Faith
White roses adorn the statue of Richard III outside Leicester Cathedral before the reinterment ceremony of King Richard III. WPA Pool/Getty Images hide caption
Thursday
Park and Shop From the collections of The Henry Ford hide caption
A 16th century woodcut shows the interior of a kitchen. In medieval Europe, cooks combined contrasting flavors and spices in much the same way that Indian cooking still does today. Paul Lacroix/Wikimedia hide caption
Wednesday
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Heinz And Kraft: Before They Were Food Giants, They Were Men
Tuesday
Lily Bushelle (right) dressed up as Shirley Chisholm. In 1968, Chisholm became the first African-American woman elected to Congress. Courtesy of Marc Bushelle hide caption
Ladies in long dresses practice polka steps by a radio, circa 1920s. Corbis hide caption
Sunday
From left, Videofreex David Cort, Bart Friedman and Parry Teasdale filmed kids' programs and daily goings-on in 1973 at their Maple Tree Farm in Lanesville, N.Y. John Dominis/Courtesy of Videofreex hide caption
Decades Before YouTube, Video Pioneers Captured Turbulent Era
Saturday
Martin Luther King Jr., with his wife, Coretta, at a Harlem hospital after he was stabbed by Izola Ware Curry in 1958. AP hide caption
Friday
Demonstrators of different races and religions from across the country united to take part in the historic march from Selma to Montgomery, Ala., 50 years ago. AP hide caption
'A Proud Walk': 3 Voices On The March From Selma To Montgomery
Thursday
Female Ku Klux Klan members in the 1920s march through Binghamton, N.Y., holding American flags. Bettmann/Corbis hide caption