Leon Trotsky and Frida Kahlo at Mexico. Trotsky was exiled in Mexico from 1936 until he was assassinated in 1940. Trotsky had affair with Kahlo while living at her home
Astronaut Bruce McCandless II approaches his maximum distance from the vehicle. He became the first astronaut to maneuver about in space untethered, February 7, 1984
At the age of 13, Andrew Carnegie was a poor Scottish immigrant. In 1875, he opened his first steel plant, getting involved in an industry which would eventually make him the richest man in the world
Jackie Kennedy wearing the traditional Pakistani hat of astrakhan fur that was given to her personally by President Ayub Khan. During her visit to the Khyber Pass region of the country, March, 1962
Union General Daniel Sickles was the first person to successfully use the temporary insanity plea in court. He killed his wife's lover and was cleared of murder after pleading temporary insanity
Admiral David Farragut and General Gordon Granger. Farragut became the first federal naval commander to be promoted to the rank of Admiral on July 25, 1866
Cuban President Fidel Castro shaking hands with American vice-president Richard Nixon during a press reception at The White House in April 1959, following his takeover of Havana earlier that year
"My breakthrough came very late in life, really only starting when I was fifty years old. But at that time I felt as though I had the strength for new deeds and ideas." — Edvard Munch
Wally Schirra became the fifth American in space, piloting the Mercury-Atlas 8 on a six-orbit mission lasting 9 hours, 13 minutes, and 11 seconds on October 3, 1962
John Pierpont "J.P." Morgan created the US Steel Coorporation and became one of the first billion dollar enterprises. He owned over three-fifths of steel production and business in the United States
Field Marshal Douglas Haig in his headquarters in France, 1918. He was commander during the Battle of the Somme, the battle with one of the highest casualties in British military history
