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Los Angeles, California: Senator Richard Nixon and William P. Rogers (right) at the Ambassador Hotel pool where Nixon and Rogers relax while preparing text of Nixon's television speech, September 23.
A doctor for Mr. Burns of The Simpsons demonstrating multiple "diseases" trying to get through a door at the same time, saying "We call it Three Stooges Syndrome."
Bart Simpson on the phone (in a scene parodying 'Rear Window'), navigating a crime-reporting phone tree, where the recorded response is "You have selected 'Regicide', if you know the name of the King or Queen being murdered, press 1."
The Nicholas Brothers in Stormy Weather, leaping over one another, landing in a full split then standing up without using their hands
Amazing Footnote Footnote saying "This was once revealed to me in a dream" From Nicolas Berdyaev's "The Divine and the Human", English Translation 1949, p. 6
President Richard Nixon, on Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In television comedy show, doubtfully uttering the show's catch phrase 'Sock it to me?'
Bluesmobile on a highway with a loudspeaker, saying "You, on the motorcycle" to a passing motorcyclist.
Scene from the movie 'Gettysburg' showing Chamberlain ordering 'Bayonets!' to the 40th Maine.
Chart of isotopes, with number of protons (atomic number) on the vertical and number of neutrons on the horizontal, and color representing relative stability.
A graph of Chicago homeless, showing bars of multiple categories. The 2024 bar shows an enormous increase almost all of which is yellow for 'sheltered new arrivals', i.e. people from outside Chicago.
Rose Mary Woods, President Nixon's secretary, awkwardly stretching to reach the telephone, demonstrates the "Rose Mary Stretch", which purportedly led to the erasure of 18-plus minutes of the Watergate tapes.
Richard Nixon stands on his roof watering the wood during the Brentwood-Bel Air fire, Los Angeles, California, November 1961
President Richard Nixon, uttering the catchphrase "Sock it to me?" (sounding doubtful) on Rowan and Martin's Laugh In TV comedy show.
Poll for "All American Half-time Show", asking "what music genres would you like to see featured" with the choices "Anything in English", "Americana", "Classic Rock", "Country", "Hip Hop", "Pop", and "Worship".
A picture of Disney's Pinocchio with the caption 'Ceci n'est pas un garçon.' [French for 'this is not a boy']
Orson Welles, as Charles Foster Kane in Citizen Kane, clapping with a fierce gaze.
Simpsons depiction of Richard Nixon in the TV debate with JFK, saying "I'd also like to express my fondness for that particular beer."
Richard Nixon delivering (dubiously) the "Sock it to me" line on Rowan and Martin's Laugh In television show.
Trump showing a red "4 MORE YEARS" baseball cap, selected from a White House bookshelf with many other caps and promotional junk. Volodymyr Zelensky and two other men are looking on.
Chamber of the House of Lords of the UK, distinguishable from the Commons chamber by more ornate seating and seating across the chamber facing the chair. From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_of_Lords
Screenshot from Downfall, depicting Hitler at a dinner table in the Führerbunker with wine glasses visible, reading a folder with concern, about to read that Himmler has been trying to negotiate a surrender to the Western Allies.
Rose Mary Woods, Richard Nixon's secretary, stretching awkwardly to reach the phone while her foot remains under her typing desk, purporting to demonstrate how she caused a gap to appear in an audio tape recording White House conversations around the Watergate burglary.
A drawing of Peter Minuit and a second Dutchman offering a chest of jewels and goods to the Lenape in exchange for Manhattan in 1626.
Graph of measles cases in the USA from 1962--2023. It shows about 400,000 cases in 1962 through 1964, dropping to 200,000 in 1966, then below 100,000 in 1967, and virtually zero after 1992. The graph indicates the vaccine was licensed in 1963, 2nd dose recommended starting in 1989, and "Elimination declared" in 2000.
Votes by oblast in the 1991 Ukrainian independence referendum: every region outside Crimea voted over 80% for independence, Crimea voted 54% in favor, Sebastopol 57%.
Cartoon from Mad Magazine 1968, depicting an old man with flag- and eagle-themed decoration. Text: See the Super Patriot. Hear him preach how he loves his country. Hear him preach how he hates "liberals". And "Moderates" and "Intellectuals" and "Activists" and "Pacifists" and "Minority Groups" and "Aliens" and "Unions" and "Teenagers" and the "Very Rich" and the "Very Poor" and "People with Foreign-Sounding Names". Now you know what a Super Patriot is. He's someone who loves his country while hating 93% of the people who live in it.
Illustration of hypothetical damage pattern on a WW2 bomber. Red dots show where surviving bombers suffered damage, meaning unmarked areas are critical to the aircraft.
Cover of recently redesigned passport 中华民国 护照 in traditional characters, a seal with "Republic of China" around the ROC sun symbol and "TAIWAN PASSPORT" in large type.
Dumpling "alignment chart". "Ingredient" axis "traditional", "less traditional", "anything". "Structure" axis "filling fully wrapped in unleavened dough", "fully wrapped in consistent covering", and "anything edible contained in anything edible." Cells contain: wonton, pierogi, corn dog, baozi, hot pocket, Lindt truffle, carnitas taco, meatball sub, pop-tart as "dumplings"
Former Trump Dept of Justice appointee Jeffrey Clark in his driveway without pants as the FBI conducts a raid. Clark was willing to support Trump's unlawful desire to hold onto power after losing the 2020 election.
Amazing Footnote Footnote saying "This was once revealed to me in a dream" From Nicolas Berdyaev's "The Divine and the Human", English Translation 1949, p. 6