Saundra Brown, the first black woman on the Oakland police force gets instructions on how to shoot a shotgun, 1970. She is now the Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California.

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Terry Fox running from east to west cross-Canada with his leg having been amputated to raise money and awareness for cancer research, he died less than 1 year later [1980]

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Gary Anderson, the guy who, at age 23, designed the recycling logo for a contest in 1970

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Carrie Fisher, Mark Hamill, and Harrison Ford going over the script for The Empire Strikes Back in 1979

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Women's Pro-Wrestling Pioneer Mildred Burke: In the 1930s, Burke wrestled over 200 men, but only lost to one of them.

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"I'm not offended by all the dumb blonde jokes because I know I'm not dumb... and I also know I'm not blonde." ~ Dolly Parton 1973

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Marilyn Monroe with a picture of Honest Abe in 1954

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1989, Growing up poor but happy.

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Princess Elizabeth, 1951

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Behind the scenes of Wes Craven’s Swamp Thing (1982)

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Photo of my mother (a bit soiled). She was 24 years old in this photo. Had just completed her college.

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