Almanzo James Wilder, Laura Ingalls’s husband.
Trooper of 1st Canadian Parachute Battalion, 6th British Airborne Division.
I love the look on his face. So serene and wistful even in the midst of the chaos.
I know the Kennedys has been done, but Bobby deserves his own. He was a Camus-quoting, Mafia ass-kicking badass.
life:
When you went to your high school prom did you think to yourself, “I wish this night could last forever…” Well, in 1958 it almost did.
“Traditionally,” LIFE noted in its June 9, 1958, issue, “senior proms are the high school students’ big night to howl. To keep them happy and off the roads and ultimately wear them out, many high schools now sponsor all-night dances. The only trouble is that each generation seems to take longer to wear out.”
Students at Mariemont High School near Cincinnati came close to the ultimate this year when they put on a “prom” that lasted almost 32 hours. It started with a progressive dinner (spaghetti to strawberry cake), followed by a formal but highly energetic dance. Then the students boarded a river boat for a cruise and dancing to a jazz combo. Dawn found them somewhat subdued and back at the school for breakfast. Sent home for a short rest period, they emerged refreshed and descended on an amusement park. By nightfall half the students had discovered they were mortal and had gone home to bed. The rest whipped up another dance. “It keeps getting better and better,” one said, “as I get more and more numb.”
Read more about this night here on LIFE.com.
life:
May 29, 1917: President John F. Kennedy is born.
Happy birthday, Mr. President. Pictured above, his cake at Madison Square Garden during a “Birthday Salute” in honor of President Kennedy, New York, May 19, 1962.
James Dean
i love him so much GOSHHHH sometimes i wish i waaas born in the 50s
a compilation of chris being his adorable little self during the best scene ever
(Source: hiddlywink)
