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Kennedy Was Killed While Campaigning for President. Here's What Drove Him to Run](https://time.com/5300908/rfk-life-book/) A grieving brother ventured out on his own to battle poverty and oppose a divisive war [HISTORY](/section/history/) *  Mar 28, 2018 ### [John Lewis: Martin Luther King Jr.'s Greatest Gift Was the 'Belief in Society's Ability to Change'](https://time.com/5209452/john-lewis-martin-luther-king/) "I do not know how my life would have been without Dr. King" [HISTORY](/section/history/) *  Jan 19, 2018 ### [Behind the Anti-War Protests That Swept America in 1968](https://time.com/5106608/protest-1968/) As America’s military presence grew, so did the parallel battle for peace [HISTORY](/section/history/) *  Aug 9, 2017 ### [The World-Changing Evolution of Princess Diana](https://time.com/4879138/diana-princess-remembered/) Read an excerpt from the newly reissued LIFE special edition 'Diana: A Princess Remembered' *  Jul 21, 2017 ### [Not Everyone Escaped at Dunkirk. This Is What Happened After the Rescue](https://time.com/4869347/dunkirk-aftermath-history/) Allied POWs faced five years of brutal captivity, forced marches and executions [HISTORY](/section/history/) *  Jun 12, 2017 ### [How Anne Frank's Diary Survived](https://time.com/4803406/anne-frank-diary-anniversary/) Read an excerpt from LIFE’s new special edition about Anne Frank's life and legacy [HISTORY](/section/history/) *  May 12, 2017 ### [How Anne Frank's Family Found a Place to Hide](https://time.com/4770800/anne-frank-secret-annex/) In this excerpt from LIFE’s new special edition about Anne Frank's life and legacy, the Frank family... [HISTORY](/section/history/) *  May 1, 2017 ### [The Enduring Power of John F. Kennedy's Message to the World](https://time.com/4758284/jfk-legacy-introduction/) Read an excerpt from LIFE’s new special edition, John F. Kennedy: The Legacy [HISTORY](/section/history/) *  Apr 5, 2017 ### [How American Troops Helped Turn the Tide in World War I](https://time.com/4718767/american-troops-wwi-excerpt/) Read an excerpt from LIFE’s new special edition, World War I: The Great War and the American Cent... [HISTORY](/section/history/) *  Nov 4, 2016 ### [There’s a Little Bit of Cubs in All of Us](https://time.com/4558276/life-books-chicago-cubs-excerpt/) Read an excerpt from LIFE's new special edition Chicago Cubs: Champions At Last [HISTORY](/section/history/) *  Aug 31, 2016 ### [How Tabloids Inspired Film Noir](https://time.com/4460487/tabloids-film-noir/) Read an excerpt from LIFE's new special edition Film Noir: 75 Years of the Greatest Crime Films<... *  May 13, 2016 ### [How World War II Changed Walt Disney](https://time.com/4326360/walt-disney-world-war-ii-excerpt/) How two crises— a crippling strike and the Second World War— changed the Disney studio (and Walt him... [HISTORY](/section/history/) *  Feb 23, 2016 ### [Harper Lee Before _To Kill a Mockingbird_](https://time.com/4234210/harper-lee-childhood/) Read an excerpt from LIFE’s new special edition, 'The Enduring Legacy of Harper Lee and To Kill a Mo... 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