1962

For Barbra Streisand on Her Birthday: LIFE's Photos of Her Broadway Debut

By Olivia B. Waxman and Liz Ronk

See What Life Was Once Like for Women in Washington, D.C.

By Eliza Berman and Liz Ronk

Joyce Carol Oates Remembers Marilyn Monroe and the Novel She Inspired

By Nikolas Charles

Scenes From Guantanamo in the Lead-Up to a Crisis

By Eliza Berman
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See Photos of a Young Joan Baez as She Began a Life of Music and Activism

The folk singer will be recognized on May 21 for her contributions to human rights

By Eliza Berman

Earthquake in Iran, 1962: Portraits From the Ruins

Six decades after a massive earthquake struck in northwestern Iran, killing more than 12,000 people, LIFE.com remembers the disaster with a series of powerful pictures by the great Paul Schutzer.

By Ben Cosgrove

Remembering Madame Nhu: The Polarizing Face of South Vietnam

A complicated, profoundly polarizing character, Vietnam's Madame Nhu was, in a way, an ideal representative of an era and a conflict that rebuffed easy generalization.

By Ben Cosgrove

Arnold Palmer: Rare and Classic Photos of Golf's Superstar Everyman

As the 2015 Masters Tournament kicks off in Augusta, Ga., LIFE celebrates the life and career of the one and only Arnold Palmer

By Ben Cosgrove

Alone in a Crowd: Marilyn Sings 'Happy Birthday' to JFK, May 19, 1962

On the anniversary of the night Marilyn Monroe famously sang "Happy Birthday" to JFK at Madison Square Garden in New York, LIFE revisits a classic portrait from that breathless moment.

By Ben Cosgrove

The Unbearable Cuteness of the 'Chihuahua Cha-Cha'

Two dancing dogs from 1952 embody the appearance standards set down for the Chihuahua by the American Kennel Club: "Graceful, alert, with saucy expression."

By Ben Cosgrove

LIFE at Cannes: Classic Photos From the World's Most Glamorous Film Fest

As the 67th edition of the Cannes Film Festival gets underway, LIFE presents pictures from Cannes in 1962 that, five decades later, still convey the glamor and the blithe sensuality that set the festival apart.

By Ben Cosgrove

Behind the Picture: Photos From the Night Marilyn Sang to JFK, 1962

On what would have been JFK's 97th birthday, LIFE presents Bill Ray's unforgettable picture of Marilyn Monroe, alone in the spotlight, along with other photos from the president's 1962 birthday gala that were not published in LIFE magazine.

By Ben Cosgrove

Pope John XXIII and Vatican II: The Catholic Church's Modern Moment

On the occasion of Pope John XXIII's canonization, LIFE.com recalls his landmark Vatican II council that heralded a new era in the Roman Catholic Church.

By Ben Cosgrove

Market Woes: Remembering the ‘Flash Crash’ of 1962

As the global financial markets continue their rollicking ride, LIFE.com recalls a largely forgotten economic crisis from 50 years ago.

By Ben Cosgrove

The 'Knowledge Box': Picture an Early, Trippy, Analog, 3-D Wikipedia

A contraption built in 1962 predated the Web by three decades -- but it also hinted at information-gathering techniques that we all use today, everyday, online.

By Ben Cosgrove

Scott Carpenter (1925 - 2013): Rare and Classic Photos of a NASA Legend

LIFE.com celebrates Scott Carpenter's stellar NASA career with a series of rare, up-close-and-personal photographs that reveal the quieter side of a legendary astronaut's life.

By Liz Ronk

Liz Taylor and Richard Burton on the Set of 'Cleopatra': Rare and Classic Photos

LIFE presents a series of photographs — most of which never ran in LIFE — made by photographer Paul Schutzer on the set of Cleopatra, which was released 50 years ago this week.

By Liz Ronk

National Running Day: Portraits of Speed, Grace and Power

On National Running Day, LIFE.com offers photos by a pioneer of stroboscopic photography, Gjon Mili, celebrating the beauty, grace and power of the sport.

By Ben Cosgrove

Bobby Fischer: Mind Games

On the 40th anniversary of his legendary 1972 victory over Boris Spassky, LIFE.com presents pictures of Bobby Fischer as a young man.

By Ben Cosgrove

The Nutty Ambassador: An American Puppeteer in India, 1962

LIFE celebrates the work of one of the all-time great American puppeteers: the brilliant and irreverent Bil Baird.

By Ben Cosgrove
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