Historic photos from June 22: Knockouts, heroes and a tragic own goal
Each day we offer a curated collection of some of the best AP images that were taken from that day. Not all of these photos were prize winners, but each of them certainly tells a story.Â
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1929: Henry Ford, Thomas Edison
Standing in the shade of the structure of the small wooden building in which Thomas A. Edison’s first electric light bulb was blown, Henry Ford formally received the workshop to become a part of his Edisonia museum at Dearborn, Mich. Ford is turning over to Mr. Edison the original key to the building at the presentation at Parsippany, N.J., June 22, 1929. Man at left is unidentified. (AP Photo)
1931: Amelia Earhart
American aircraft pilot Amelia Earhart is assisted by her husband, George Palmer Putnam, as she climbs out of the cockpit of her autogiro after completing a transcontinental flight to the West Coast and back, at the Metropolitan Airport in Newark, N.J., on June 22, 1931. (AP Photo)
1938: Great Depression
Albert Wendt, a cigar maker before the loss of his job, sits outdoors while cooking food in the city of Chicago, Ill., on June 22, 1938 during the Great Depression. (AP Photo)
1938: Joe Louis
Boxer Joe Louis, left, knocks out Max Schmeling in the first round to win the heavyweight title, June 22, 1938, at Yankee Stadium in New York. (AP Photo)
1938: Joe Louis
Wild rejoicing spread over the city in Washington, D.C., the night of June 22, 1938, after news of Joe Louis's victory over the German champion Max Schmeling was flashed. (AP Photo)
1941: USO
Some of the 250 enlisted men from Mitchel Field, N.Y., trip the light fantastic at a block party in their honor at Laurelton, New York, June 22, 1941. Sixty-six residents of the neighborhood served meals to the soldiers. (AP Photo)
1943: WAVEs
Part of a group of 900 WAVEs taking training at Smith College in Northampton, Mass., June 22, 1943, going through mass exercise drill to keep them fit for auxiliary service with the Navy. (AP Photo)
1946: John F Kennedy
John F. Kennedy, winner of the Democratic Nomination for Congress in the 11th Massachusetts District, relaxes with his dog, Mo, June 22, 1946, Hyannisport, Mass. (AP Photo/Peter J. Carroll)
1950: HUAC
Seven Hollywood figures arrive at U.S. Federal Court in Washington June 22, 1950, to face charges of contempt for defiance of the House Committee on Un-American Activities. From left to right, Samuel Ornitz, Ring Lardner Jr., Albert Maltz, Alvah Bessie, Lester Cole, Herbert Biberman, and Edward Dmytryk. (AP Photo)
1953: Air Pollution
A soot storm swept over a three-mile area in Philadelphia and Mrs. John Long and her six-year-old son, Christopher, awoke like this, June 22, 1953. Hundreds of persons discovered the soot had spread over bed clothing, furniture and sidewalks during the night. The soot was traced to a generating plant of an electric company where a spokesman said failure of a soot-collecting apparatus in the smoke-discharge system was to blame. (AP Photo)
1956: Marilyn Monroe
Playwright Arthur Miller and actress Marilyn Monroe, center background, are besieged by newsmen and cameramen in front of her apartment in New York, June 22, 1956. They announced plans to wed before July 13. (AP Photo)
1958: Jack Nicklaus
Jack Nicklaus, 18, of Columbus, Ohio, left, defeated Dick Norville, 30, of Oklahoma City, right, 9 and 8 in Hutchinson, Kansas, June 22, 1958, to win the 55th annual Trans-Miss Golf Tournament championship. Nicklaus is shown with the championship and roving trophies. (AP Photo)
1961: Twilight in the Afternoon
The Lights went on much earlier than usual as heavy clouds caused a semi darkness resembling twilight in New York, June 22, 1961. By 4:30 pm, the lights of Times Square theaters blazed brightly and reflected in the rain dampened streets. (AP Photo/Hans Von Nolde)
1967: Transparent Furniture
South-Vietnamese-born designer, Quasar, sits on one of his plastic armchairs while listening to music through headphones while his assistant Angelica Lopez sleeps on a plastic bed in Paris, France on June 22, 1967. Quasar is the husband of Paris fashion designer Emmanuelle Khann who made a name for herself by designing the first plastic disc dresses. (AP Photo/Michel Laurent)
1967: Walt Frazier
Walt Frazier, number one draft choice of the New York Knicks is shown outside Madison Square Garden in New York City, on June 22, 1967, after signing with the National Basketball Association Club. Frazier, 6' 4", was a guard on the Southern Illinois team that took the 1966 NIT Championships. (AP Photo/Ray Howard)
1972: Vietnam War
A South Vietnamese soldier holds a wounded boy who is the only surviving member of his family after North Vietnamese opened fired on a group of refugees fleeing south from An Loc along Route 13 on June 22, 1972. (AP Photo)
1975: Hookers Convention
Jane Fonda, left, Margo St. James, center, and Dr. Jennifer James were panelists at the Second Annual Hookers Convention held in San Francisco, June 22, 1975. Hookers Union President St. James led the discussion of decriminalization of prostitution, and actress Fonda and Dr. James, an anthropologist from the University of Washington in Seattle contributed. (AP Photo)
1978: Magic Mountain
Two train loads of riders try out Colossus, the latest ride at Magic Mountain in Valencia, Calif., June 22, 1978, as the giant roller coaster opened for business. Park officials say Colossus is built from 1,209,687 board feet of lumber, and is twice as big as any previous coaster. (AP Photo/Nick Ut)
1981: John McEnroe
John McEnroe spreads his arms wide, as he argues with umpire Edward James, on Wimbledon's Number One court on Monday, June 22, 1981 in London, during his Men's Singles first round match against fellow American Tom Gullikson. McEnroe, who argued with the umpire, insulted the tournament referee, broke a racquet and gave away two penalty points on his way to defeating Gullikson 7-6; 6-3; 6;3, said afterwards, "if others can manage to keep calm, why not me ?". (AP Photo/Peter Kemp)
1982: Princess Diana
Well wishers outside St. Mary's Hospital, London, Tuesday, June 22, 1982 were rewarded when the Prince and Princess of Wales came out with their newborn son - and then left for Kensington Palace. (AP Photo / Redman).
1988: Michael Spinks
Mike Tyson, left, and Michael Spinks, right, are no smiles during international press conference at Trump Plaza in Atlantic City on June 22, 1988. The two fighters will go head to head, Monday night June 27th. (AP Photo/Michael Baytoff)
1994: Own goal
In this June 22, 1994, file photo, Colombia's Andres Escobar lies on the ground and watches a shot by America's Eric Wynalda miss the Colombian goal during a World Cup match at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, Calif. In perhaps the most tragic episode in World Cup history, the Colombian defender known as the "Gentleman of the Field," diverted a ball past his own goalkeeper for the opening goal in a 2-1 loss to the United States. The result eliminated Colombia from the tournament and, 10 days later, the 27-year-old Escobar was shot dead in a Medellin parking lot. (AP Photo/Draper, File)
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