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Some of the huge crowd in the Square at Alba Lulia, Romani, on May 14, 1928, who have sworn to overthrow the present government in the country. (AP Ph...

French ex-heavyweight boxing champion Georges Carpentier, who was the idol of the boxing ring, in one of the scenes of a film in which he takes the pa...

His Majesty King Prachatipok of Siam, centre right, assists the young Prince Ohirasakti to alight from a palanquin during a state function in Bankok,...

Italian built airship Italia, over the countryside near Stockholm, Sweden, on May 7, 1928. The airship under the command of General Umberto Nobile wil...

Romania's King Michael, left, pushing a lawnmower in the garden of the Royal Palace in Bucharest,May 5, 1928, with his friend Prince Alexander of Yugo...

Insignias formed of a long pole at the top of which are clusters of hammered gold and silver flowers, are the property of the King of Siam and were us...

His Majesty King Prachatipok of Siam,is carried on a Palanquin of State, from Amarindr Hall going to the Chapel Royal for the annual Oath of Allegianc...

His Majesty King Prachatipok of Siam, is carried on a Palanquin of State, from Amarindr Hall going to the Chapel Royal for the annual Oath of Allegian...

British Prime Minister Stanley Baldwin and his wife Lucy, arrive for a private viewing of the Summer Exhibition at the Royal Academy, in London, on Ma...

Siamese twins Lucio and Simploco Godino from Samar, in the Philippines arrive on a boat in America, on April 30, 1928. The twins are 20 years-old. (AP...

Prince Nicholas of Romania, third from left, unveils a monument to Stephen the Great, during the celebrations of the tenth anniversary of the union o...

Following a terrible earthquake, a large home is in total ruin in Fillipopolis, Bulgaria, on April 28, 1928. (AP Photo)

Damaged buildings in a central street in Corinth, Greece, on April 27, 1928, destroyed by a terrible earthquake. Thousands of houses have collapsed an...

People stand in a central street in Corinth, Greece, on April 27, 1928, destroyed by a terrible earthquake. Thousands of houses have collap[sed and ma...

Captain Hubert S. Broad, second left, chief test pilot for the De Havilland aircraft company, with a De Havilland-Napier Hound, somewhere in England,...

English golfer Archie Compston, left, and American Walter Hagen walk from the first tee at Moor Park, Rickmansworth, England, on April 27, 1928, durin...

The old style paddle canoe is completely dwarfed by the gigantic Rohrbach

His Majesty KIng Gustav V of Sweden, plays tennis at the Club Roma, in Rome, Italy, on April 26, 1928. (AP Photo)

American racing motorist Frank Lockhart, before his attempt on the world land speed record, in his Stutz Black Bear on Daytona Beach, Florida, on Apri...

American racing motorist Frank Lockhart, before his attempt on the world land speed record, in his Stutz Black Bear on Daytona Beach, Florida, on Apri...

Australian airman Captain George H. Wilkins, fuelling his plane, in Point Barrow, Alaska, on April 23, 1928, before attempting to fly over the North P...

British heavyweight boxer Charlie Smith, second left, before his fight with Swedish heavyweight Harry Persson, fourth right, in Stockholm, Sweden, on...

Canadian-born Evangelist Aimee Semple McPherson in London, England, April 18, 1928, ahead of a public appearance (AP Photo)

Charles Lindbergh with the

Ban Johnson, who for 34 years ruled the American League as its President, handed in his resignation to the leagues directors at the organizations head...

Walter B Johnson, Celebrating his 20th anniversary with the Big Leagues, August 3, 1927. (AP Photo)

A British outpost beyond the foreign settlement in Shanghai, China, May 24, 1927. (AP Photo)

A landing force of Marines outside the office of the American land force on the bund at Shanghai, China, shown May 24, 1927. (AP Photo)

Charles A. Lindbergh taxis the

Robert Groves, Philadelphia pitcher, in 1925. (AP Photo)

"Goose" Goslin, Washington left fielder, Oct. 6, 1924. (AP Photo)

Bottles of Scotch Whiskey smuggled in hollowed out loaves of bread, June 12, 1924. (AP Photo)

Laddie Boy, President Warren G. Harding's terrier is shown, Aug. 1, 1922. (AP Photo)

Members of the Pittsburgh Steelers defense sit on the bench as time winds down near the end of the Buffalo Bills' 24-3 AFC Divisional Playoff Game at...

President Warren G. Harding places a wreath on the casket of an unknown soldier from World War I in the rotunda of the U.S. Capitol, Nov. 11, 1921 in...

Herbert Hoover, then-director of American Relief, is shown at right, Jan. 8, 1919 in Poland. At left is Marshall Jozef Pilsudski of Poland. In the cen...

The first Christie tank of World War I is shown, 1919. (AP Photo)

Capt. D.D. Eisenhower, left, Commander of Camp Colt, and Lt. Owens, in charge of tanks in Camp Colt, Gettysburg, Pa., shown in 1918. (AP Photo)

Connie Mack and distinguished guests at ground-breaking for Shibe Park in Philadelphia, in 1908. (AP Photo/Jack Snyder)

Alexander Graham Bell is shown on the telephone at the opening of the New York-Chicago long distance telephone line, Oct. 18, 1892. It was 1876 when B...