The iconic Pulitzer Prize winning photo by AP photographer
Joe Rosenthal was actually the second flag raised on Feb.
23, 1945 during the battle for Iwo Jima.

February 23, 1945: During the bloody Battle for Iwo Jima, U.S.
Marines from the 3rd Platoon, E Company, 2nd Battalion, 28th
Regiment of the 5th Division took the crest of Mount Suribachi,
the island’s highest peak and most strategic position, and raised
the U.S. flag. Marine photographer Louis Lowery was with them
and recorded the event.

Joe Rosenthal, a photographer with the Associated Press, met
them along the way and recorded the raising of the second flag
along with a Marine still photographer and  a motion-picture
cameraman.

Rosenthal took three photographs atop Suribachi. The first,
which showed six Marines struggling to hoist the heavy flag
pole, became the most reproduced photograph in history and
won him a Pulitzer Prize.

Joseph John Rosenthal  (1911 – 2006)

The historical/education program You Are There originally started
as a CBS radio program and  made a transition to television in 1953,        
with Walter Cronkite as the regular host.

Reporters included veteran radio announcers Dick Joy and Harlow Wilcox. The first telecast took place on February 1, 1953, featuring         
a re-enactment of the Hindenburg disaster. The final telecast took
place on October 13, 1957.        

Originally telecast live, most of the later episodes were produced
on film.

Let’s journey back to the fizzy world of 1970s soda culture
and reminisce about Tab, the forgotten gem of soda pop
aficionados. Introduced by The Coca-Cola Company in
1963, Tab became a staple of the ’70s beverage scene,
offering a low-calorie alternative to traditional sodas.

Despite its initial popularity, Tab eventually fizzled out in
the late ’70s and early ’80s as other diet sodas like Diet
Coke took center stage. However, for those who remember
the tangy taste and iconic pink cans of Tab, it remains a
fond memory of a bygone era in soda history.

Pictures In History

George Washington (February 22, 1732 – December 14, 1799)