Photo of the day
From the Stripes archives
June 3, 2004

Wally Amos
R.J. Oriez ©Stars and Stripes

Tokyo, March 6, 1986: Wally Amos, founder of the Famous Amos chocolate-chip cookie enterprise, takes a batch of the snacks that made him both famous and successful out of the oven during a visit to one of his 12 outlets then open in Japan.

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Past photos of the day

June, 2004
June 2, 2004: Actress and swimming champion Esther Williams, 1959
June 1, 2004: Auto racing champion Stirling Moss takes a back seat, 1965

May, 2004
May 31, 2004: Celebrating the liberation of Kuwait, 1991

May 30, 2004: Gen. Matthew Ridgway on an inspection tour of NATO troops, 1952 (With stories)
May 29, 2004: President Kennedy addresses the NATO Permanent Council, 1961

May 28, 2004: Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower in Germany, 1951 (With additional photos)
May 27, 2004: Homecoming at Nürnberg, Germany, after the Gulf War, 1991

May 26, 2004: Count Basie in Tokyo, 1973 (With story)
May 25, 2004: Sean Connery, during filming of "You Only Live Twice," 1966 (With story, additional photos)
May 24, 2004: Dr. Albert Schweitzer at his hospital in Africa,1960
(With story)
May 23, 2004: Future generals Alexander Haig and George Joulwan in Vietnam, 1967
May 22, 2004: President Sukarno of Indonesia greets JFK's special envoy, 1963
(With story)
May 21, 2004: Tina Turner onstage in Germany, 1971 (With story and additional photos)
May 20, 2004: Gen. Curtis E. LeMay, U.S. Air Force chief of staff, 1963
(With story)
May 19, 2004: President and Mrs. Mobutu of the Congo arrive in Japan, 1971
(With additional photos)
May 18, 2004: Actor Anthony Quinn, during filming in Germany, 1966
(With story)
May 17, 2004: Rev. Billy Graham preaches in Tokyo, 1980
(With story and additional photos)
May 16, 2004: Ethiopia's Abebe Bikila wins his second Olympic marathon, 1964
May 15, 2004: Cardinal Spellman visits the USS Ticonderoga of the coast of Vietnam, 1965

May 14, 2004: A-37B Dragonfly aircraft in South Vietnam, 1972 (With story and additional photos)
May 13, 2004: Princess Margaret of Great Britain, 1969 (With additional photos)
May 12, 2004: "Star Wars" actor Mark Hamill returns to Nile C. Kinnick H.S., 1978 (With story)
May 11, 2004: A message from Uncle Sam at the Tay Ninh post office, 1968
May 10, 2004: Muhammad Ali takes on pro wrestler Antonio Inoki in an exhibition match, 1976
May 9, 2004: ABBA, onstage at Tokyo's Budokan Hall, 1980
May 8, 2004: Camel market in Saudi Arabia, 1991

May 7, 2004: Chiang Kai-shek visits the carrier Enterprise, 1966 (With story and additional photos)
May 6, 2004: A-1E Skyraiders over Vietnam, 1964 (With additional photos)
May 5, 2004: Country music stars Chet Atkins and Skeeter Davis in Tokyo, 1965 (With additional photos)
May 4, 2004: Vice President Spiro Agnew arrives in Japan, 1972 (With stories)
May 3, 2004: Filming of "Up from the Beach" in Normandy, 1964 (With stories and additional photos)
May 2, 2004: Reggae great Bob Marley performs in Tokyo, 1979 (With additional photos)
May 1, 2004: Adm. John S. McCain Jr., commander in chief of the U.S. Pacific Command, 1969


April, 2004
April 30, 2004: President Johnson mingles with the crowd in Seoul, 1966
(With story)
April 29, 2004: Meeting at Korean DMZ after four soldiers die in ambush, 1968 (With stories)
April 28, 2004: A day in the life of a Hawk missile crew in Germany, 1964 (With story and additional photos)
April 27, 2004: S. Korean villagers' first look at television, compliments of LBJ, 1967 (With story)
April 26, 2004: Soldier gets some rest at Landing Zone Jamie in Vietnam, 1969 (With additional photos)
April 25, 2004: MAD magazine founder and publisher William M. Gaines, 1984 (With story)
April 24, 2004: Composer Henry Mancini, 1964 (With story)
April 23, 2004: Actor Kirk Douglas in Tokyo, 1964 (With stories)
April 22, 2004: Supply drop during Operation Junction City in Vietnam, 1967 (With story)
April 21, 2004: The Dalai Lama opens an exhibit of Tibetan art in Tokyo, 1967 (With story)
April 20, 2004: Actor Mel Gibson, promoting his latest "Mad Max" movie, 1985 (With story)
April 19, 2004: Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip in a Tokyo motorcade, 1975 (With story)
April 18, 2004: "Woody Woodpecker" cartoonist Walter Lantz visits a school, 1969 (With story)
April 17, 2004: Pro-American demonstrators in Manila, 1966

April 16, 2004: Vice President Dan Quayle plays basketball at Yokota, 1989 (With story)
April 15, 2004: Home run champions Hank Aaron and Sadaharu Oh, 1974 (With story)
April 14, 2004: South Vietnamese President Nguyen Van Thieu plays the drums, 1969 (With story)
April 13, 2004: A boy's life at Checkpoint Charlie, 1963 (With story and additional photos)
April 12, 2004: Behind the scenes with Bob Hope in Vietnam, 1964 (With story and additional photos)
April 11, 2004: Arnold Palmer competes in a golf tournament in Japan, 1971 (With additional photos)
April 10, 2004: Montagnard children in Vietnam, 1968

April 9, 2004: Col. Levi Chase completes his 500th fighter mission, 1966 (With story)
April 8, 2004: Rene Gagnon, one of the Iwo Jima flag-raisers, returns to Mt. Suribachi, 1965 (With story)
April 7, 2004: Bill Cosby and Robert Culp take a break from I Spy filming, 1965 (With story)
April 6, 2004: Ferdinand and Imelda Marcos with Japan's Emperor Hirohito, 1966 (With story)
April 5, 2004: Billy Mills wins the 10,000 at the Tokyo Olympics, 1964 (With stories and additional photos)
April 4, 2004: Eleanor Roosevelt on her way to the Soviet Union, 1957
April 3, 2004: British fashion model Twiggy in Tokyo, 1967

April 2, 2004: Pope John Paul II at Mainz, Germany, 1980 (With story and additional photos)
April 1, 2004: Judy Garland, in Germany to campaign for JFK, 1960 (With story)

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