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September 13, 2007

Bob Mathias
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Helsinki, Finland, July, 1952:
Tourist Donna Stone leaves no doubt that she's a fan of Bob Mathias as she poses with the American decathlon star at the Kapyla Olympic Village. It was a very good year for Mathias, who had already played football for Stanford in the Rose Bowl in January; at Helsinki, he won the gold medal in his specialty by a margin of 912 points to defend the Olympic title he won in 1948.
 
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Past photos of the day

September, 2007
September 12, 2007: Elvis Presley arrives in Germany, 1958
September 11, 2007: Actor Hugh O'Brien visits the Yokosuka Naval Hospital, 1967
September 10, 2007: Communications station in Tripoli, 1953
September 9, 2007: Young "gunslinger" in South Korea, 1959
September 8, 2007: Tennis champion Tony Trabert arrives in Germany, 1955
September 7, 2007: Country music star Jeannie C. Riley, 1983
September 6, 2007: Farm scene in England, 1956
September 5, 2007: President Johnson and West German Chancellor Kiesinger, 1967
September 4, 2007: Soldiers at Outpost Harry in Korea, 1953
September 3, 2007: Rocket designer Wernher von Braun, 1959
September 2, 2007: OV-10 Bronco aircraft wrapped for shipment back to the U.S., 1971
September 1, 2007: Hollywood stars arrive in Germany, 1950

August, 2007
August 31, 2007: World's largest cuckoo clock, 1953
August 30, 2007: Field of sunflowers in Spain, 1982
August 29, 2007: Patients in the receiving ward at the Da Nang hospital, 1968
August 28, 2007: Actress Goldie Hawn during the filming of "$," 1971
August 27, 2007: Olympic champion Emil Zatopek at Helsinki, 1952
August 26, 2007: A boy's first polio shot, 1955
August 25, 2007: Aftermath of an accident on the autobahn, 1956
August 24, 2007: Actor Steven Seagal promotes his latest film in Tokyo, 1994
August 23, 2007: Eight-foot-long skateboard challenges Wiesbaden riders, 1975
August 22, 2007: Jet takes off from the USS Saratoga at night, 1965
August 21, 2007: Soviet soldiers pose for a photo at Spandau Prison, 1987
August 20, 2007: Ed Sullivan stops in Frankfurt on his worldwide talent hunt, 1961
August 19, 2007: Viet Cong prisoners during Operation Nathan Hale, 1966
August 18, 2007: London's Tower Bridge, 1983
August 17, 2007: Singer Caterina Valente leaves for the U.S., 1967
August 16, 2007: Football coaches Bud Wilkinson and Terry Brennan, 1955
August 15, 2007: Aircraft wreckage during the siege of Khe Sanh, 1968
August 14, 2007: Foreign ministers meet to create a European assembly, 1949
August 13, 2007: Bull-themed billboard in Spain, 1982
August 12, 2007: Ozzy Osbourne onstage in Germany, 1981
August 11, 2007: Singer Vic Damone meets his fans, 1952
August 10, 2007: Radio operators during Operation Massachusetts Striker, 1969
August 9, 2007: Aerial view of Checkpoint Charlie and beyond, 1967
August 8, 2007: Olympic weightlifters return to Army life, 1952
August 7, 2007: South Korean woman at protest rally, 1964
August 6, 2007: South Vietnamese medics try to save the life of a Viet Cong guerrilla, 1962
August 5, 2007: Sen. Harry Byrd, D-Va., visits USAFE headquarters, 1955
August 4, 2007: Count Basie and his band arrive in Germany, 1960
August 3, 2007: Druse farmer visits U.S. troops in Lebanon, 1958
August 2, 2007: Soviet sprinter Valeri Borzov after winning the Olympic 100-meter race, 1972
August 1, 2007: Sailor stands guard on the deck of the USS Iowa, 1957

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