On October 30, 1974, Muhammad Ali helped cement his reputation as “The Greatest” boxer in history by winning the “Rumble in the Jungle” against George Foreman in Kinshasa, Zaire.
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1967, the year this iconic photo was taken, was a momentous one for its subject, boxing great Muhammad Ali. In 1967, Ali refused to be drafted for the Vietnam War, and as a result was denied his boxing license and passport. Ali did not return to the ring until 1970.
Photograph by Ira Rosenberg, courtesy Library of Congress
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King Tutankhamen was largely erased from history until his tomb was discovered in the 1900s. His tomb and mummy are still being studied using high-tech tools.
King Tutankhamen was largely erased from history until his tomb was discovered in the 1900s. His tomb and mummy are still being studied using high-tech tools.