Slim Pickens
Louis Burton Lindley Jr., better known by his stage name Slim Pickens, was born on this day, June 29, in 1919.
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Gabrielle Roy
Gabrielle Roy was a major figure in French Canadian literature.
Anna Magnani
Anna Magnani was the first non-native-English speaking woman ever to win an Oscar.
Benazir Bhutto
Benazir Bhutto was the first woman to head a democratic government in a Muslim majority nation.
Tennessee Williams
“The Queer History of the South”
Bernard Baruch
Bernard Baruch was an American financier and statesman.
Judy Garland
It was the centenary of Judy Garland’s birth last week.
Thurgood Marshall
President Lyndon B. Johnson appointed U.S. Court of Appeals Judge Thurgood Marshall to the Supreme Court on this day, in 1967.
Claudio Arrau
Claudio Arrau was a Chilean pianist.
Mary Martin
Mary Martin was an American actress and singer.
Carl Jung
Swiss psychiatrist and psychoanalyst Carl Jung died on this day, June 6, in 1961.
“How the Queen Changed the Face of Money”
Queen Elizabeth II has been featured in currency ever since she was a little girl.
Duke of Windsor
On June 3, 1937, former King Edward VIII married Wallis Simpson.
Queen Elizabeth II
Celebrations for Queen Elizabeth’s platinum jubilee begin today.
“Countless Journeys”
“Countless Journeys” is a podcast from the Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21.
Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty
The United States first proposed an anti-ballistic missile treaty in 1967.
Harold Wilson
British politician Harold Wilson died on this day, May 24, in 1995.
Barbara Walters
May 16, 2014, was Walters’ last day as a co-host on the all-women talk show that she created in 1997.
Georges Braque
French painter, collagist, draughtsman, printmaker and sculptor Georges Braque was born on this day, May 13, in 1882.
Karsh Double Decker Bus
A double decker bus advertising the “World of Yousuf Karsh” exhibition.
Joan Crawford
American actress Joan Crawford died on this day, May 10, in 1977.
Vincent Auriol
Vincent Auriol was a French politician who served as President of France from 1947 to 1954.
Josip Broz Tito
Josip Broz, commonly known as Tito, was a Yugoslav communist revolutionary politician.
Calgary Stampede
“Karsh Visits Calgary In Stampede Week”
Jack Bush
John “Jack” Bush was a Canadian abstract painter.
Zubin Mehta
The conductor Zubin Mehta was born on this day, April 29, in 1936.
“The World of Yousuf Karsh”
More press for the exhibition at the Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier21.
Edward R. Murrow
Murrow was an American broadcast journalist and war correspondent.
Buckminster Fuller
We are honoring Earth Day with the futurist Buckminster Fuller.
Queen Elizabeth II
Queen Elizabeth II celebrates her 96th birthday today.
George Ball
George Ball was an American diplomat and banker.
Jackie Robinson
It’s Jackie Robinson Day in the United States on April 15th.
Grey Owl
The conservationist known as Grey Owl was born Archibald Belaney in England in 1888 and died on this day, April 13, in 1938.
Pablo Picasso
“‘He will never be here,’ the gallery owner commented, when my assistant and two hundred pounds of equipment arrived.”
Helen Keller
Helen Keller was an American author, political activist, and lecturer.
Georgia O’Keeffe
Two prints of Georgia O’Keeffe from the 1956 Sitting at her home in Abiquiu, New Mexico, have been freshly scanned.
Gordie Howe
Professional Canadian ice hockey player Gordie Howe was born on March 31, 1928.
Yukio Ozaki’s Cherry Blossoms
Each year, the National Cherry Blossom Festival in Washington, D.C. commemorates the gift of 3,000 cherry trees from Mayor Ozaki of Tokyo.
Five Year Anniversary
The Karsh website celebrates five years alive on the Internet this year.
Ralph J. Bunche
We are thrilled to add more images of Ralph Bunche to the database.