November 23 in American History
Henry Luce launched Life as a weekly built around photography, and it changed how Americans saw their own country and the world. For decades its big photo essays were the shared visual memory of a nation — the war, the moon landing, everyday American life, all in black and white on the coffee table.
In 1936: the first issue of Life magazine. Henry Luce launched Life as a weekly built around photography, and it changed how Americans saw their own country and the world.
Henry Luce launched Life as a weekly built around photography, and it changed how Americans saw their own country and the world. For decades its big photo essays were the shared visual memory of a nation — the war, the moon landing, everyday American life, all in black and white on the coffee table.
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