1780s:
George Washington’s false teeth







“George Washington suffered from poor dental health and spent his life in frequent pain, employing a variety of tooth cleaners, dental medicines, and dentures. Dr. John Baker fabricated a partial denture with ivory that was wired to Washington’s remaining real teeth. When Washington was inaugurated President in 1789, only one real tooth remained in his mouth.

“Dr. John Greenwood fashioned a set of dentures of hippopotamus ivory and gold wire springs and brass screws holding human teeth. Greenwood left a hole to accommodate Washington’s single tooth. When Washington finally lost this tooth as well, he gave it to Greenwood who saved this cherished item in a special case.

“All of Washington’s dentures caused him pain and produced facial disfigurement”

- Mount Vernon

c. early 1970s:
Rev. Jesse Jackson and Marvin Gaye playing basketball

1983:
Michael Jackson and Paul McCartney doing the washing up

1984:
Delivering a dinosaur to the Boston Museum of Science

1978:
Exhuming a stolen Ferrari



“Workmen remove a 1974 Ferrari that was found buried in the backyard of a Los Angeles home. The car had been reported stolen in 1974.”

1975:
Bill and Hillary Clinton playing soccer

1966:
George Harrison’s fish-eye selfies, India

1961:
Louis Armstrong at the Pyramids








‘Louis “Satchmo” Armstrong, atop a camel, enchants the ancient sphinx and pyramids at Giza, near Cairo, Egypt, on January 28, 1961. His wife Lucille, lower left, records the scene on film. The Armstrongs are on a U.S. State Department-sponsored Goodwill Tour of Africa and the Middle East. (AP Photo)’

- The Atlantic

1880:
The American Star bicycle

c. 1960s:
Under Julia Child’s kitchen counter



Julia Child (1912 – 2004) was an American chef, author, and television personality. She is recognized for bringing French cuisine to the American public with her debut cookbook, Mastering the Art of French Cooking, and her subsequent television programs, the most notable of which was The French Chef, which premiered in 1963.

“Her kitchen is on display at the National Museum of American History”

- Wikipedia