This daguerreotype photograph by John Plumbe Jr., shows the east front exterior of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., circa 1846. The copper-covered wood dome was installed during restoration after the British burned the building in 1814. The Associated Press
Capt. Joseph Kittinger Jr. waits in the open balloon gondola, right, while the two million cubic-foot polyethylene balloons are filled with helium for the Excelsior I test jump at White Sands Missile Range, N.M., Nov. 16, 1959. Kittinger made the first free-fall parachute jump at an altitude of 76,400 feet, setting a record. Project Excelsior was established to solve the problem of high altitude escape using the new parachute system. The Associated Press
This is a general view of men searching the site of the plane wreckage near Ndola, Zambia on Sept. 19, 1961. Passenger U.N. Secretary General Dag Hammarskjold was en route to a meeting with Katanga's President Moise Tshombe to negotiate the Congo crisis at Ndola when his plane crashed in a forest near the city on Sept. 18. The Associated Press
In this undated file photo, Don Adams is seen in character as Maxwell Smart. Adams, the wry-voiced comedian who starred as the fumbling secret agent Maxwell Smart in the 1960s TV spoof of James Bond movies, "Get Smart," died of a lung infection late Sunday, Sept 25, 2005 in Los Angeles. He was 82. The Associated Press
Life as a good-natured astronaut, on NBC-TV?s ?I Dream of Jeannie,? is calm compared with ups and downs mostly downs of Larry Hagman?s childhood, youth and early adulthood. After difficult early years Larry, at 35, has a good relationship with his mother, actress Mary Martin, and is very happy with his wife and two children. He is seen here with his co-star, Barbara Eden, on ?Jeannie? on April 6, 1967. Next season Larry plans to write and direct some episodes. The Associated Press
American rock guitarist Jimi Hendrix performing with The Jimi Hendrix Experience at the Monterey Pop Festival, California, USA, June 18, 1967. The Associated Press
An unsmiling Patty Hearst gazes straight ahead as she leaves the San Francisco Federal Building, Thursday, Feb. 13, 1976 after she shed a number of tears on hearing the taped voice of SLA leader Cinque during her trial on bank robbery charges. She wears a coat over print dress and turtleneck.The Associated Press
The feet of Germany's Kathleen Stark grace the balance beam during a gymnastic practice session Tueday, July 16, 1996 in Atlanta Ga. The Associated Press
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