Experience LIFE's visual record of the 20th century by exploring the most iconic photographs from one of the most famous private photo collections in the world.

Mar 27, 2026 · LIFE was into Carol Burnett early. Her first appearance in the magazine came in 1957, when she was just 24 years old and still building her name in show business. LIFE identified Burnett …

The cultural influences from music, movies, theater, and design that have helped shaped the world we live in today.

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It was a bold notion to name a magazine LIFE. The word life, after all, encompasses everything. The major events that define generations, the fleeting moments that comprise the everyday, the feelings …

See how fashion, family life, sports, holiday celebrations, media, and other elements of pop culture have changed through the decades.

LIFE was very much aware of this change as it was happening, and worried that it was bad for the country. The magazine fretted in 1948 that the decline of the family farm might also signal the decline …

See photographs and read stories about global icons - the actors, athletes, politicians, and community members that make our world come to life.

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The following is adapted from the introduction to LIFE’s newcspecial issue 100 Photographs: The Most Important Pictures of All Time and the Stories Behind Them, available at newsstands and online: …