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Life 1936-2000

Life was launched as a weekly magazine in 1936 by Henry Luce, publisher of Time, and it quickly became a cornerstone of his Time-Life Publications. it covered every day life, popular culture, politics and world events. Life was best known for it's icons photographs, featuring top photographers such as Margaret Bourke-White, Gordon Parks, and Robert Capa. Login with your COM account for off campus access.

Life Goes to America's Most Famous Party: New Orleans Mardi Gras, 1938 America Goes to War, 1941 Dusty Plague Upon the Land, 1954 Castro on Eve of His Big Bid, 1958 Split-Second Horror as the Sniper’s Bullets Struck (Kennedy Assassination), 1963  Here Come Those Beatles, 1964 What I want, What I am, What you force me to be, is what you are by Gordon Parks, 1968 Apollo’s Great Leap for the Moon, 1969 Three Days That Shook America: A Vision of Terror (Rodney King), 1992 Want More? Search Life Archives, see all our periodical archives, access our American History guides or go to How to Use EBSCO Magazine Archives.