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.

Visit some of the world's most desirable and desolate locations on Planet Earth through LIFE's extensive natural photography collection.

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The musical Jesus Christ Superstar began its life as a 1970 concept album by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice before becoming a 1971 stage show and then a 1973 movie.

Meet Lady Wonder, the Psychic Horse Who Appeared Twice in LIFE. The 27-year-old Lady Wonder, a horse with purported clairvoyant abilities who communicated answers by flipping letters on a rack, was a popular tourist attraction in Richmond, Va,. 1952. Hank Walker/Life Picture Collection/Shutterstock SEE DETAILS

As a weekly magazine LIFE covered it all, with a breadth and open-mindedness that looks especially astounding today, when publications and websites tailor their coverage to ever-narrowing audiences. LIFE chronicled the lives of presidents, and also followed a …

The inside story of that movie—including rare behind-the-scenes photos of Paul Newman and Robert Redford on set—is explored in LIFE’s new special edition celebrating the film’s 50th anniversary and available here.

Explore 1960 within the LIFE photography vault, one of the most prestigious & privately held archives from the US & around the World.

The following is excerpted from LIFE’s new special edition on KISS, available online and at newsstands: Conversations about KISS tend to revolve around the band’s extraordinary appearance and extravagant showmanship.

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