165th anniversary of Vincent van Gogh (Vincent van Gogh (1853–1890) “La Mousmé”, 1888; “Self-portrait”, 1886; “Skull”, 1887; “The old mill”, 1888)

165th anniversary of Vincent van Gogh (Vincent van Gogh (1853–1890) “Café Terrace at Night”, 1888)

80th anniversary of the first Beetle car (Volkswagen Beetle, 1938; Ferdinand Porsche (1875–1951))

80th anniversary of the first Beetle car (Ferdinand Porsche (1875–1951), Volkswagen Beetle, 1938)

20th memorial anniversary of Alan Shepard (Alan Shepard (1923–1998), John F. Kennedy (1917–1963))

20th memorial anniversary of Alan Shepard (Alan Shepard (1923–1998)) Background info: Stuart Roosa (1933–1994), Edgar Mitchell (1930–2016), Apollo 14 crew members

190th anniversary of Henry Dunant (Henri Dunant (1828–1910), Princess Diana (1961–1997))

190th anniversary of Henry Dunant (Henri Dunant (1828–1910), USNS Comfort, Ikarus C42) Background info: Sikorsky H-60 Blackhawk

Fire engine (Fire engine Dennis F8; Fire engine Mercedes 1113; Fire truck American LaFrance; Fire engine Horch 853 Sport Cabriolet)

Fire engine (Fire engine ZIS-5) Background info: Fire truck GMC / TASC 1954

Military planes (Northrop Grumman B-2 Spirit; Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-29; De Havilland Sea Vixen; Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II)

Military planes (Lockheed F-117 Nighthawk) Background info: Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II; Saab JAS 39 Gripen

75th anniversary of Tehran Conference (28 Nov-1 Dec, 1943, Winston Churchill (1874–1965); Franklin Roosevelt (1882–1945), Soviet Embassy in Tehran; Codenamed Eureka; Joseph Stalin (1878–1953))

75th anniversary of Tehran Conference (Alexander Gerasimov (1881–1963) “Tehran Conference of the Three Powers”, 1945, 28 Nov-1 Dec, 1943) Background info: The Tehran Conference was a strategy meeting of Joseph Stalin, Franklin D. Roosevelt, and Winston Churchill in 1943, after the Anglo-Soviet Invasion of Iran. It was the first of the World War II conferences of the “Big Three” Allied leaders (the Soviet Union, the United States, and the United Kingdom).

American Freemasonry (Steve Wozniak, co-founder of Apple; Nat King Cole (1919–1965); Walt Disney (1901–1966); Clark Gable (1901–1960))

American Freemasonry (Franklin D. Roosevelt (1882–1945)) Background info: Shaquille O’Neal, Sugar Ray Robinson (1921–1989))

Lighthouses (Hook Head Lighthouse in County Wexford, Ireland; Lignano Sabbiadoro lighthouse in Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy; Pervalka lighthouse, Curonian Spit, Lithuania; Chicago Harbor Light in Chicago, Illinois, USA)

Lighthouses (North Head Light in Ilwaco, Washington) Background info: Cabo da Roca Lighthouse in Colares, Sintra, Portugal

Ice Hockey (Ice Hockey medalists, Russian national team)

Ice Hockey (Ice Hockey medalists, Russian national team) Background info: Twelve teams competed in the men’s tournament. Russia won the gold medal for the first time in 26 years, defeating the German national team, which received Silver medals. Bronze was awarded to Canada’s national team.