Images

A 1938 photograph of Joachim von Ribbentrop (1893-1946), Nazi German foreign minister, who negotiated the Nazi-Soviet Pact of 1939. (German Federal Archives)

A 1939 photograph of Vyacheslav Molotov (1890-1986), the People’s Commissar of Foreign Affairs for the USSR, and Joachim von Ribbentrop (1893-1946), German foreign minister, during negotiations of the Nazi-Soviet Pact.

A 1945 photograph of Vyacheslav Molotov (1890-1986), the People’s Commissar of Foreign Affairs for the USSR and negotiator of the Nazi-Soviet Pact of 1939. (Netherlands National Archives)

Florida panther in Everglades National Park. Photo by Rodney Cammauf, 2005, for the US National Park Service.

Officers of the USS Chesapeake surrender their swords to the officers of HMS Leopard in the aftermath of the Chesapeake-Leopard affair of 22 June 1807. Illustration from Story of one hundred years: A comprehensive review of the political...

USS Chesapeake, painting by F. Muller, c. 1900. US Navy Art Collection, Washington, D.C.

Portrait of American Commodore James Barron (1768-1851), who commanded the USS Chesapeake during the Chesapeake-Leopard affair and later served in the War of 1812. He is also known for mortally wounding American naval hero Stephen Decatur...

In the Chesapeake-Leopard affair, HMS Leopard fires broadsides into the USS Chesapeake, forcing its surrender on 22 June 1807. Illustration by Fred S. Cozzens, 1897.

The Dog & Bear in Lenham, Kent, England. The pub, built in 1602, was visited in 1704 by Anne, Queen of Great Britain (r. 1702-14) and so the queen's coat of arms was placed above the doorway to advertise this royal endorsement.

The sign for The Jolly Sailors pub in Whitby, England.