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

The following is from the introduction to LIFE’s special tribute issue, Jimmy Carter: A Noble Life, which is available online and at newsstands.

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.

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

Here are a few selections from LIFE’s new special issue 100 Photographs: The Most Important Pictures Ever and the Stories Behind Them

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.

In 1971 LIFE reported from Aspen, where young people in search of adventure were moving to the Colorado resort town. What’s more, there was a demographic wrinkle—a majority (about 60 percent) of those new arrivals were women.

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