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A Palestinian youth leaps as he is hit by a rubber bullet fired by Israeli police as fellow protesters run for cover during clashes in Jerusalem

An Air France Concorde supersonic plane takes off with fire trailing from its engine on the left wing from the Charles Degaulle airport in Paris, July 25, 2000. The plane crashed shortly after take-off, killing all 109 passengers and four people on…

Donato Dalrymple holds Elian Gonzalez as border patrol officers storm the bedroom where they were hiding to seize the boy and reunite him with his father. The boy shows fear as an officer points his gun and reaches for him in Miami, Fla., April 22,…

CelebrationCuban players celebrate winning the gold medal in the women’s volleyball final at the Olympic Games.

Ronny Weller, of Germany, celebrates after breaking the world record with a 210kg lift in the snatch. His record was broken the next lift and Ronny finished with a silver in the 105kg+ division.

Rulon Gardner, of the U.S., celebrates his win as Alexandre Kareline, of Russian, walks away in the men’s Greco-Roman 130kg wrestling finals at the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney. Gardner won the gold medal in the upset victory.

Australia’s Cathy Freeman can’t suppress a smile and Lorraine Graham of Jamaica begins to weep as both show their emotions during their medal ceremony for the women’s 400.

USA Greco-Roman wrestler Rulon Gardner is embraced by his father after his gold medal upset of Russia’s Alexandre Kareline.

Photographers surround the U.S. men’s 4 x 100 meter relay team after they won the gold medal at the Summer Olympics, Sept. 30, 2000, in Sydney, Australia.

Marion Jones wins the 100-meter dash by the largest margin since the 1952 games.