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Two Iranians used the American flag to carry garbage from the U.S. embassy in Tehran the day after 62 Americans were taken hostage inside the embassy by Iranian militants. The militants demanded the extradition of the Shah from the United States,…

In a scene frequently repeated during the first days after the capture of the American embassy, one of the American hostages was blindfolded and led outside the embassy wall to be displayed to the crowds gathered there. A few of the American…

After a seven-week civil war that left 10,000 dead and 500,000 homeless, rebels of the Sandinista National Liberation front took over Managua, the capital of Nicaragua, and a five-man junta took control of the government. The next day, a…

Photograph of a Cambodian infant suffering from starvation.

Mother's day story showing how a three-year-old welcomes a new baby brother.

Mother's day story showing how a three-year-old welcomes a new baby brother.

In a city where celebrity is everything, these people make a living just looking like someone else. Doubles of Shirley Temple, Gerald Ford, Candice Bergen, Henry Kissinger, Raquel Welch and Jimmy Durante stroll Sun Boulevard.

The frozen canals and ice skaters of Holland.

The frozen canals of Holland. This picture was taken in January near Broek of Wakerland, a province in northern Holland.

There was a bond between the brother and sister. A bond that could be seen in every move the pair executed. A touch, a glance, a gesture was all that was needed. Traci and Scott Prussack were competing in the Nationals. The performance went…