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21 Oct 1985, Moscow, Russia --- United States president Ronald Reagan speaks at a US/USSR summit.

27 Oct 1992, North Carolina, USA --- Hillary stands beside Bill Clinton for support while he campaigns in North Carolina for the 1993 Presidential election.

01 Nov 1992, Pennsylvania, USA --- Democratic presidential candidate Bill Clinton speaks to the crowd at a Pennsylvania airport

25 Aug 1993 --- Lech Walesa poses with members of a Polish harcerstwo, or youth group.

23 Feb 1990, Soweto, South Africa --- Anti-Apartheid leader Nelson Mandela stands in his backyard shortly after he was released from prison.

1986, Cairo, Egypt --- Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak

1994, Gaza, Gaza Strip --- Yasser Arafat, leader of the Palestine Liberation Organization, waves to a crowd at the Jabaliya camp where the Intifada began.

1986, Chinon, France --- French president Francois Mitterrand strolls by houses in Chinon with bodyguards and various dignitaries on a cold day.

23 Jul 1986, London, England, UK --- Prince Charles and Princess Diana ride in a procession through London after the wedding of Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson

06 Sep 1997, London, England, UK --- Earl Charles Spencer, stands with Prince William, Prince Harry, and Prince Charles at the funeral of Diana, Princess of Wales

23 Jul 1986, London, England, UK --- Prince Charles and Princess Diana ride in a procession through London after the wedding of Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson.

1986, Tripoli, Libya --- This photograph of Libyan political leader Muammar Qadaffi was taken during a time of heightened tension between Libya and the United States.

11 Feb 1992, Soweto, South Africa --- After his release from prison, popular figurehead Nelson Mandela holds a rally at Soccer City Stadium.

08 Jun 1987, Warsaw, Poland --- In a traditional gesture, Pope John Paul II kisses the ground after deplaning in Warsaw for an official visit

22 Aug 1991, Moscow, Russia --- During the abortive attempt to overthrow Soviet President Gorbachev, Russian President Boris Yeltsin stood in front of the Russian parliament building

21 Jan 1998, Havana, Cuba --- Pope John Paul II and Fidel Castro

August 1989, Bucharest, Romania --- Romanian dictator Nicolae Ceausescu poses beside a pond blooming with water lilies at his villa near Bucharest in August 1989.

November 1985, Geneva, Switzerland --- Translators speak into the ears of Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev and United States President Ronald Reagan at the 1985 Geneva Summit.

31 Jul 1991, Moscow, Russia --- United States President George Bush and Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev shake hands at the 1991 Moscow Summit.

ca. 1986, London, England, UK --- The Duke and Duchess of York and their wedding party stand on the balcony of Buckingham Palace after their wedding

23 Mar 2003, Iraq --- On the road between Safwan and Basra, one of the ubiquitous Saddam posters stands in front of a destroyed factory.

1984, New Delhi, Delhi, India --- Rajiv Gandhi lights the funeral pyre of his mother, Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, who was assassinated by Sikh separatists.

1989, Prague, Czech Republic --- Alexander Dubcek, the Czechoslovakian leader whose independent, pro-democracy policies got him deposed by the Soviets in 1968

02 Sep 2004, New York City, New York State, USA --- A member of the Kansas Delegation of the Republican Party on the Convention floor of Madison Square Garden

Vaclav Havel, Czechoslovakia, 1999.

08 Apr 2005, Rome, Italy --- The funeral of Pope Jean Paul II took place today in front of St. Peter's Cathedral at the Vatican.

16 Aug 2005, Germany --- German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder flies by helicopter to Mainz at sunset after a day of campaigning in Bielefeld.

02 Nov 2008, Columbus, Ohio, USA --- Barack Obama, Democratic candidate for the Presidency of the United States, campaigns in Columbus, Ohio, Nov.2.,2008, two days before the Nov. 4th election.

02 Nov 2008, Columbus, Ohio, USA --- Supporters of Democratic Presidential candidate Barack Obama, attend the largest political rally in the history of Columbus, in front of the State House in Ohio.

19 Jan 2009, Washington, DC, USA --- "Photograph by Peter Turnley. Jan.18,2009. On the eve of the inauguration of President Barack Obama as 44th President of the United States, and on MLK's Birthday

20 Jan 2009, Washington, DC, USA --- Barack Obama is sworn in as Americas' 44th President of the United States in front of the US Capitol Building in Washington DC.

ca. 1987 --- British Prime Minister Margaret tours the Trinity Sergius Monastery during a state visit to the Soviet Union.

1988, Moscow, Russia --- Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev waves at a military parade for the Anniversary of the Bolshevik Revolution from Lenin's Mausoleum.

May 1987, Paris, France --- Richard Nixon at the Institut de France, May 1987

1991, Moscow, Russia --- Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev at his desk in the Kremlin during his last days of power.

January 1996, Jarnac, France --- Soldiers carry the casket of French president Francois Mitterrand at his private funeral in Jarnac, France.

ca. 1986, India --- India

1984, Dallas, Texas, USA --- US President Ronald Reagan and his wife Nancy wave from the podium at the Republican National Convention, where he is campaigning for a second term as President.

1989, China --- China's head of state, Deng Xiaoping (center), holds the hands of Mikhail and Raisa Gorbachev during a visit by the Soviet leader to China.

September 1997, Calcutta, India --- Mourner Holding a Picture of Mother Teresa

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