General Charles de Gaulle, wearing a hat, leads a triumphant victory parade down the Champs-Élysées in Paris, celebrating the Allied liberation of the city from German forces during World War II. He confers with General Jacques Leclerc during the historic march.
Junior athlete Guenther Zahn, 18, stands proudly near the Olympic flame he ignited above the stadium on August 26, 1972, during the dramatic opening ceremony of the Summer Olympic Games in Munich, Germany.
Pope John Paul I warmly waves to the massive crowd filling St. Peter's Square on August 26, 1978, as the former Patriarch of Venice makes his appearance on the balcony of St. Peter's Basilica.
Police and sheriff's deputies rush towards the crowd on Highway 50 in South Lake Tahoe after a powerful bomb blast devastated the side of Harvey's Resort Hotel on August 27, 1980. Miraculously, no one was injured in the incident.
Thirteen-year-old Ryan White sits in his room at home on July 31, 1985, after being barred from middle school following his AIDS diagnosis, contracted during treatment for hemophilia. His story sparked national debate.
