Fireworks illuminate the Eiffel Tower for millennium celebrations in Paris.
April 22, 2000
Elian Gonzalez is held in a closet by Donato Dalrymple, one of the two men who rescued the boy from the ocean, right, as government officials search the home of Lazaro Gonzalez for the young boy, in the early morning, in Miami.
Feb. 18, 2001
Ken Schrader (36) slams into Dale Earnhardt (3) during the Daytona 500 at the Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Fla. Earnhardt was killed in the crash.
Sept. 11, 2001
A jet airliner nears one of the World Trade Center towers in New York.
Sept. 11, 2001
President Bush's Chief of Staff Andy Card whispers into the ear of the President to give him word of the plane crashes into the World Trade Center, during a visit to the Emma E. Booker Elementary School in Sarasota, Fla.
Sept. 13, 2001
The early morning sun lights the sky behind the damaged section of the Pentagon as rescue work continues after terrorists crashed a hijacked airliner into it.
Oct. 31, 2002
Maryland Democratic gubernatorial candidate Lt. Gov. Kathleen Kennedy Townsend is embraced by her uncle, Sen. Edward Kennedy, D-Mass., at a campaign rally in Bowie, Md. Late Sen. Edward Kennedy will be a tough act to follow, even for the Kennedys. His death, coupled with the decision by family members not to seek the seat he held, has prompted speculation the family's political dynasty is over.
March 21, 2003
A government building burns during heavy bombardement of Baghdad, Iraq by U.S.-led forces.
April 7, 2003
U.S. Army Stf. Sgt. Chad Touchett, center, relaxes with comrades from A Company, 3rd Battalion, 7th Infantry Regiment, following a search in one of Saddam Hussein's palaces damaged after a bombing, in Baghdad, Iraq.
May 1, 2003
President Bush declares the end of major combat in Iraq as he speaks aboard the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln off the California coast. The White House said April 30, 2008, that President Bush has paid a price for the "Mission Accomplished" banner that was flown in triumph five years ago but later became a symbol of U.S. misjudgments and mistakes in the long and costly war in Iraq.
Oct. 27, 2004
Boston Red Sox player Pokey Reese jumps on top of his teammates after the Red Sox defeated the St. Louis Cardinals 3-0 in Game 4 to win the World Series at Busch Stadium in St. Louis.
Jan. 4, 2005
A lone mosque stands among the damage of a coastal village near Aceh, Sumatra island, Indonesia. The total toll of dead and missing from the Indian Ocean tsunami is at least 216,858, according to government and aid agency figures, although different agencies in Indonesia and Sri Lanka are reporting different numbers.
March 10, 2005
Michael Jackson, center, is supported by his security personnel as he walks into the courthouse with his father Joe Jackson, right, after arriving late at Santa Barbara County Superior Court in Santa Maria, Calif.
April 19, 2005
Pope Benedict XVI greets the crowd from the central balcony of St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican. Joseph Ratzinger of Germany, who chose the name of Pope Benedict XVI, became the 265th pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church.
Sept. 4, 2005
A makeshift tomb at a New Orleans street corner conceals a body that had been lying on the sidewalk for days in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. The message reads, "Here lies Vera. God Help Us."
Dec. 5, 2005
Former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein, front center, and Barzan Ibrahim al-Tikriti, back center, berate the court during their trial in Baghdad.
Aug. 8, 2008
A Chinese paramilitary police officers standing next to the National Olympic Stadium during the opening ceremony of the Beijing 2008 Olympics. For China, this decade was a time when they began to reshape the world in many ways. After spending the '80s and '90s with their heads down, retooling their shattered economy, the Chinese started peering beyond the horizon and striding out far beyond their borders.
Aug. 11, 2008
United States' Michael Phelps and his teammate Garret Weber-Gale, right, celebrate as their team wins the gold in the men's 4x100-meter freestyle relay final during the swimming competitions in the National Aquatics Center at the Beijing 2008 Olympics in Beijing.
Jan. 20, 2009
Barack Obama, left, joined by his wife Michelle, second from left, and daughters Malia, third from left, and Sasha, takes the oath of office from Chief Justice John Roberts to become the 44th president of the United States at the U.S. Capitol in Washington.
July 13, 2009
Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor is sworn in on Capitol Hill in Washington, during her confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee.