The Associated PressLooking ahead to the possibility that gas masks may some day be a necessary part of their ensemble, these University of Detroit students are trying out masks in a practice drill on the campus June 23, 1942. Hidden behind the masks, which they soon learned to wear with a minimum of discomfort, are, from left: Mary Turner, Helen Williams, Evelyn Buss and Joan Joliet.
Worth, The Associated PressLead singer of the Rolling Stones pop-group, Mick Jagger, 25, and friend, actress Marianne Faithfull, 22, in London, England on June 23, 1966. The couple appeared at Marlborough St. Court charged with possessing the drug Cannabis. They were on remand from May 29 on £50 bail each. The case was adjourned until Sept. to allow the couple to fulfill film commitments in Australia.
Michel Laurent, The Associated PressSouth Vietnamese-born designer Quasar drives the six-foot long square-shaped plastic car he built and which is scheduled to be a hit with the young driving set, in Paris, June 23, 1967. The car can be driven at speeds of up to 60 mph
Ahmet Baran, Associated Press fileIn this June 23, 1963 photo, British writer Ian Fleming, author of the James Bond spy thrillers, sits in front of a Turkish train, as a gag, during a visit to the set of the film "From Russia With Love" in Istanbul, Turkey. Fleming, a former World War II intelligence officer, created 007 as a sort of fantasy alter-ego.
Hansi Krauss, The Associated PressSomali children reach begging an Italian U.N. soldier for some candy at a checkpoint in Mogadishu, June 23, 1993. While U.N. soldiers hunt for him, warlord Mohamed Farrah Aidid is talking to reporters, declaring his innocence in the deaths of Pakistani Peacekeepers.
The Associated PressDonald Duck, Minnie and Mickey Mouse, and two of the Seven Dwarfs pose with their creator, Hollywood producer Walt Disney, after he received an Honorary Master of Arts degree at commencement at Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass., on June 23, 1938.
The Associated PressRickets, curvature of the spine and other physical defects in children brought about by shelter life and war conditions generally are now being cured at St. Marys Hospital in East London where a special clinic has been opened through the good graces of the British War Relief Society of America. With the aid of Neumann-Neurode exercises which take the form of Baby Gymnastics, Mrs. Estrid Dane, whose efforts in this direction have gained for her world-wide recognition, is doing wonderful work in building up mentally and physically healthy children. Mrs. Estrid Dane, who runs London clinic for blitzed children, treats five-month-old Frederick Bradley for spine curvature in East London, June 23, 1943.
The Associated PressImage shows Paricutin volcano, which violently erupted after rising out of a hillside in Feb. this year. Michoacan, Mexico, June. 23, 1943.
Marty Lederhandler, The Associated PressMickey Mantle has mouth wide in shout of pain as he pulls muscle trying to reach home from second on a passed ball . Injury took place in 4th inning of a second game of double-header in Yankee Stadium, June 23, 1965. Tagging Mantle out is Kansas City Athletics pitcher, Fred Talbot.
The Associated PressMembers of Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service, the Nursing Service which is attached to the British Army, have arrived in France to assist in tending the wounded. A truck load of British Army nurses on their way to the Normandy front on June 23, 1944.
The Associated PressHollywood experience could be responsible for this "Popeye the sailor" pose of Edward R. Baker, Phom 3/c, of North Hollywood, Calif. Baker is a former film industry employee stationed at advance naval headquarters in the Pacific on June 23, 1945.
Amsterdam Recorder, The Associated PressChief Standing Arrow tells a group of Mohawks camping beside a state thruway bridge in Fort Hunter, New York, why he believes that the land still belongs to the tribe, June 23, 1957.
Jean Jacques Levy, The Associated PressStart of Le Mans 24 hour auto race in Le Mans, France on June 23, 1962.
JK, The Associated PressA woman falls to the beach after she was attacked by three white women segregationists, when she attempted a wade-in with several African American and white desegregationist demonstrators, June 23, 1964, St. Augustine Beach, Fla. The people in the photo are unidentified.
L.M. Otero, The Associated PressUnion Pacific rail cars lie in ruin after two freight trains collided head-on in Devine, Texas, Monday, June 23, 1997. Three people died and another is in critical condition following the late-night Sunday crash.
The Associated PressThe Beatles, from left: John Lennon, George Harrison, Ringo Starr, Paul McCartney, arrive at Munich, Germany, airport on June 23, 1966.
The Associated PressHeavyweight boxer George Foreman, gold medalist in the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, hands out miniature American flags at New York's Madison Square Garden, June 13, 1969, as a reminder of Flag Day, which is celebrated June 14. Foreman is scheduled to make his professional ring debut at the Garden on June 23.
Lefteris Pitarakis, The Associated PressA Kosovar Albanian sits in the debris of a house in Pec Wednesday, June 23, 1999. The town, the second largest town in the Yugoslav province of Kosovo was among the hardest-hit during the NATO airstrikes.
The Associated PressThis aerial view shows houses submerged in floodwater in the aftermath of tropical storm Agnes in downtown Pottstown, Pa., June 23, 1972.
Richard Vogel, The Associated PressFormer Cambodian soldier Hang Dul, 45, from Takeo provence in Cambodia, lays incense at a memorial monument at Cheung Ek, or more commonly known as "The Killing Fields," outskirts of Phnom Penh on Monday June 23,1997. This was one of the locations where the Khmer Rouge killed their victims during the Pol Pot regeime between 1975 and 1978.
McLendon, The Associated PressA young Sandinista guerrilla takes aim with his 45 pistol as he stands waiting to do combat with the Nicaraguan National Guard in Managua June 23, 1979. The guerrillas still occupy major parts of the Capitol City.
Mark Elias, The Associated PressRobert Weisshappel with Motorola Cellular Subscriber Group holds the company's new MicroTac Elite cellular phone and a mock quarter-pound cheeseburger at the Summer Consumer's Electronics Show in Chicago, Il., June 23, 1994. The phone, the lightest most advanced cellular phone currently available in the world, weighs 3.9 ounces, less than the cheeseburger.
The Associated Press"Mama" Sarah L. Murphy teaches some of the 48 indigent and orphaned children in a two-room schoolhouse at Rockmart, Ga., June 23, 1950. The school is badly in need of paint and repairs. Her home nearby, founded in 1934 to take care of such children, houses 32 girls and small children, while the 16 boys bunk in makeshift cabins.
Rick Bowmer, The Associated PressGail Devers shows-off her nails after winning the women's 100-meter hurdles final at the U.S. Olympic team trials in Atlanta, Sunday, June 23, 1996.
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Looking ahead to the possibility that gas masks may some day be a necessary part of their ensemble, these University of Detroit students are trying out masks in a practice drill on the campus June 23, 1942. Hidden behind the masks, which they soon learned to wear with a minimum of discomfort, are, from left: Mary Turner, Helen Williams, Evelyn Buss and Joan Joliet.
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Getting your player ready...
A selection of photos from around the world of events that happened on June 23.






















