Staff/Sambucetti, The Associated PressPope John Paul II seems to throw a balloon towards a young boy during a children's festival at the Olympic Ice Stadium, in Innsbruck, Austria, June 27, 1988. About 18,000 youngsters attended the party with the Pope, who was on the last day of his five-day visit to the country.
Harrison Forman , The Associated PressTwo characters in a Tibetan ?devil dance? ? they are really religious allegorical plays, performed in the monasteries on June 27, 1933 in Tibet. They make weird figures as they move through their strange rituals.
Rudolph Faircloth, The Associated PressPoet Carl Sandburg and his grandchildren Karen Paula Thoman, left, and John Carl Thoman, round up the goats for milking at the dairy barn at his farm at Connemara, near Flat Rock, N.C., June 27, 1951.
The Associated PressSecretary of war Henry Stimson will draw from this goldfish bowl on Oct. 29, 1917, the first number in a nationwide lottery to determine the order of calling men for military training under selective service. Secretary of war Newton D. Baker, right, in this scene from June 27, 1918, draws the first number in the world war 2nd draft. (The Associated Press)
Susan Sterner, The Associated PressVince Nalbone walks down the street of his Diamond Bar, Calif. neighborhood Thursday, June 27, 1996, carrying his surfboard and a toothpick sculpture of a surfer. Nalbone built the statue over five years during his spare time as a resident at County-USC Medical Center. Nalbone, who is in the midst of moving, was carrying his belongings to the moving truck.
Harry Harris, The Associated PressAmerican troops move up through St. Jacques de Nehou, France on June 27, 1944, en route to Barneville and Carteret on the west coast of the peninsula, during the operations leading to the capture of the port city of Cherbourg.
U.S. Army Air Forces, The Associated PressIn this handout from the U.S. Army Air Forces, P-51 pilots take advantage of the natural hot sulphur spring water and shower off the dirt and grime at "Ye Olde Iwo Jima Spa," on Iwo Jima, June, 27, 1945. There are also hot tub baths which are followed by massage to recondition fatigued pilots. Showers are provided by a mobile chemical warfare truck.
John Lent, The Associated PressRaymond Fernandez and Martha Beck, (right, rear), accused Lonely Hearts slayers of Janet Fay, leave Bronx County Courthouse in New York, June 27, 1949, after the end of the day's trial.
Peter Winterbach, The Associated PressA U.S. soldier, carrying a portrait of himself and his girlfriend, walks across the Phu Bai Air Base, June 27, 1972, as he starts his trip back to the United States. Most of his unit, the 196th Brigade, is being returned to the U.S.
The Associated PressAccused murderer Theodore Bundy stares out at the photographer during the second day of jury selection in his murder trial in Miami, Fla., on June 27, 1979. Bundy is accused in the bludgeoning deaths of two Chi Omega sorority sisters in Tallahassee, Jan. 15, 1978.
HRVOJE KNEZ, The Associated PressTwo French soldiers with their best friend, a dog named Scud who is a veteran of the Iraqi war, now with them on their new peace mission near Tomislavgrad, central Bosnia Tuesday June 27, 1995. Some 2000 new French peacekeepers arrived in Bosnia to reinforce UN troops.
Dave Pickoff, The Associated PressUnited Farm Workers leader Cesar Chavez holds a news conference at the AFL-CIO offices in New York to explain to the media about the problems that face the farm workers and his union, June 27, 1974.
Dave Pickoff, The Associated PressFootball Great Joe Namath gives pointers to youngsters at the Joe Namath-John Dockery Football camp in Hamden, Connecticut on Tuesday, June 27, 1978. Namath, retired from pro football, is now involved in the training camp and an acting career.
Walter Zeboski, The Associated PressPresidential contender Ronald Reagan carries gear before saddling up for a ride on his ranch near Santa Barbara, California on June 27, 1980.
Carl Viti, The Associated PressMembers of the San Francisco Gay Freedom Day Marching Band and Twirling Corps do their thing down San Francisco's Market Street, June 27, 1982. Police estimate the crowd to be 300,000 for the Lesbian/Gay Freedom Day parade and rally.
Arne Dedert, The Associated PressAmerican pop star Michael Jackson flashes a victory sign down from the balcony of Munich?s city hall on Friday, June 27, 1992 in Munich, Germany. Jackson delivered a $26,000 check to the mayor of Munich to help the city?s needy children. He is starting his World Tour Saturday at Munich?s Olympic stadium.
ho, The Associated PressThis is a Los Angeles police booking photo of British actor Hugh Grant who was arrested June 27, 1995, by Hollywood vice officers and charged with lewd conduct involving a prostitute. Grant has finally finished his rounds of the TV talk shows, having added a new wrinkle to the science of Hollywood spin control: career rescue by public expiation. (AP Photo/ho)
Misha Japaridze, The Associated PressAn man walks past a bullet and shell damaged wall in the center of Grozny, June 27, 1995, not far from the Presidential Palace. In the war-torn Chechen capital there is almost no public transport and there are still undetonated mines in the streets.
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Pope John Paul II seems to throw a balloon towards a young boy during a children's festival at the Olympic Ice Stadium, in Innsbruck, Austria, June 27, 1988. About 18,000 youngsters attended the party with the Pope, who was on the last day of his five-day visit to the country.
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A selection of photos from around the world of events that happened on June 27.