Ron Frehm, The Associated PressFather Troy Perry, center, who married Father Robert M. Clement, left and his partner John Noble, right, joke after the wedding at 33 Wooster Street, New York, July 18, 1971.
The Associated pressMud-ridden roads of Inner Mongolia stall an Associated Press automobile near Paliagmao, capital of Inner Mongolia, July 18, 1936.
Rick Rycroft, The Associated PressVillagers from Sissano in northern Papua New Guinea, search for salvageable material among the debris of several houses, Tuesday, July 21, 1998. A mission school building, right, is still intact but was moved several hundred feet from its foundation after a tidal wave struck several villages in the area last Friday, killing more than 1,200, with thousands still missing.
Hugh Broderick, The Associated PressPfc. Remy Bouchard swaps a cigarette for an egg with a French Orphan near La Haye Du Puits, France on July 18, 1944, which was captured by American forces. The boy is only twelve years old.
Ric Feld, The Associated PressEric Rudolph is hurried from a single engine aircraft to a waiting van on the tarmac at Fulton County Airport Brown Field as he is transported from the courthouse in Birmingham, Ala., to the federal building in Atlanta for a second court appearance Wednesday, April 13, 2005. Rudolph pleaded guilty Wednesday to setting off a deadly blast at an abortion clinic, the first of a string of bombings that will send him to prison for life.
The Associated pressThe new fleet of twelve rum chaser boats, each thirty six feet long and capable of a speed on twenty four miles an hour at Buffalo on July 18, 1931. They will be used by the American Government for chasing rum runners at various points along the Gulf of Mexico.
The Associated pressGovernor Franklin D. Roosevelt, democratic presidential nominee, confers with Colonel Edward M. House, war-time adviser to Woodrow Wilson, at the house summer in Beverly Farms, Mass., July 18,1932. House was one of the early supporters of Roosevelt's presidential candidacy. Roosevelt described the meeting as "Just a Chat."
The Associated pressFilm star, Humphrey Bogart arrives at London Airport, July 18, 1951, from Africa, where he has been filming "African Queen."
The Associated pressThe Exodus arrives in the port of Haifa, Palestine, on July 18, 1947, crowded with Jewish refugees. The damage to the ship was caused by ramming by a Royal Navy ship.
William J. Smith, The Associated PressBrooklyn Dodgers' star Jackie Robinson speaks before the House Un-American Activities committee, July 18, 1949. Robinson said African Americans would fight for this country "against Russia or any other enemy."
Staff/PRI, The Associated PressLeo Villa, Donald Campbell?s Chief Mechanic, looks into the air intake of the jet powered car bluebird on the Goodwood Motor Racing Circuit in Sussex, England on July 18, 1960, where the new car is being prepared for trials, now scheduled for Thursday, July 21. After preliminary trials in Britain, the bluebird will be shipped to America for a world record attempt on the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah.
Modugno, The Associated PressElizabeth Taylor, left, and Eddie Fisher are shown leaving from Idlewild Airport via an American Airlines Jet for Los Angeles, July 18, 1961, New York.
The Associated pressMembers of New York's Harlem community run from steel-helmeted police swinging night sticks in effort to break up street gathering, July 19, 1964 in New York City. Mood of the crowd was ugly following demonstrations during the night from July 18 to 19 and funeral services on July 19 for James Powell, an African American youth shot to death on July 16 by an off-duty police officer.
Charles Kelly, The Associated PressHeadstanding high wire artist Karl Wallenda during his 1,000-foot walk 750-foot above the Gorge at Tallulah Falls, Georgia on July 18, 1970. The 65-year-old performer completed the stroll without incident.
The Associated pressPaul and Linda McCartney, whose album "Band on the Run" is on the top of the charts, rides a motorcycle on a six-week recording and rehearsal visit to 'Music City' with a news conference in Nashville, Tennessee on July 18, 1974.
Reed Saxon, The Associated PressRock star Madonna performs before a sold-out audience at night on Saturday, July 18, 1987 in Anaheim Stadium, Calif. Her show in Anaheim is part of a world concert tour called "Who's That Girl."
Paul Vathis, The Associated PressNadia Comaneci, of Romania, dismounts from the uneven parallel bars during a perfect "10" performance at the Summer Olympic Games in Montreal, Canada, July 18, 1976.
Harvey Georges, The Associated PressRetired singer Frank Sinatra leaves a House Crime hearing on July 18, 1978 in Washington after answering questions about alleged Mobster Influences in a New England racetrack of which he was once a Vice President.
Ton Strattman, The Associated PressCarl Lewis jumps 28 feet 1 1/4 inches in the rain in his second attempt to take the lead during the final of the Long Jump at the United States Track and Field Olympics trials in Indianapolis, USA around July 18, 1988.
Lenny Ignelzi, Associated Press fileA police officer leads a bloodied woman away from the scene of a shooting rampage in a McDonald's restaurant in San Ysidro area of San Diego, Calif., July 18, 1984. On that day James Oliver Huberty shot and killed 21 people, including five children and six teens, and wounded 19, before being shot and killed by a police sniper. In the years since Huberty's rampage his gruesome death total has been surpassed, but people who study homicides say there is something lasting and shocking about the McDonald's massacre.
Mario Suraini, The Associated PressEntertainer Grace Jones, and her fianc, Hans Armstrong attended the opening of New York's video club "Private Eyes" Tuesday, July 18, 1984.
Jeff Taylor, The Associated PressFreed hostage Richard Queen smiles as he holds a bouquet of flowers given him on his arrival, July 18, 1980, at Andrews Air Force Base near Washington. To Queen's left is Sen. Edmund Muskie.
Dennis Cook, The Associated PressPresident Ronald Reagan gives an "OK" sign from the window of his hospital room at the Naval Medical Center in Bethesda, Md., on July 18, 1985. He was recovering from surgery to remove a cancerous polyp in his intestines.
Ron Frehm, The Associated Press
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Father Troy Perry, center, who married Father Robert M. Clement, left and his partner John Noble, right, joke after the wedding at 33 Wooster Street, New York, July 18, 1971.
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