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Caravans of camels conveying salt from the rivers and seas of ancient Syria to a 聯salt mountain聰 near Aleppo, Syria on Aug. 23, 1938, one of the oldest cities in the world.

Sen. Joe Biden, D-Del., left, talks with Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., prior to the start of the first Democratic presidential primary debate of the 2008 election hosted by the South Carolina State University in Orangeburg, SC., in this April 26, 2007 file photo. Barack Obama selected Sen. Joe Biden of Delaware late Friday night Aug. 22, 2008 to be his vice presidential running mate, according to a Democratic official, balancing his ticket with an older congressional veteran well-versed in foreign and defense issues.

The flower covered casket of Rudolph Valentino, the world's most famous screen lover, is carried into the church of St. Malachy, New York, Aug. 23, 1926.

Photo from Aug. 23, 1944 shows Dr.Albert Einstein playing violin in his study.

"Curb Service" auto trailer abortion mill which was operating near Martinez, Calif., after it had been impounded by the sheriff of Contra Costa County at the Contra Costa County Jail in California, Aug. 23, 1948.

Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, center, poses with his brothers U. S. Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy, left, and President John F. Kennedy at the White House in Washington in this Aug. 23,1963 photo.

Actor Dick Van Dyke shows a 12-pound weighted belt which he wears a couple of hours a day, in his Hollywood studio, Aug. 23, 1965, Los Angeles, Calif. He says it has reduced his midriff about one inch in six weeks.

Member of The Beatles Ringo Starr and his wife, Maureen, 21, pose with their son, Jason Starkey, in London's Queen Charlotte's Hospital, England, on Aug. 23, 1967. The couple's first son, Zak, was born Sept. 1965.

Spanish apprentice bullfighter Francisco "Paco" Nunez, on his hands and knees, is attacked by bull during his performance in the bullring in Guadarrama, Spain, Aug. 23, 1972. He was unhurt.

Australian actor Mel Gibson hams it up just before signing his name in cement at Mann's Chinese Theater in Hollywood, Ca., Monday, Aug. 23, 1993. Gibson also left imprints of his feet.

John Wojtowicz, dark suit, is taken by FBI agents from the FBI building in New York, Aug. 23, 1972, en route to his arraignment at Federal Court in Brooklyn, N.Y. He was held on charges of bank robbery and abduction under $250,000 bail. Wojtowicz and an accomplice, who was fatally shot by FBI agents, allegedly robbed a Brooklyn branch bank Aug. 22 and held employees there 13 hours before abducting them to Kennedy Airport.

First Lady Nancy Reagan has a word with her son Ronald Jr. on the floor of the Dallas Convention Center, Aug. 23, 1984 in Dallas during the final session of the Republican National Convention.

The Rev. Jerry Falwell, President of the Moral Majority, takes a turn on the back of a longhorn steer during a party sponsored by the National Conservative Political Action Committee Tuesday, Aug. 23, 1984 in Dallas.

Guns N' Roses lead singer Axl Rose takes the Oath as he takes the witness stand in Los Angeles, Calif., Monday, Aug. 23, 1993, during the Superior Court lawsuit brought by the band's former drummer, Steve Adler, against the band. Adler alleges that the band members tricked him into signing away millions of dollars of profits before kicking him out of the band in 1990.