Jim Pringle, The Associated PressAmerican and South Korean soldiers raise mustang fighter plane in attempt to keep trapped South Korean pilot?s head above water after his plane skidded on takeoff van overturned off Yellow Sea Beach in Korea on Sept. 16, 1950. Lt. Chong Yong Chin, American-trained flier, lost his life after receiving honor as first South Korean pilot to be chosen for mission over enemy territory.
The Associated PressAn estimated 15,000 teachers, parents and other supporters encircle City Hall in New York on Sept. 16, 1968 during a mass rally in support of the current teacher's strike.
The Associated PressYves Saint Laurent, the French boy genius of haute couture, is pictured at a conference on Sept. 16, 1968 where he announced his plans for the future. He says he's moving into the real world of clothes, the mass-producer, ready-to-wear on plain wire hangers. His first American boutique featuring the ready-to-wear will open in New York on Sept. 19.
The Associated PressA head-on crash through 3/4-inch plate glass at a speed of 60 mph was merely one of a series of spectacular reliability tests carried out by Reg Reed, well-known stunt driver, at the Ariel Motor Cycle Works in Birmingham, England, Sept. 16, 1933.
The Associated PressPresident Roosevelt had no Idea there was a photographer within a mile when he concentrated on lighting up for a quiet smoke. The picture was taken during stay at Hyde Park on Sept. 16, 1935.
The Associated PressA baby catches a nap in his mother's cradleboard in Lander, Wyoming, during the Shoshone Indian Antelope Hunt ceremony, Sept. 16, 1941.
The Associated PressBridge across the Meuse River at Dinant was destroyed by the fleeing Nazis in an attempt to hold up the onrushing Americans. In the background is the fort of the town, Sept. 16, 1944. Neither the destruction of the bridge nor the guns of the fort, however, could stop the yanks advance.
Sam Myers, The Associated PressCatherine Hollis of Chester, Pa., and Izzy Weintraub of Atlantic City eat Cherrystone clams at Atlantic City's annual clam-eating contest Sept. 16, 1946. They finished 96 and 66 clams respectively in 20 minutes.
Iraqi News Agency, The Associated PressPresident Saddam Hussein, foreground, swims in the Tigres river from its eastern shore to the western shore on Tuesday, Sept, 16 1997 in this picture provided by the official Iraqi News Agency. The 60-year-old leader swam across the river three times to open a swimming competition held to mark Saddam s 1959 crossing of the river after participating in a failed attempt to assassinate the prime minister at that time, Abdul Karim Kassim. Man in background is unidentified.
The Associated PressMerchant ships lie at anchor in front of the Statue of Liberty in New York Harbor, Sept. 16, 1946. The ships tied up be cause of waterfront strikes. Only few tugs and ferries are on the move.
Wally Fong, The Associated PressActor and bodybuilder Arnold Schwarzenegger shows off his new U.S. citizenship papers as Maria Shriver, daughter of Sargent and Eunice Shriver, looks on, Sept. 16, 1983, at the Shrine Auditorium in Hollywood.
The Associated PressFarm homesteaders getting off the train at opening of Cherokee Strip in Oklahoma in 1893.
Harry Harris, The Associated PressDr. Morris Nafash, whose job it is as research director for the Bazooka Bubble Gum Company to test the texture and elasticity of the gum and to develop new flavors, uses an outside caliper to measure a bubble blown by Josephine Zack on Sept.16,1949 in New York. Dr. Nafash, 49, from Brooklyn, came to his post after eleven years as research associated of Columbia University's department of chemical engineering. He blows about a hundred bubbles a day and thinks it isn't probable that kids will ever blow bubbles much bigger than at present because "the kid's face gets in the way."
The Associated PressDr. Martin Luther King Jr., Atlanta integration leader as he ponders a question during a news conference in Birmingham, Alabama, Sept. 16, 1963. King said he and other African American leaders have called for federal Army occupation of Birmingham, Alabama in the wake of yesterdays church bombing and shootings which left six blacks dead.
The Associated PressThe Prince and Princess of Wales, Prince Charles and Princess Diana leave St. Mary's Hospital in Paddington, London with their new baby son on Sept. 16, 1984. Princess Diana carries new baby, Prince Harry who was born on Sept. 15.
Henry Burroughs, The Associated PressEven if the mystique of the Pentagon were not menacing and mysterious, its physical vastness and complexity would be awe-inspiring enough. These 36-inch mains bring cold water into the building for the air-conditioning system in Arlington, Virginia shown Sept. 16, 1969, the water is cooled at a separate plant half a mile away. Year-round the temperature is kept at 76 degrees and the humidity between 40 and 50 per cent, for a working population of 30,000.
The Associated PressActress Tina Louise, an advocate of yoga and meditation, sits on the floor of her home discussing the forthcoming birth of her first child in San Fernando Valley, Ca., on Sept. 16, 1970.
Walt Zeboski, The Associated PressLynette "Squeaky" Fromme, who is being held in Sacramento for attempting to assassinate President Ford, smiles at photographers outside the Federal Court in Sacramento, Calif., Sept. 16, 1975, as she was being taken back to jail. Ms. Fromme attended a court hearing where her bail was reduced from $1 million to $350,000.
The Associated PressMan stands behind the counter of a store in a Mexican rural commune near Tuxtla Gutierrez, Mexico, Sept. 16, 1979. A scarcity of land and an abundance of people is one of the problems faced by the Mexican government.
Steve Castillo, The Associated PressSteve Wozniak, creator of Apple's first computer, sits by the new Apple IIgs in Cupertino, Calif., on Sept. 16, 1986.
Al Grillo, The Associated PressWorkers clean boom at Herring Bay on Knight Island, Alaska, Sept. 16, 1989. More than 400,000 feet of boom used in the Exxon oil spill cleanup are to be cleaned. Some will be stored and some will be used in laboratory work. The rest will be shredded and discarded.
NASA TV, The Associated PressAstronaut Michael Gernhardt is moved by the space shuttle Endeavour's robot arm during a spacewalk Saturday, Sept. 16, 1995, in this image from television.
Jim Pringle, The Associated Press
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American and South Korean soldiers raise mustang fighter plane in attempt to keep trapped South Korean pilot?s head above water after his plane skidded on takeoff van overturned off Yellow Sea Beach in Korea on Sept. 16, 1950. Lt. Chong Yong Chin, American-trained flier, lost his life after receiving honor as first South Korean pilot to be chosen for mission over enemy territory.
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Getting your player ready...
A selection of photos from around the world of events that happened on September 16.




















