Sergei Karpukhin, The Associated PressA Chechen soldier does a back flip off a Russian tank gun in the Chechen village of Bamut Friday, Jan. 24, 1997. Elections are planned in Chechnya on Monday and the separatist leaders are campaigning to make Chechnya fully independent of Russia.
The Associated PressBritain's Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, stand with their hosts Maharajah and Maharanee of Jaipur, in the forests of Rajsthan, India, Jan. 24, 1961. From left; Prince Philip, unknown, unknown child, Maharajah of Jaipur, Queen, Maharanee Gayatri Devi, rest are unamed. The tiger in the foreground was shot by Prince Philip and the elephants used in the hunt are seen at the back.
Jerry Mosey, Associated Press fileIn this Jan. 24, 1972, file photo, a teenager relights the remainder of a marijuana joint. In 1972 a commission appointed by President Richard Nixon to study marijuana said it should be decriminalized and regulated. Nixon rejected that, but a dozen states in the 1970s went on to eliminate jail time as a punishment for pot arrests. On the occasion of Legalization Day, Thursday, Dec. 6, 2012, when Washingtons new law takes effect, AP takes a look back at the cultural and legal status of the evil weed in American history.
Damian Dovarganes/Pool, The Associated PressJet Propulsion Laboratory director Charles Elachi, left, and Mars Exploration Rover project manager Pete Theisinger react in the Mission Control Center at NASA's JPL in Pasadena, Calif., Saturday, 24 Jan. 2004., following the safe landing of the Opportunity rover on Mars. The unmanned, six-wheeled rover landed at 9:05 p.m. PST in Meridiani Planum, NASA said. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes/Pool)
The Associated PressJimmy Terry, stunt flier, repairs a control cable of a three-motored airplane at an altitude of 1,500 feet over Biscayne Bay, Fla. on Jan. 24, 1930 to show that such repairs may be made during a flight without endangering the life of the mechanic. Terry dangled in the air as he made a hand-over-hand journey from the plane's cabin door to a point near the tail strut on a rope tied to the fuselage. He wore a safely belt in accordance with Department of Commerce regulations.
The Associated PressCharlie Chaplin condescended to act as referee in an encounter between his colleague Doug Fairbanks and Joe Benjamin, contender for Benny Leonard's lightweight crown on Jan. 24, 1922.
The Associated PressSonja Henie practices in Oslo, Norway, Jan. 24, 1928. Henie will compete in the Figure Skating Ladies Single at the upcoming Winter Olympic Games in St. Moritz.
Henry Griffin, The Associated PressFederal Security administrator Paul McNutt looks over the card index at Social Security department files in Washington, D.C., Jan. 24, 1940. In these files are indexes for 48,000,000 persons who will be entitled to receive old age pensions when they reach the required age.
The Associated PressThe Duke of Cornwall, better known as Britains Prince Charles, is leaving Kings Cross Station, London on Jan. 24, 1957, with the return of the Royal family to London after their Christmas holidays at Sandringham.
The Associated PressDick Watson, left, consuming 132 clams in ten minutes during a "Clam Bowl" gulping contest, beats Joe Silva, right, of Martha?s Vineyard, Mass., who ate 127 in the same space of time in Seattle, Wash., Jan. 24, 1948. A time-keeper, left standing, keeps an eye on the clock as others watch the event.
Marty Zimmerman, The Associated PressFloyd Patterson, 22, holds Edward J. Neil Memorial Award presented him in New York, Jan. 24, 1957 at annual boxing writers assn. dinner. The award, made at the dinner, cites Patterson as Fighter of the Year in 1956. Patterson is youngest boxer ever to hold boxings most important title knocking out Archie Moore for the title last Nov. 30. He celebrated his 22nd birthday on Jan. 4, 1957. The plaque is presented annually in memory of the former Associated Press boxing writer who was killed while serving as a war correspondent in Spain in 1938.
The Associated PressHis own space suit, with oxygen tank, doesn't make Barney the monkey any happier as he and actor Adam West view the situation in their space capsule in Hollywood on Jan. 24, 1964. Barney, a South American woolly monkey, is blasted into space with West, as an astronaut, in a new movie, "Robinson Crusoe On Mars."
The Associated PressAmerican troops pull a sand covered wooden box, in which enemy weapons were hidden, from a large hole in the Batangan Peninsular, 60 miles south of Danang, South Vietnam, on Jan. 24, 1969.
Fred Jewell, The Associated PressUCLA's Kareem Abdul Jabbar comes up from the side with a driving layup as he attempts to score during at game with Northwestern in Chicago at night on Jan. 24, 1969. Alcindor came close to cracking his head on the frame of the backboard on this play. Defending for the Wildcats are Jerry Sutton (51) and Dale Kelley (24).
The Associated PressA South Vietnamese villager stands watches as her home goes up in flames in the coastal lowlands about 25 miles south of Da Nang, Vietnam on Jan. 24, 1971. Her hut was set afire by South Vietnamese popular force troops after they found ammunition buried in her yard.
The Associated PressComedian Carol Burnett is shown with Henry Winkler, left, when they won the best male and female comedy-musical Golden Globe award, Jan. 24, 1977, in Hollywood.
Corey Struller, The Associated PressDee Snider of Twisted Sister is seen performing at Radio City Music Hall in New York, Jan. 24, 1986.
The Associated PressIn this Jan. 24, 1980 photo, actor Gary Coleman holds his People's Choice Award, in Los Angeles.
The Associated PressIn this July 28, 1978 file photo Theodore Bundy is pictured after Leon County Sheriff Ken Katsaris informed him of his indictment by the Leon County grand jury in Florida.
Mario Tapia, The Associated PressSandinista soldiers walk amid the debris after shooting down a supply plane of the U.S. backed rebels in Loma El Arenal, Nicaragua, a Defense Ministry source said Sunday, Jan. 24, 1988 . Rebel spokeswomen said the craft was a DC -6 and 11 crew members were killed.
Paul Sakuma, The Associated PressSteven Jobs, chairman of the board of Apple Computer, leans on the new "Macintosh" personal comptuer following a shareholder's meeting Jan. 24, 1984 in Cupertino, Ca. The Macintosh, priced at $2,495, is challenging IBM in the personal computer market.
George Whitney, The Associated PressMiddleweight Champion Marvin Hagler, takes a shot at a body bag while Massachusetts Gov. Michael S. Dukakis, right, holds it during the filming of a public service commercial in Boston on Monday, Jan. 24, 1984. The commercial will deal with ways to prevent car theft. Massachusetts leads the nation in car thefts annually.
The Associated PressMichael Jackson and American Music Awards executive producer Dick Clark go over the show?s script during rehearsals for this year?s show, Saturday, Jan. 24, 1993 at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles. Jackson is nominated for five awards and will open the show with a live performance. The awards, chosen by the American record-buying public, will be presented on the show which airs on Monday night on ABC.
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A Chechen soldier does a back flip off a Russian tank gun in the Chechen village of Bamut Friday, Jan. 24, 1997. Elections are planned in Chechnya on Monday and the separatist leaders are campaigning to make Chechnya fully independent of Russia.
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