The Associated pressGeorge Bernard Shaw acknowledges greeting on his arrival in Bombay, India in the course of a tour, Jan. 26, 1933, which will take him around the world. He is scheduled to give a speech when he stops in the United States.
Sherwin Crasto, The Associated PressUnder strong searchlights, firefighters, Indian army personnel and volunteers search for survivors after a building collapse due to the 7.9 magnitude earthquake in Ahmedabad, India, Friday, Jan. 26, 2001.
Carlos Rene Perez, The Associated PressPlaywright Tennessee Williams is pictured at the opening of his one-act play "27 Wagons Full of Cotton" along with Arthur Millers "A Memory of Two Mondays", at the Phoenix Theater in New York City, Jan. 26, 1976.
The Associated pressTwo soldiers of the Free French armies man a captured Italian anti-aircraft gun in the siege of Bardia, Jan. 26, 1941. The British credited the Free French with important aid in the Libyan campaign.
The Associated pressCitizens of Barcelona gather in the Plaza Catalunia for one of the first Masses following the fall of the city to insurgent Fascist troops, Jan. 26, 1939. In addition to citizens, almost 10,000 soldiers joined in the ceremony. Churches were dismantled and its properties confiscated by anti-Fascists.
The Associated pressWilliam Bunker an Air Fore Guard stands at the entrance to Cheyenne Mountain in Colorado, Jan. 26, 1966. The North American Air Defense Command and combat operations are housed in the 100-million-year-old mountain.
The Associated pressAerial view of the remains of the burnt out 'Cicurel', Cairo's biggest department store, in Cairo, Egypt, Jan. 26, 1952, after it was burnt out the previous day by rioters. The building is on Cairo's Fouad First Avenue.
The Associated pressJerrie Cobb of Oklahoma City is shown with a "Woman of the Year" Aviation Trophy she received in Washington on Jan. 26, 1960.
The Associated pressThe Niagara, New York, power project was opposed by the Tuscarora Indians Jan. 26, 1961, who didnt want to give up land. More than 500 acres of a 1,880-acre reservoir built back of the power station was owned by the Tuscaroras. The Supreme Court ruled the land was not properly a reservation.
YI, The Associated PressPretty Press center employe, Kazuko Yoshioda, poses on Wednesday, Jan. 26, 1972 in Sapporo with stuffed bear mascot symbolic of Winter Olympic Games opening. Background is Makomanai speed skating rink.
Joe Holloway, Jr., The Associated PressUnited States Representative from Georgia Newt Gingrich laughs at a joke told by President Ronald Reagan during one of his speeches, Jan. 26, 1984 in Atlanta. Man at left is unidentified.
Endlicher, The Associated PressOlympic hostesses were put to the probing glances of Austrian Army soldiers during a rehearsal of the opening ceremony of the 12th Olympic Winter Games on Monday, Jan. 26, 1976 in Innsbruck, Austria.
The Associated pressLloyd Parsons of Advent.W.Va., one of the last reaming horseback mailmen in the nation delivers mail Jan. 26, 1976. His 17-mile route takes him over rough Appalachian terrain to reach 25 to 30 homes, mostly of older folk.
Lennox McLendon, The Associated PressRock stars Chubby Checker, left, and Meat Loaf are seen together at the American Music Awards in Los Angeles, Jan. 26, 1987.
The Associated pressFormer Supreme Court Justice Potter Stewart, left, and his replacement on the court, Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O?Connor, applaud President Reagan as he gives his State of the Union speech to a joint session of Congress in Washington, Jan. 26, 1982. Mrs. O?Connor is the first woman to sit on the court.
Burt Steel, The Associated PressDavid Duke, former Imperial Wizard of the Knights of the Ku Klux Klan, listens to a question at a news conference in Metairie, Louisiana, Jan. 26, 1989. Duke is seeking election to the Louisiana state legislature in Metairie, Louisiana, a suburb of New Orleans. Duke garnered 33 percent of the vote in the Jan. 21 primary, leading a field of seven candidates, and now faces a runoff race against John Treen.
Jim McKnight, The Associated PressFormer hostages are visible from the window of the bus as they wave to well-wishers on hand to greet them outside Stewart Air Force Base in Newburgh, N.Y., Sunday, Jan. 26, 1981. Visible in foreground are the shadows of people waving their hands and flags.
John Gaps, The Associated PressRemnants of an Iraqi Scud-B missile impact in an open field on the outskirts at night, Saturday , Jan. 26, 1991 in Riyadh after being intercepted by a Patriot missile. No injuries were reported in the.
Greg Gibson, The Associated PressPresident Clinton emphatically denies having a sexual relationship with former White House intern Monica Lewinsky during a White House event on after-school child care Monday, Jan. 26, 1998. Lewinsky raised the stakes for Clinton Monday by offering to cooperate with prosecutors.
The Associated pressActress Mia Farrow, wife Entertainer Frank Sinatra, and Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, left, a Hindu teacher, are garlanded upon their arrival on Jan. 26, 1968 in New Delhi, the Indian Capital. Miss Farrow said she hoped to attain inner peace through Transcendental Meditation from the Guru.
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George Bernard Shaw acknowledges greeting on his arrival in Bombay, India in the course of a tour, Jan. 26, 1933, which will take him around the world. He is scheduled to give a speech when he stops in the United States.
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