The Associated PressJim Means holds up a sleepy Punxsutawney Phil at daybreak, Feb. 2, 1980, in Punxsutawney, Penn., in front of a crowd of anxious people. The groundhog saw his shadow and proclaimed six more weeks of winter. Means cares for Phil throughout the year in the animal's home in the town library.
Craig Line, The Associated PressHundreds of flag-waving people gather on the steps of the Vermont Statehouse, Saturday, Feb. 2, 1991 in Montpelier, to show their support for American troops in the Persian Gulf area. The rally was billed apolitical and was organized by local businesspeople.
The Associated PressChain-gang prisoner from the Shelby County Penal Farm cleans his boots during a rest period on a levee in South Memphis, Tenn., as the city prepares to meet the crest of the Mississippi flood, Feb. 2, 1937.
The Associated PressThe gigantic ice floes piled against the Upper Steel Arch Bridge, also known as the Honeymoon Bridge, before its collapse, showing the terrific boulders of ice crushing against the framework of the bridge, on Feb. 2, 1938.
Edward Kitch, The Associated PressModel Gladys McDaniel adds a bit of glamour to this exhibit of molded transparent plexiglas as she poses under a dome of the material at the third annual meeting of the Society of Plastics Engineers, in Chicago, Ill., Feb. 2, 1947. The plexiglas, which is used in the manufacturing of airplanes, is made by the Fabri-Form Company of Byesville, Ohio. (AP Photo/Edward Kitch)
Dmitry Rogulin, Associated Press fileIn this Monday, Feb. 2, 2015 file photo, a man dressed in Red Army World War II uniform walks toward the monument to Motherland during ceremonies marking the 72nd anniversary of the Battle of Stalingrad in the southern Russian city of Volgograd, once known as Stalingrad.
Richard Sheinwald, The Associated PressCivil rights leader Rosa Parks holds a bouquet of roses while being presented with a new automobile in honor of her 75th birthday in Detroit, Mich., Tuesday, Feb. 2, 1988. Parks was born Feb. 4.
The Associated PressGunnar Kaasen poses with his original dog team which he drove through a blinding blizzard to Nome, Alaska to deliver an diphtheria serum to save the town from being wiped out by the disease in 1925. Kaasen's lead log Balto is shown in top row, second from left. Balto led the team through blizzard conditions so severe that Kaasen could not even see his lead dog.
The Associated PressThe old "Witch House" in Salem Mass. Feb. 2, 1945 where many of the witchcraft trials were believed to have been held in 1692.
Rider, The Associated PressA general view of the Kulm rink during the judging of the imposed figures for men in the Olympic figure skating competition, Feb. 2, 1948, St. Moritz, Switzerland.
The Associated PressA Vietnamese father runs down a Saigon street with his child on Feb. 2, 1968, as he seeks cover from fierce street-fighting between the Viet Cong and South Vietnamese forces. The child had been wounded. Smoke pours from a burning gasoline station in the background.
Pringle, The Associated PressTwo trucks exploded on Ben Yehuda Street, in the heart of the Jewish business district of Jerusalem, Feb. 2, 1948, killing 27 people and injuring more than 100 others.
Max Desfor, The Associated PressSgt. Tony J. Fruio, El Paso, Tex., blows a sour note on a Chinese bugle to the intense discomfort of his buddy, Cpl. Hugh Cole (right) of St. Charles, Ill. on Feb. 2, 1951. The bugle, picked up in an enemy position near Yangji, of west-central Korean front, is type used by the Chinese troops during attack.
Robert Rider-Rider, The Associated PressInhabitants of flooded Canvey Island leave their homes in a small boat for a reception centre, Feb. 2, 1953, after bad weather hit Britain's east coast. The area has been devasted, with 125 people drowned and 500 missing.
The Associated PressThis is how Ham the chimp appeared in his capsule during his space flight from Cape Canaveral, Florida on Feb. 2, 1961. Film exposed by automatic camera set up inside the capsule and trained on the animal?s face reflected in a mirror.
The Associated PressFireman Hugh Lennon of Ladder Co. 30 made a dramatic escape after he was trapped on the top floor of a burning four-story Harlem tenement building in New York, Feb. 2, 1966. Finding that the fire had suddenly spread to the room he was in, Lennon leaped out the window, clearing the flames and landing on the ladder he had used to reach the fourth floor. Lennon falling head first into arms of fireman at top of ladder. Lennons boot came off in the jump and is visible at top right of ladder. Other firemen helped Lennon to the ground without serious injury. Lennon is from Riverdale in the Bronx.
Jeff Robbins, The Associated PressActress Goldie Hawn has her finger guided to the basketball by Harlem Globetrotters' Meadowlark Lemon, during the taping of her CBS special in Burbank, Calif., Feb. 2, 1978. In the background are teammates Curley Neal and Robert Paige, other player is unidentified.
G. Paul Burnett, The Associated PressNew York City police carry the body of punk rock star Sid Vicious from apartment in the Greenwich Village section of New York, Feb. 2, 1979. Authorities said that Vicious whose real name was John Simon Ritchie apparently died of an overdose of heroin he took at a party celebrating his release from prison the day before. He had been released on $50,000 bail pending trial in the fatal stabbing of his girlfriend Nancy Spungen.
Kevork Djansezian, The Associated PressJay Leno breaks out in laughter as band leader Branford Marsalis reveals his bikini during taping of "The Tonight Show" in Burbank, Calif., Feb. 2, 1993. Marsalis wore the attire after losing a Super Bowl bet to Leno.
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Jim Means holds up a sleepy Punxsutawney Phil at daybreak, Feb. 2, 1980, in Punxsutawney, Penn., in front of a crowd of anxious people. The groundhog saw his shadow and proclaimed six more weeks of winter. Means cares for Phil throughout the year in the animal's home in the town library.
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