Richard Drew, The Associated PressThe members of the music group Menudo, pose during a reception in their honor on Friday, Feb. 10, 1984 at the "Plaza Hotel" in New York City, United States. They are from left: Robby, Ray, Roy, Charlie and Ricky (Ricky Martin). They will be appearing at the Radio City Music Hall for ten shows from February 14 through February 23.
The Associated PressWooden bridge at left is where the abandoned car of Adolf Coors III, millionaire brewer, was found in Golden, Colorado, Feb. 10, 1960. No trace of Coors has been found since. Horses belonging to mounted searchers are at right.
Sergio Ortiz, The Associated PressFour Vietnam War photojournalists are seen waiting for a helicopter flight into Laos to cover South Vietnamese forces attacking the Ho Chi Minh Trail on Feb. 10, 1971. From left (inside helicopter): Keisaburo Shimamoto, Newsweek; Henri Huet, AP (back to camera); Larry Burrows, Life magazine; and Kent Potter, United Press International (standing at right). All four were killed in 1971 when the helicopter they were flying in was shot down.
Rick Maiman, The Associated PressSinger/songwriter Elvis Costello is pictured in his hotel room in New York City, Feb. 10, 1986.
The Associated PressMachine gunners of the Soviet Red Army lie in deep snow, ready to fire their guns, on Feb. 10. 1942, somewhere along the German-Russian front lines during World War II.
The Associated PressSteven F. Manzi of Cranston, R.T., a graduate student at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, uses a calculator in his studies as an engineer at MIT in Cambridge, Massachusetts, Feb. 10, 1976. The old slide rule formerly used in his work is at lower left of the photo.
The Associated PressBearded seamen, kneeling beneath the deck gun of a U.S. submarine back in port after raids on Japanese shipping which netted two war ships and two merchant vessels, introduce Dinkie Di Digger, right, mascot of the sub, to Flange Face, pet of another underwater raider also in port for reconditioning on Feb. 10, 1943.
The Associated PressThe Amazing effect wrought by the Mosquito planes of the Royal Air Force, when they raided factories working for the Nazis in Copenhagen on Feb. 10, 1943. The fact that the local fire services were overwhelmed by the fires is shown by the fact that the only firemen in the picture have their backs to one blaze, which is receiving no attention, while they play water on another fire to the right.
The Associated PressDr. Martin Luther King, Jr., head of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, sits up in his hotel room bed in Philadelphia, Feb. 10, 1968 while being examined by Dr. Walter Lomax, a Philadelphia physician. On the physician's orders Dr. King canceled his appointments and speaking engagements for the day because of a throat ailment. Dr. King has been in Philadelphia for past two days recruiting followers for proposed march on the nation's capital in April.
The Associated PressIt wasnt curiosity but a skid off the runway at Torokina field, Bougainville Island on Feb. 10, 1944. The accident happened after an attempted take-off. The pilot escaped uninjured, a new propeller was installed, and both flier and plane were ready to take on more Japanese.
The Associated PressVice President Harry S. Truman plays the piano as the new movie star Lauren Bacall, perched on the instrument, looks on, during her appearance at the National Press Club canteen in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 10, 1945.
Harold Filan, The Associated PressMovie star Robert Mitchum sips a cup of soup in his cell in the Los Angeles County jail as he begins a 60 day sentence for conspiracy to possess marijuana. A faded blue denim shirt replaced the natty business suit he wore to court on Feb. 10, 1949, but he still had on his own argyle socks.
The Associated PressAmerican jazz singer Ella Fitzgerald performs at a concert in Stockholm, Sweden, Feb. 10, 1952.
The Associated PressThese ruins are what is left of buildings on Delmar Boulevard in St. Louis after a tornado struck early, Feb. 10, 1959. Property damage estimated at $12 million was done by the storm.
The Associated PressGloria Morgan Vanderbilt is shown as she arrived at Southampton, England, aboard the liner Europa, Feb. 10, 1938.
The Associated PressJohnny Carson, star of NBC-TV's "Tonight" show, watches world heavyweight boxing champ Muhammad Ali hamming it up for a photographer in New York, Feb. 10, 1967.
The Associated PressBrazilian commercial airline pilot Gerson Macial de Britto, sketches the object he said accompanied his VASP Airlines jet for one hour and 20 minutes, at a news conference, in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Tuesday, Feb. 10, 1982. Britto said the occurrence happened during a regularly scheduled run between Fortaleza and Rio de Janeiro Monday night.
Charles Rex Arbogast, The Associated PressU.S. Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., waves to spectators as he arrives to announce his candidacy for president of the United States at the Old State Capitol in Springfield, Ill., Saturday, Feb. 10, 2007.
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The members of the music group Menudo, pose during a reception in their honor on Friday, Feb. 10, 1984 at the "Plaza Hotel" in New York City, United States. They are from left: Robby, Ray, Roy, Charlie and Ricky (Ricky Martin). They will be appearing at the Radio City Music Hall for ten shows from February 14 through February 23.
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A selection of photos from around the world of events that happened on February 10.
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