The Associated PressU.S. fliers at an air base in Tunisia, March 2, 1943 are very proud of this, the main decoration to their landscaping. Its the skeleton wreck of a German plane. The Yanks over there like to have their pictures made in the wreck, as pictured above.
Paul Vathis, The Associated PressWilt Chamberlain of the Philadelphia Warriors holds a sign reading "100" in the dressing room in Hershey, Pa., after he scored 100 points as the Warriors defeated the New York Knickerbockers 169-147, March 2, 1962.
Brennan Linsley, The Associated PressMoments after the attacks, a youth runs past the victims and burning debris at the site of several bomb blasts which exploded in densely-occupied areas, during the holy day of Ashoura, a Shiite festival, in the holy city of Karbala, Iraq, Tuesday, March 2, 2004. This photograph is one in a portfolio of twenty taken by eleven different Associated Press photographers throughout 2004 in Iraq. The Associated Press won a Pulitzer prize in breaking news photography for the series of pictures of bloody combat in Iraq. The award was the AP's 48th Pulitzer.
The Associated Press165th Infantry and 165th Machine Gun Company, 1st Battalion entering trenches in Croismare, France on March 2, 1918.
The Associated PressA disabled youngster, Edgar Rosenbloom, is shown at spring training camp in St. Petersburg, Fla., March 2, 1932 with New York Yankees' Lou Gehrig, who autographed a ball for him.
The Associated PressThis remarkable action shot shows driver Bobby Sall of Patterson, N.J., being hurtled to the Daytona Beach sands as his racing roadster does a bit of acrobatics not on the program in a test run for the 250-mile stock car race to begin here. The car turned over two or three times. Sall was knocked unconscious but uninjured March 2, 1936.
The Associated PressHere are some of a dozen Japanese people taken into custody by police March 2, 1942 in a raid on a 23rd street inn where they lived in New York City. An investigator said several had not registered under the Enemy Alien Law.
Pool, The Associated PressMassed batteries of anti-aircraft guns send up a curtain of fire (tracers) to protect an allied base in Algiers against axis planes in a surprise raid on March 2, 1943.
The Associated PressSinger Stevie Wonder holds the Grammy Award presented to him for "Best Male Pop Vocalist" Saturday, March 1, 1975, during the Annual Grammy Awards Ceremony held in New York City.
The Associated PressCharles "Lucky" Luciano, convicted former New York vice lord who was pardoned by Governor Thomas E. Dewey and deported to his native Sicily, sits at a table during a visit to the home of relatives in Naples, Italy, March 1, 1946.
The Associated PressGeorge Osceola, an 80-year-old Florida Seminole Indian, poses in native garb in Washington, D.C. on March 1, 1954.
The Associated PressPhotographers close in on some souvenirs of a busy day in Congress, spread out at police headquarters on a flag of Puerto Rico, on March 1, 1954. It was a time of routine business, transacted peacefully, in the House chamber when cries of "Free Puerto Rico" broke the calm, this flag was waved from the spectators gallery and pistol volleys felled five Congressmen.
Hans von Nolde, The Associated PressJohn Gordon Spalding, hypnotist and lecturer on hypnotism, puts a young woman into a trance, March 2, 1956. Interest in hypnotism is spreading throughout the country as the result of publication of The Search for Bridey Murphy. Professional psychologists and psychiatrists are disturbed by reports growing experimentation in hypnotism by amateurs. They feel that hypnosis is too explosive to be treated as a parlor game.
Brian Calvert, The Associated PressMrs. Hugh Stark, left, registers James Smith seated as a voter in Somerville, Tennessee on March 2, 1960. Smith was one of some 200 African Americans who braved icy roads and sleet in a mass registration drive staged by African Americans in Fayette County, where the Democratic primary has been limited to whites. The sheriff and eight deputies patrolled the corridors of the courthouse. At the door, potential voters stand awaiting their turn at the registration table, with African Americans on one side and whites on the other. Two women registrars logged 76 whites and 70 African Americans before the office closed. About 100 African Americans and 30 whites didnt make it.
The Associated PressQueen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother keeps an expert eye on the ball and delivers a snooker shot with easy skill at the London Press Club in Fleet Street, London on March 2, 1961. Looking on is Thomas McArthur, former president of the club, who invited the Queen Mother to try a shot. The Queen Mother was the first woman ever to be allowed in the Press Club bar. Her verdict on her visit to the club rather fun.
The Associated PressDavid Cameron, dentist with the Australian health survey party, takes a wax impression of a Trobriand islander's teeth in Papua New Guinea on March 1, 1948. The Australians spent seven months checking the health and diet of natives in five areas of Papua New Guinea.
Nick Ut, The Associated PressActor Todd Bridges sits in a courtroom, as municipal court judge David Horowitz sets his bail for $2 million, Thursday, March 2, 1989, Los Angeles, Calif. Bridges is charged with attempted murder for allegedly shooting a man five times at a south-central Los Angeles rock cocaine house.
Eddie Worth, The Associated PressBrake parachute blossoms from tail of the supersonic Concorde airliner as it rolls down runway at the Toulouse-Blagnac Airport in France, March 2, 1969 after a 27-minute maiden test flight. Flight was described as perfect by test pilot Andre Turcat. The plane was the joint product of the British Aircraft Corp., and Sud-Aviation France.
The Associated PressCarol Channing poses on the set of "Hello Dolly!" after the opening preview at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre in New York City on March 1, 1978. Channing originated the role of Mrs. Dolly Gallagher Levi on Broadway in 1964.
Gustavo Ferrari, Associated Press fileKuwait's oil wells burning after the defeated Iraqi troops were expelled from Kuwait are seen in this file photo taken March 2, 1991. Iraq's recent efforts to avoid paying Kuwait some $25 billion in U.N.-mandated war reparations for Saddam Hussein's 1990 invasion have alarmed Kuwaitis and strained relations that have slowly improved since the fall of the Iraqi dictator.
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U.S. fliers at an air base in Tunisia, March 2, 1943 are very proud of this, the main decoration to their landscaping. Its the skeleton wreck of a German plane. The Yanks over there like to have their pictures made in the wreck, as pictured above.
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Getting your player ready...
A selection of photos from around the world of events that happened on March 2.
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