Chappaquiddick

On July 19, 1969 at 12:50 am, a car being driven by Massachusetts Senator Ted Kennedy takes a wrong turn on Chappaquiddick Island and accidentally plunges into the water off of Dyke Bridge. Kennedy survives, but his passenger, campaign aide Mary Jo Kopechne is trapped and drowns in the vehicle. This incident would ultimately end Ted Kennedy's bid for the U.S. Presidency.

Temple of Santiago

A recent drought in Mexico lowered the Nezahualcoyotl Reservoir's depth by 82 feet, revealing the remains of a 400 year old church. The Temple of Santiago, built by monks in the mid 16th century, was eventually abandoned due to the plagues of 1773-1776. The historic structure was flooded as a result of a dam constructed in 1966.  

The Shot Heard 'Round The World!

At the Polo Grounds on October 3, 1951, Bobby Thomson, with his hand raised, is greeted at home plate by his New York Giants teammates after hitting what was to become known as the most famous home run in baseball history. Hit in the bottom of the ninth inning, the home run resulted in a series victory over the Brooklyn Dodgers, and would send the Giants to face the New York Yankees in the World Series.

Bobby Thomson passed away on Monday August 16, 2010 at the age of 86 in his Savannah, Georgia home. His famous home run will always be remembered as the shot heard 'round the world!.

Two Time Survivor

Pictured is Tsutomu Yanaguchi, who was in Hiroshima on business on the day the Atomic Bomb was dropped by the Allies. He managed to survive and return home to Nagasaki, where days later he survived another bomb drop, which resulted in the ending of World War II. He is the only known person to have survived both Atomic Bombs. He recently passed away at the age of 93.

'Tank Man'

On June 5, 1989, students staged a peaceful demonstration for democracy in Beijing's Tienanmen Square. The army, in an effort to break up the gathering, brought in troops and tanks. Teri Jones of the Associated Press, photographed the top picture of a lone individual who stood in the way of the approaching tanks in an effort to stop them. This picture, which was distributed to news outlets worldwide, became the identifying symbol of the Tienamen Massacre.

Recently, the individual known to the world as 'Tank Man' can be seen in the lower picture between two trees on the left side just above the pedestrian's left shoulder. Taken from street level, the picture shows him poised in the middle of the street as he awaits to confront the approaching tanks from the distance. This street level shot was taken by AP's Jeff Widener, and was only recently published.

Monica Seles

Tennis star Monica Seles was competing in the Citizen Cup tournament in Hamburg, Germany on April 30, 1993 when a distraught fan suddenly made his way onto the court and stabbed her. Seles is shown being attended to just seconds after the attack. The trauma of the attack would keep Seles off the court for over two years.

Otto Adolph Eichmann

Following WWII, the Israelis pursued Nazi war criminals all over the world in an endless effort to bring them to justice. The most wanted and most pursued Nazi was Adolph Eichmann, and the Israeli Mossad went to great lengths to find and eventually capture him.

The story of Eichmann's apprehension from his Buenos Aires hideout in 1960 is depicted in the famous novel 'The House on Garibaldi Street'. A group of 30 Israeli Mossad agents painstakingly located him and meticulously managed to return him to Israel, where he stood trial and was eventually executed in 1962.

The Falling Man

One of the the most defining photographs from the 911 attacks, by Associated Press photographer Richard Drew. Despite the horrific conditions that probably left him with no apparent way out, the image shows him seemingly calm and at peace with his decision.