1989 in Pictures and Why It Matters
From the Berlin Wall to Tiananmen Square, how a year of hope and despair transformed our planet forever
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The South African city and surrounding townships unify and expand to prepare for the 2010 tournament.
Photographs for TIME by Benedicte Kurzen / VII Mentor
The Never-Ending Role of Sandra Bullock
TIME movie critic Richard Corliss chronicles the actress's perpetual part as an adorable neurotic hunting for love
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Extreme Marathons
All around the world, super athletes test the limits of endurance
Suicide in the Recruiters' Ranks
The pressure to sign up new soldiers can be deadly. Photographer Ashley Gilbertson documents the grief of two families struggling to cope with their loss
The Great American Pot Smoke-Out
Advocates for the legalization of marijuana (as well as a few recreational tokers) mark the movement's progress on April 20, a.k.a. 4/20, the drug's unofficial national holiday
Behind the Scenes with Mousavi
Photographer Mohammad Farnood gets an intimate look at the man who challenged Ahmadinejad
Japan Then and Now
In 1989, Japan reveled in excess and seemed poised to rule the world. Twenty years later, the Japanese economy has been looking down for so long it's hard to remember the days when salarymen and capsule hotels captured the world's imagination
The Cultural Icons of 1989
Who made us laugh and cry in 1989? TIME recalls some of the world's leading lights
Remembering Tiananmen Square
On the morning of June 4, 1989, months of student protests were violently quashed by China's soldiers in the heart of Beijing, leaving a legacy that the world will not soon forget
Latest Clues in the Flight 447 Crash
Brazilian and French crews begin to locate debris and bodies from the Air France Airbus tragedy
Inside a Mormon Ward
Photographer Richard Renaldi visits with the families of the Alameda, Calif., ward of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Banksy's Secret Art Show
Britain's secretive guerilla artist unveils a surprise new show at his local town hall in Bristol, England to thank the city for his early career in street art.
A Fond Farewell to Analog Television
A visual obituary of the technology that changed the world
Sesame Street's 40-Year Cavalcade of Stars
In its four decades on the air, the acclaimed children's show has played host to a steady stream of A-listers
The Last Days of Pakistani Cinema
Photographer Zackary Canepari goes behind the scenes in a dying industry
Bomb Blast Hits Peshawar Hotel
Militants stage an attack on a hotel popular with Westerners
The Venice Biennale 2009
A peek inside the oldest, most high-profile and possibly the best contemporary art show in the world
Looking Back on Obama's Overseas Trips
The U.S. President visits France, Germany, Egypt and Saudi Arabia on his historic tour of the Middle East
Cleveland's Smarter Approach to Health Care
The legendary hospital invests in stopping diseases before they get started
Photographs for TIME by Ashley Gilbertson / VII Network
Modern Day Gold Prospectors
160 years after the original California gold rush, gold fever still grips the men of Nugget Alley
Photographs by Sarina Finkelstein
Multimedia: Faces of D-Day
Photographer David Burnett revisits the Normandy invasion with the help of World War II veterans
Tiananmen at 20: Photographing 'Tank Man'
Photographer Stuart Franklin recounts the 1989 uprising and the extraordinary events that led to the making of his iconic photograph
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