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Bo and Other Presidential Dogs
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Plane Crash in the Hudson River
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Five Years Roving the Red Planet
Spirit and Opportunity continue to transmit data after a half-decade of service
Presidential Days at the Beach
As the Obama family vacations on Martha's Vineyard, TIME looks back at a popular pastime of U.S. Presidents
New Ways to Boost Energy Efficiency
Photographer Jeff Jacobson visits the Electric Power Research Institute, where engineers are developing techniques to reduce our demand for electricity
Fidel Castro in the Jungle
Fifty years ago, photographer Enrique Meneses accompanied the young revolutionary and his men for four months during their historic push to Havana
Israel's Deadly Assault on Gaza
The latest raids began days after a six-month cease-fire lapsed, resulting in some of the deadliest violence in the troubled territory in decades.
Your Doctor Wants You to Smoke
Vintage propaganda is always fun, but old cigarette ads may be the most cringeworthy. The New York Public Library just opened "Not a Cough in the Car," an exhibition of tobacco ads that emphasized healthiness. Enjoy.
It Happened on Christmas Day
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Apollo 8's Historic Flight
Forty years ago, three American astronauts became the first to travel to the dark side of the moon
Walter Iooss' Sports Photos
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Lockerbie 20 Years On
On 21 December 1988, Pan Am Flight 103 bound for New York was destroyed by a bomb, killing all passengers and crew. 11 people in the Scottish town of Lockerbie were also killed as large sections of the plane's fuselage fell in and around the town.
Portraits of Autoworkers
Employees at two General Motors plants, unsure of their futures, pause from their work for TIME photographer Christopher Morris
Aftermath of a Shoe Attack
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