DescriptionA police officer standing at a dust-covered intersection in Quincy, Washington, after volcanic ash from the eruption of Mount St. Helens blanketed the town. The disaster remains the most destructive and economically disruptive volcanic event in U.S. history.
DescriptionA street scene in Jacques Cartier Square, Montreal, during the early 20th century. Visible at the upper end of the square is Nelson’s Column (erected in 1809), Montreal’s oldest monument, which remains standing on the same site today.
LicenseWilliam Henry Jackson for Detroit Publishing Co., No copyright restrictions, via Library of Congress
DescriptionU.S. President Richard Nixon greeting a 1st Infantry Division soldier atop an armored vehicle bearing the Beatles' album title 'Magical Mystery Tour' during an unannounced visit to Dĩ An Base Camp in South Vietnam amidst the ongoing Vietnam War.
LicenseThe Nixon library, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
DescriptionThe funeral procession for Field Marshal Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim, former president of Finland, moving along Mannerheimintie in Helsinki, with students wearing white caps lining both sides of the road.
LicenseU. A. Saarinen / Press Photo Archive JOKA, CC BY 4.0, via finna.fi
DescriptionFormer Honduran President Manuel Zelaya cheering with supporters of opposition Alliance presidential candidate Salvador Nasralla outside the Supreme Electoral Tribunal in Tegucigalpa, as early election results showed Nasralla with a surprise lead over incumbent President Juan Orlando Hernandez.