The Vinland Map was believed to be the first map showing the New World, but has long been considered by some to be a fake. Fine Art/Corbis via Getty Images hide caption
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Thursday
A note from President Biden, with greetings upon her 105th birthday, is seen placed among photos of Primetta Giacopini, who died after contracting COVID-19 earlier this month. Josh Edelson/AP hide caption
Over half a million Soviet troops served in Afghanistan between 1979 and 1989. Among the first deployed was Rustam Khodzhayev, seen posing here (front row, first from the left) with his special operations unit in 1981. Khodzhayev family hide caption
We Asked Vets Of The Soviet-Afghan War To Judge The U.S. Exit. Here's What They Said
Flowers in support of the Bruce family and George Floyd stand at Bruce's Beach in April in Manhattan Beach, Calif. Patrick T. Fallon/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
A judicial officer looks at his watch prior to a trial against a 96-year-old former secretary for the SS commander of the Stutthof concentration camp at the court room in Itzehoe, Germany on Thursday. The woman who is charged of more than 11,000 counts of accessory to murder has not appeared and is wanted by warrant. Markus Schreiber/AP hide caption
NASA's new telescope bears the name of James Webb (center), an influential figure who was appointed by President John F. Kennedy to lead the space agency during the '60s. But some astronomers say discrimination against gay and lesbian government employees during his tenure should preclude him from having a telescope named in his honor. PhotoQuest/Getty Images hide caption
Shadowed by controversy, NASA won't rename its new space telescope
The preamble to the US Constitution. Joe Sohm/Visions of America/Universal Images Group via Getty hide caption
Wednesday
A cassette with the recording of teenage journalists' 1970 interview with John Lennon and Yoko Ono, along with polaroid photos from the conversation, seen at Bruun Rasmussen Auction House in Copenhagen on September 24, 2021. An unidentified bidder won the lot for the equivalent of $58,240. Ida Marie Odgaard/Ritzau Scanpix/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Tuesday
Monday
Engineer Marian Croak (left) and ophthalmologist Patricia Bath are the first Black women to be inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame in its nearly 50-year history. National Inventors Hall of Fame hide caption
Sunday
Fred Harris, pictured in 2016, is the last surviving member of the Kerner commission. Their report openly discussed racism in the U.S. in a way that sent shockwaves through the country. Morgan Lee/AP hide caption
The Kerner Commission's Last Living Member Says We Still Need To Talk About Racism
Thursday
The Washington National Cathedral has chosen contemporary artist Kerry James Marshall, renowned for his wide-ranging works depicting African-American life, to design new stained-glass windows with themes of racial justice. Carolyn Kaster/AP hide caption
Wednesday
Soskin sits in front of the Rosie the Riveter/WWII Home Front National Historical Park Visitor Education Center. Luther Bailey/National Park Service hide caption
