1. If a picture is worth a thousand words, then these pictures are worth a thousand and one

2. Buzz Aldrin on the Moon Photograph by Neil Armstrong http://www.athousandandone.com/25/ http://www.athousandandone.com/25/

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4. Three firefighters raise the flag of the United States of America at ground zero of the World Trade Center to commemorate the fallen heroes on September 11, 2001. http://www.athousandandone.com/22/

5. Michael Jordan amazes the crowd in the 1988 NBA Slam Dunk Competition by throwing down a double pump dunk from the freethrow line. His ability to practically defy gravity makes him a legend in the NBA. http://www.athousandandone.com/8/

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7. The boy in the picture above is John F. Kennedy, Jr. His father was assassinated on November 22, 1963, three days before Kennedy Jr.'s third birthday, and the son's poignant salute of his father's casket, and the Marines during the funeral procession on his third birthday became a heartbreaking and iconic image of the 1960s. http://www.athousandandone.c om/9/ http://www.athousandandone.c om/9/

8. The Childrens Crusade- March in Birmingham, Alabama in May 1963 http://media-files.gather.com/images/d147/d597/d744/d224/d96/f3/full.jpg http://media-files.gather.com/images/d147/d597/d744/d224/d96/f3/full.jpg