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American President John F. Kennedy (1917 - 1963) delivers a speech (the so-called 'Ich bin ein Berliner' speech) to a massive crowd Berlin, Germany, June 26, 1963. (Photo by PhotoQuest/Getty Images)

50 years ago: JFK's historic "Ich bin ein Berliner" speech

Take a look back at the historic speech delivered by John F. Kennedy in Germany.

  • 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, June 18, 2013
English Suffragette Emily Davison (1872 - 1913) throws herself under King George V's horse, 'Anmer', at the Epsom Race Course. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Mystery of British protester killed by the king's horse

Emily Davison is a name not many Americans recognize because her shocking act of defiance, that ultimately resulted in her death, happened in the age before internet and 24-hour cable news. On June 4, 1913, Davison, a militant activist for women's right to vote, stepped out from the crowd at the historic ...

  • 12:02 p.m. Monday, June 3, 2013
Emily Davison (1872 - 1913) is fatally injured as she tries to stop the King's horse 'Amner' on Derby Day, to draw attention to the Women's Suffragette movement. (Photo by Arthur Barrett/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Voting rights activist killed by King's horse

On June 4, 1913, women's voting rights activist Emily Davison was fatally injured after stepping in front of King George V's horse at a race in England.

  • 11:51 a.m. Monday, June 3, 2013
A boy on a man's shoulders wears a mask as he waves a Turkish flag during the third day of nationwide anti-government protests, at the Taskim square in Istanbul, Sunday, June 2, 2013. After days of fierce clashes following a police crackdown on a peaceful gathering as protesters denounced what they see as Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan's increasingly authoritarian style. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)

Images of massive protest in Istanbul

Demonstrations across Turkey were ignited by a violent police crackdown on a peaceful sit-in to prevent the uprooting of trees at Istanbul's Taksim Square.

  • 1:38 p.m. Sunday, June 2, 2013
Former President George W. Bush and his wife Laura Bush pose for a photo in the replica Texas Rose Garden of the new George W. Bush Presidential Center Monday, March 18, 2013, in University Park, Texas. (Tom Fox/Dallas Morning News/MCT)

George W. Bush Presidential Center

Photos of the George W. Bush Presidential Center, a 226,000-square-foot building which houses the 43rd president's library, museum and policy institute. The center opens to the public May 1, 2013.

  • 11:16 a.m. Thursday, April 25, 2013
A Union flag draped coffin bearing the body of former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher is carried on a gun carriage drawn by the King's Troop Royal Artillery during her ceremonial funeral procession in London, Wednesday, April 17, 2013. The Iron Lady is being laid to rest - yet even in death, she remains a divisive figure. World leaders and dignitaries from 170 countries are to attend the funeral of former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher on Wednesday, an elaborate affair with full military honors that will culminate with a service at St. Paul's Cathedral in London. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham, Pool)

'Iron Lady' laid to rest in England

Dignitaries from around the world gathered for the funeral of former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher.

  • 10:32 a.m. Tuesday, April 16, 2013
Pope Francis walks past the alter in front of St. Peter's Basilica in St. Peter's Square following his inauguration Mass at the Vatican, Tuesday, March 19, 2013. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)

Thousands celebrate inauguration Mass for Pope Francis

Pope Francis urged princes, presidents, sheiks and thousands of ordinary people gathered for his installation Mass on Tuesday to protect the environment, the weakest and the poorest, mapping out a clear focus of his priorities as leader of the world's 1.2 billion Catholics.

  • 6:45 a.m. Tuesday, March 19, 2013
Anti-war protesters hold banners near the United Nations Headquarters Saturday, Feb 15, 2003 in New York to protest possible U.S. military action in Iraq. Demonstrations and protest marches against the war drew hundreds of thousands of people in cities around the world Saturday. (AP Photo/Shawn Baldwin)

The Iconic Images of the Iraq War

A look back at some of the iconic images from the war in Iraq.

  • Updated: 10:49 a.m. Monday, March 18, 2013
FILE - In this Feb. 14, 2013, the Archbishop of Buenos Aires, Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio, leads a Mass at the Metropolitan Cathedral in Buenos Aires, Argentina. On Wednesday, March 13, 2013, Bergoglio was elected pope, the first ever from the Americas and the first from outside Europe in more than a millennium. He chose the name Pope Francis. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko, File)

A closer look at Pope Francis Jorge Bergoglio

Take a look at images of Jorge Bergoglio through the years.

  • 4:10 p.m. Wednesday, March 13, 2013
Pope Francis flanked by Monsignor Guido Marini, master of liturgical ceremonies, waves to the crowd from the central balcony of St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, Wednesday, March 13, 2013. Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio, who chose the name of Francis is the 266th pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn)

Crowds celebrate as Pope Francis is introduced

Argentine Jorge Bergoglio was introduced to the public after being elected Pope Francis.

  • 2:39 p.m. Tuesday, March 12, 2013
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