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Sandra "Sandy" Grimes, who worked at the CIA from the late 1960s, at home in Great Falls, Va. As one of the investigators in Operation Playactor, Grimes created a chronology that was instrumental in identifying Ames as a spy. Nikki Kahn/The Washington Post via Getty Images hide caption
Members of the Southwest Region team from Boerne, Texas, and the Latin America Region team from Barquisimeto, Venezuela shake handsafter Latin America won the Little League World Series Consolation Game 4-3 at Howard J. Lamade Stadium on Aug. 25, 2024, in South Williamsport, Pa. Dylan Buell/Getty Images hide caption
Musician Ozzy Osbourne performs during half-time of the NFL game between the Los Angeles Rams and the Buffalo Bills at SoFi Stadium on September 08, 2022 in Inglewood, California. Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images/Getty Images North America hide caption
Mounted members of the military ride horses as the presidential inaugural parade winds through the nation's capital January 21, 2013 in Washington, DC. Barack Obama was re-elected for a second term as President of the United States. Mark Wilson/Getty Images/Getty Images North America hide caption
A view of Camp Mystic in Hunt, Texas. RONALDO SCHEMIDT/AFP via Getty Images/AFP hide caption
King Charles III and Queen Camilla wave from the balcony of Buckingham Palace during the Coronation of King Charles IIII and Queen Camilla on May 06, 2023 in London, England. Leon Neal/Getty Images hide caption
Journalist Bill Moyers moderates the "All Hands on Deck: Perspectives from Higher Education, Government, Philanthropy and Business" panel during the TIME Summit On Higher Education in New York City on Oct. 18, 2012. Jemal Countess/Getty Images hide caption
A makeshift memorial for Minnesota State Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband Mark Hortman is seen at the Minnesota State Capitol on June 16, 2025, in St. Paul. Steven Garcia/Getty Images hide caption
Commuters pause walking past the newly unveiled high relief depicting Soviet dictator Josef Stalin in a passage at Taganskaya metro station in Moscow on May 15, 2025. Alexander Nemenov/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Actor George Wendt holds a glass of beer in a barroom in Los Angeles on June 13, 1983. Wally Fong/AP hide caption
A copy of the 1300 version of the Magna Carta on display at the Harvard Law School. Lorin Granger/Harvard Law School hide caption
Pope Leo XIV greets followers for the first time after being elected pope. Alberto Pizzoli/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Pope Francis washes the feet of migrants at a refugee center near Rome in March 2016. AP/L'Osservatore Romano hide caption
Chicago Bulls Dennis Rodman, Scottie Pippen, coach Phil Jackson and Michael Jordan celebrating their 4th NBA championship in 1996. Chicago's dominance of basketball in the 1990s established the Bulls as a cultural force and worldwide brand. Beth A. Keiser/AP hide caption
Alice Tan Ridley sings in the New York City Subway, Monday, June 21, 2010. Charles Sykes/ASSOCIATED PRESS/SYKEC hide caption
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Coffee shop menu in Toronto displaying Canadiano as an option. Avi Cohen hide caption
Gene Hackman as coach Norman Dale on the set of 1986's Hoosiers. Tom Strickland/AP/AP hide caption
Daniel Craig, who played James Bond in five films, at the Germany premiere of Spectre in 2015. (Michael Sohn/AP) Michael Sohn/AP hide caption
Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny gestures during his trial at a Moscow courthouse on August 27, 2018. VASILY MAXIMOV/AFP via Getty Images/AFP hide caption
The Caesars Superdome in New Orleans, where the NFL Super Bowl 59 football game between the Philadelphia Eagles and the Kansas City Chiefs will happen. Godofredo A. Vásquez/AP hide caption
English singer, actress and '60s icon Marianne Faithfull. Fred Mott/Getty Images/Hulton Archive hide caption