A century ago, the Nineteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was ratified—guaranteeing women the right to vote. In Europe, two short-lived but consequential wars were under way, the Polish-Soviet War and the Irish War of Independence. The 1920 Olympic Games were held in Belgium, an unsolved bombing on Wall Street killed 38 people, Senator Warren G. Harding of Ohio was elected as America’s 29th president, and much more. Please take a moment to look back at some of the events and sights from around the world 100 years ago. https://www.theatlantic.com/photo/2020/01/1920-photos-100-years-ago/605794/
1. In April 1920, Herbert McBride broke the world's motorcycle record for amateurs with a speed of 104.4 miles per hour....
Japanese women hold a demonstration to protest low wages paid to female factory workers
8. Franklin D. Roosevelt, then a vice-presidential candidate, at his summer home in Campobello with his 14-year-old daughter Anna, in August 1920, on Campobello Island in New Brunswick, Canada. #
11. A "human bird" airplane is displayed at an "aero show" in July 1920. #
33. Original caption from December 19, 1920: "Mary Pickford takes a picture of husband Douglas Fairbanks, Sr., who is executing a handstand on the roof of a building." #
15. Original caption: "Wall Street bomb explosion, September 16th, 1920, thirty dead." Another eight of the several hundred who were wounded later died in the hospital. Those responsible for the bombing attack in New York's financial district were never identified, though several anarchist and communist groups were suspected and investigated for years. #
Best of 2022: Top 50 Photographs From Around the World
By My Modern Met Team on December 1, 2022
As we inch closer to the end of yet another year, we innately have the urge to reflect on the past 12 months, dissecting everything we’ve accomplished, endured, and overcome. One of the best ways to take a trip down memory lane is through pictures. Whether it be to take a look back at a shared experience or to evoke an individual feeling, images have a way of retracing our steps and reminding us of our humanity, ephemerality, and perseverance.
The year 2022 has been filled with a range of events, emotions, and everyday moments that have united people from all across the world. Whether it be a candid shot of two foxes sharing a tender moment or an unnoticed gasoline puddle that seems to hold the entire universe in its reflective surface, there is beauty to be found in all corners of the world. To balance these sweet, serene, and surreal moments, there are also reminders of the struggles, strife, and sadness that have been experienced this year. Namely, the war in Ukraine, the overturning of Roe v. Wade in the U.S., and the protests in Iran have drawn the attention of nations across the globe. Within the U.S., gun control also took center stage yet again as the country grappled with the aftermath of the heartbreaking Uvalde school shooting.
Despite all the social and political unrest, it’s important to remember the bright spots of the year and the scientific community has had many. For starters, the James Webb Space Telescope successfully reached its destination this year and has exceeded expectations ever since. Thanks to this amazing successor to the Hubble Telescope, we’ve been able to capture sights never before seen with such clarity, including images of the Pillars of Creation, Jupiter’s auroras, and Neptune. And right at the tail end of this year, NASA’s Artemis I launched into outer space, paving the way for more missions to the Moon and Mars. We also got an incredible image of the Sun’s chromosphere. It's been an amazing—dare we say, stellar—year for astronomy and astrophotographers alike.
Join us as we take a visual trip back to some of the most breathtaking, eye-opening, invigorating, and heartwarming photos of 2022. This year has been a mixed bag of good and bad moments, but photographers have found a way to unite the world with their images. Let's take a look back at all the sweet, sad, and surreal photos of 2022—everything that contributes to our human experience this year.
By Tori Schneebaum December 1, 2022 1:50pm Updated
With its Artemis I mission, NASA is kicking off an ambitious plan to return humans to the moon. For the scheduled launch, this uncrewed trip's commander would be the "moonikin" Campos.
Six- month-old panda cubs snacking and playing as part of her long-term focus on giant panda conservation. Ami Vitale/National Geographic
At sunset on April 27, Evan Green caught climber Thomas Moore walking amid the tents pitched at Camp I framed by Everest (at left), Lhotse (center), and Nuptse (at right). Evan Green
Five weeks into the journey of the National Geographic expedition ship Polar Sun, photographer Renan Ozturk found himself exploring a bay off the coast of Greenland. Renan Ozturk/National Geographic
Photographed at night with an infrared camera, a spotted hyena that scientists nicknamed Palazzo submissively grins and lays her ears back as Moulin Rouge, the clan's dominant female at the time, towers over her. Palazzo's cub peers out from between them. Jen Guyton/National Geographic
Under a harvest moon on a hazy morning in Brazil's Emas National Park, a lowland tapir known to park staff as Preciosa ambles down a road. Katie Orlinsky/National Geograph
Catastrophic flooding, spawned by epic rainfall, damaged or destroyed countless homes in Vermont this past week.
The worst-hit areas include Barre, Ludlow, Londonderry, Andover and the state capital, Montpelier.
The state's governor estimated Wednesday that thousands of lives have been upended.
"I know thousands of Vermonters have lost homes, businesses and more," Gov. Phil Scott said. "The devastation is far-reaching."
President Joe Biden approved an emergency declaration for the state, and the state's public safety commissioner, Jennifer Morrison, said the recovery could take "years — if not a decade."
Here are some of the stories that made headlines over the past week, as well as some photos that caught our eye.
People look over a railing as the Ottauquechee River rises in Quechee, Vermont, on Monday, July 10. Jessica Rinaldi/The Boston Globe/Getty Images
Revelers stand around a cow as it enters a bull ring during the San Fermin festival in Pamplona, Spain, on Monday, July 10. The cows are released at the end of the traditional running of the bulls. They are smaller than the bulls and have padded horns. Alvaro Barrientos/AP
Lava emerges from a fissure of the Fagradalsfjall volcano near the Litli-Hrútur mountain, some 30 kilometers (19 miles) southwest of Reykjavik, Iceland, on Monday, July 10. Marco Di
Giant panda Ai Bao holds one of her babies in her mouth on Tuesday, July 11, after giving birth to twins at a theme park in Yongin, South Korea. Samsung C&T/Yonhap/Reuters
People rest at a train station in Amritsar, India, after rail services were disrupted following heavy rainfall on Tuesday, July 11. Narinder Nanu/AFP/Getty Images . . .
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