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	Launch of Sputnik I and Start of the “Space Race”: 50th Anniversary (Oct. 4)
High Res | Low Res	Description: Sputnik I was the first satellite to be put into orbit. It was launched by the Soviet Union on Oct. 4, 1957. Photo Credit: Provided by NASA Free to use in news media and public information products.
High Res | Low Res	Description: Sputnik I satellite. Photo Credit: Provided by NASA Free to use in news media and public information products.
High Res | Low Res	Description: The United States successfully launched the Explorer I satellite into orbit on Jan. 31, 1958. Photo Credit: Provided by NASA Free to use in news media and public information products.
High Res | Low Res	Description: The three men responsible for the success of Explorer I, Dr. William H. Pickering, Dr. James A. Van Allen and Dr. Wernher Von Redstone. Photo Credit: Provided by NASA Free to use in news media and public information products.
High Res | Low Res	Description: The installation of Explorer I. Photo Credit: Provided by NASA Marshall Space Flight Center Free to use in news media and public information products.
	National Nurses Week (May 6-12) and National Hospital Week (May 8-14)
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	Valentine's Day
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	Women's History
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High Res | Low Res	Description: Firefighter arrives on the scene of a traffic accident Photo Credit: U.S. Census Bureau, Public Information Office (PIO) Free to use in news media and public information products.
High Res | Low Res	Description: U.S. Air Force 2nd Lt. Photo Credit: Provided by Master Sgt. Jim Varhegyi, U.S. Air Force Free to use in news media and public information products.
High Res | Low Res	Description: An Episcopal priest participates in a church service in Washington, D.C. Photo Credit: U.S. Census Bureau, Public Information Office (PIO) Free to use in news media and public information products.
High Res | Low Res	Description: A boxer trains in Capitol Heights, MD Photo Credit: U.S. Census Bureau, Public Information Office (PIO) Free to use in news media and public information products.
High Res | Low Res	Description: A mechanic inspects a jet engine Photo Credit: Provided by the Southwest Airlines Free to use in news media and public information products.
High Res | Low Res	Description: Secretary performs clerical work in 1943 Photo Credit: Provided by the National Archives, Special Media Division (NWDNS-16-G-280[N6428]) Free to use in news media and public information products.
High Res | Low Res	Description: A teacher, teaching a group of second graders in 1945 Photo Credit: Provided by the National Archives, Special Media Division (NWDNS-208-NP-3F-3) Free to use in news media and public information products.
	Martin Luther King, Jr. Day & African-American History Month
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High Res | Low Res	Description: African-Americans gather at a civil rights march in 1963. Photo Credit: Provided by the National Archives Special Media Division (NWDNS-306-SSM-4C366) Free to use in news media and public information products.
High Res | Low Res	Description: A professor lectures to an integrated class at West Virginia State College Photo Credit: Provided by the National Archives Special Media Division (64-1855) Free to use in news media and public information products.
High Res | Low Res	Description: A college student reviews class schedules before enrolling Photo Credit: U.S. Census Bureau, Public Information Office (PIO) Free to use in news media and public information products.
High Res | Low Res	Description: A bank teller compares a withdrawal slip with the bank's records Photo Credit: U.S. Census Bureau, Public Information Office (PIO) Free to use in news media and public information products.
High Res | Low Res	Description: A teacher's music class practices their African dance steps Photo Credit: U.S. Census Bureau, Public Information Office (PIO) Free to use in news media and public information products.
	Presidential Election: 2004
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	Thanksgiving Day
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	Veterans Day
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	American Indian & Alaska Native Heritage Month Opening of the National Museum of the American Indian
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High Res | Low Res	Photo Credit: U.S. Census Bureau, Public Information Office (PIO) Free to use in news media and public information products.
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High Res | Low Res	Photo Credit: U.S. Census Bureau, Public Information Office (PIO) Free to use in news media and public information products.
High Res | Low Res	Photo Credit: U.S. Census Bureau, Public Information Office (PIO) Free to use in news media and public information products.
High Res | Low Res	Photo Credit: U.S. Census Bureau, Public Information Office (PIO) Free to use in news media and public information products.
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	National Adoption Month
High Res | Low Res	Description: Mother poses with her adopted daughters Photo Credit: U.S. the Census Bureau, Public Information Office (PIO) Free to use in news media and public information products.
High Res | Low Res	Description: Husband and wife (both adopted) pose on their porch with their adopted Russian-born children Photo Credit: U.S. Census Bureau, Public Information Office (PIO) Free to use in news media and public information products.
High Res | Low Res	Description: Husband and wife pose with their adopted children Photo Credit: U.S. Census Bureau, Public Information Office (PIO) Free to use in news media and public information products.
High Res | Low Res	Description: Father gives adopted son a ride on his back Photo Credit: U.S. Census Bureau, Public Information Office (PIO) Free to use in news media and public information products.
High Res | Low Res	Description: Adopted Russian-born sisters pose on their porch Photo Credit: U.S. Census Bureau, Public Information Office (PIO) Free to use in news media and public information products.
High Res | Low Res	Description: Mother reads to her adopted daughter in their home Photo Credit: U.S. Census Bureau, Public Information Office (PIO) Free to use in news media and public information products.
	Halloween
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	Grandparents Day
High Res | Low Res	Description: Grandparents enjoy some time on the porch with their grandson Photo Credit: U.S. Census Bureau, Public Information Office (PIO) Free to use in news media and public information products.
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High Res | Low Res	Photo Credit: U.S. Census Bureau, Public Information Office (PIO) Free to use in news media and public information products.
High Res | Low Res	Description: A grandmother enjoys a moment with her grandson Photo Credit: U.S. Census Bureau, Public Information Office (PIO) Free to use in news media and public information products.
High Res | Low Res	Description: A great-grandmother enjoys a moment outside with her great-grandchildren Photo Credit: U.S. Census Bureau, Public Information Office (PIO) Free to use in news media and public information products.
High Res | Low Res	Description: A grandmother reads a favorite story to her young grandchildren Photo Credit: U.S. Census Bureau, Public Information Office (PIO) Free to use in news media and public information products.
High Res | Low Res	Description: A grandmother helps her granddaughter with the nightly ritual of brushing her teeth Photo Credit: U.S. Census Bureau, Public Information Office (PIO) Free to use in news media and public information products.
	Unmarried and Single Americans Week
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	Hispanic Heritage Month
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High Res | Low Res	Photo Credit: U.S. Census Bureau, Public Information Office (PIO) Free to use in news media and public information products.
High Res | Low Res	Photo Credit: U.S. Census Bureau, Public Information Office (PIO) Free to use in news media and public information products.
High Res | Low Res	Photo Credit: U.S. Census Bureau, Public Information Office (PIO) Free to use in news media and public information products.
High Res | Low Res	Description: An office worker takes a break Photo Credit: U.S. Census Bureau, Public Information Office (PIO) Free to use in news media and public information products.
High Res | Low Res	Description: Young girls of Mexican heritage discover the joy of holding newborn puppies Photo Credit: U.S. Census Bureau, Public Information Office (PIO) Free to use in news media and public information products.
	Labor Day
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	Back to School
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High Res | Low Res	Photo Credit: U.S. Census Bureau, Public Information Office (PIO) Free to use in news media and public information products.
High Res | Low Res	Photo Credit: U.S. Census Bureau, Public Information Office (PIO) Free to use in news media and public information products.
High Res | Low Res	Photo Credit: U.S. Census Bureau, Public Information Office (PIO) Free to use in news media and public information products.
High Res | Low Res	Photo Credit: U.S. Census Bureau, Public Information Office (PIO) Free to use in news media and public information products.
High Res | Low Res	Photo Credit: U.S. Census Bureau, Public Information Office (PIO) Free to use in news media and public information products.
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	Americans with Disabilities Act
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	World War II Memorial
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High Res | Low Res	Description: Marine raiders pose after securing a dugout in the Solomon Islands, January 1944 Photo Credit: Provided by the National Archives Special Media Division (205686) Free to use in news media and public information products.
High Res | Low Res	Description: Air Force nurse examines a child in Thailand in January 1974 Photo Credit: Provided by the National Archives Special Media Division Free to use in news media and public information products.
High Res | Low Res	Description: U.S. Marines await the arrival of a helicopter Photo Credit: Provided by the National Archives Special Media Division Free to use in news media and public information products.
High Res | Low Res	Description: A soldier writes a letter during Operation Desert Storm in 1991 Photo Credit: Provided by the Defense Visual Information Center (DM-SC-93-05252) Free to use in news media and public information products.
High Res | Low Res	Description: A World War II veteran prepares for a soldier's reunion Photo Credit: U.S. Census Bureau, Public Information Office (PIO) Free to use in news media and public information products.
	Fourth of July
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	Father's Day
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	UNIVAC Anniversary
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	Civil Rights Act
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	Older Americans
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	Mother's Day
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	Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month
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High Res | Low Res	Photo Credit: U.S. Census Bureau, Public Information Office (PIO) Free to use in news media and public information products.
High Res | Low Res	Photo Credit: U.S. Census Bureau, Public Information Office (PIO) Free to use in news media and public information products.
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	Teacher Appreciation
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