From iconic moments to lesser known captures, This Week in History is a look at pictures from The Associated Press archive taken during the week of October 15 - 21.
London Bomb | Oct. 15, 1940
A London bus which took a nose-dive into a bomb crater is seen standing on end in the hole, in London on Oct. 15, 1940, after a Nazi air raid. (AP Photo)
Vietnam Moratorium | Oct. 15, 1969
Demonstrators in Bryant Park gather for Moratorium Day in New York City, Oct. 15, 1969. (AP Photo)
Alaska Glaciers | Oct. 15, 1975
A U.S. Geological Survey report says the Columbia Glacier, the only stable tidal glacier in Valdez, Alaska Oct. 15, 1975, could be on the verge of retreating and could trigger the discharge of large chunks of ice which might cause a hazard to shipping. The glacier is located only a few miles west of Valdez where oil tankers will load up North Slope oil from the trans-Alaska pipeline. (AP Photo/ U.S. Geological Survey )
Reynolds & Friends | Oct. 15, 1982
Gavin MacLeod with actress Debbie Reynolds (red dress) and Marilyn Michaels (blue dress) as special guest stars on ABC's "Love Boat" on Oct. 15, 1982. Debbie Reynolds and Marilyn Michaels are dressed impersonating Zsa Zsa Gabor. (AP Photo/Doug Pizac)
Bourke White | Oct. 16, 1939
Photographer Margaret Bourke White sails from New York City aboard the S.S. Washington to Europe to take World War II pictures on Oct. 16, 1939. (AP Photo)
Olympic Salute | Oct. 16, 1968
Extending gloved hands skyward in racial protest, U.S. athletes Tommie Smith, center, and John Carlos stare downward during the playing of the Star Spangled Banner after Smith received the gold and Carlos the bronze for the 200 meter run at the Summer Olympic Games in Mexico City on Oct. 16, 1968. Australian silver medalist Peter Norman is at left. (AP Photo)
John Paul II | Oct. 16, 1978
At 9.00 a.m. a young man takes a nap in St. Peter's Square, Oct. 16, 1978, waiting for the election of the new Pontiff. (Ap Photo)
Robot & Seal | Oct. 16, 1984
A robot, controlled by senior trainer Guenter Skammel, puts Gigi, a 3½ yr. old sea lion, through a series of responses to the movements of the robot on Oct. 16, 1984. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
McClure Rescue | Oct. 16, 1987
Rescue worker Steven Forbes carries 18-month-old Jessica McClure after she was rescued from abandoned water well in Midland, Texas, Oct. 16, 1987. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
Korean War Armistice | Oct. 17, 1953
South Korean women weep as they listen to President Syngman Rhee speak at a memorial service in Seoul, Oct. 17, 1953. The service honored the 33,964 South Koreans killed in the last year of the war. (AP Photo/Gene Smith)
Lennon NYC | Oct. 17, 1974
Former Beatle John Lennon, center, poses in front of the marquee at New York's Beacon Theater on Thursday, Oct. 17, 1974 where the "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band on the Road" will open soon. Lennon has his arm around Bruce Scott, who will perform in the musical. (AP Photo)
Hamilton | Oct. 17, 1966
Actor George Hamilton walks on the roof of Hotel Louvre as he was filming Jack of Diamonds, Oct. 17, 1966, Paris, France. Hamilton plays the part of Jeff Hill, an international jewelry thief. Background is the building of the Le Conseil dEtat (State Council). (AP Photo/Jean Jacques Levy)
Jordan | Oct. 17, 1969
A note of cheer among Squallor Arab refugee children play a game of merry go-round near one of two tent schools at Baqaa camp in Amman, Oct. 17, 1969 a makeshift tent settlement in the rocky Jordan desert for some of the more than 400,000 refugees and displaced persons living in Jordan. The children provide the only cheerful note among the flies and filth of the camp. (AP Photo)
Mexican Revolution | Oct. 18, 1927
A freight train of Mexican revolutionists disembark from the provinces in Mexico City, Oct. 18, 1927. (AP Photo)
Mongolia Ox Cart | Oct. 18, 1936
Woman and children crossing the desert of inner Mongolia in an ox-cart on Oct. 18, 1936. Automobiles and carriages are virtually unknown in this part of the world. (AP Photo)
Integration | Oct. 18, 1974
National Guardsmen are put through riot training in Boston's Commonwealth Armory on Friday, Oct. 18, 1974. Massachusetts Gov. Francis W. Sargent called up the guard to quell school violence, but the city has been relatively calm and the guard has remained in the armories. (AP Photo/JWG)
Whales | Oct. 18, 1988
Barrow, Alaska, Oct. 18, 1988, three California gray whales surface in a small breathing whole near Barrow as they fight for survival. Tuesday, the whales became trapped when the Arctic Ocean ice closed in. North Slope Broough Biologists Geoff Carroll, left, and Craig George, right, take notes while David Weber calls out resperations of the whales. (AP Laserphoto, Jack Smith)
Denny Beating | Oct. 18, 1993
Dominquie Wilson, 25, shows his joy as not guilty verdict for Henry Watson is read by the court clerk, while he watches on a television at the barbershop where he works in South Central Los Angeles on Monday, Oct. 18, 1993. Watson and co-defendant Damian Williams were acquitted of the most serous charges returned by the jury in the Reginald Denny beating trial. The jury is still deliberating on five counts against the two. (AP Photo/Eric Draper)
England Chief | Oct. 19, 1932
Native American OS-Ke-Non-Ton holds a pipe of peace in London, England, Oct. 19, 1932. (AP Photo/Putnam)
Brokerage House | Oct. 19, 1937
Customers anxiously watch the tape as stocks sweep downward in heavy selling at Henry Clews and Co., brokers in New York, Oct. 19, 1937. (AP Photo)
Hurricane | Oct. 19, 1985
Storm clouds gather on the horizon on Friday, Oct. 19, 1985 in central Oklahoma City, as a group of horses race through a pasture. (AP Photo/David Longstreath)
Market Crash | Oct. 20, 1987
Senior citizens at First Union Brokerage Services, Inc., in the Diplomat Mall in Hallandale, Fla., keep an eye on stock market prices, Oct. 20, 1987, after Monday's market collapse. The stock market recovered Tuesday by 102 points after dipping to a 508 point low Monday. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)
Earthquake | Oct. 19, 1989
In this Oct. 19, 1989 photo, workers check the damage to Interstate 880 in Oakland, Calif., after it collapsed during the Loma Prieta earthquake two days earlier. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)
Korean War | Oct. 20, 1950
Paratrooper embraced by native after he hit ground in Sunchon, North Korea on Oct. 20, 1950. (AP Photo/Max Desfor)
Guggenheim | Oct. 20, 1959
Interiors of the new Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum on New York's Fifth Avenue, shown Oct. 20, 1959, which is to be opened to the public tomorrow. The building, a Frank Lloyd Wright creation, is an innovation in museum design and is his first major contribution to the looks of New York. (AP Photo/Harry Harris)
Halloween Parade | Oct. 20, 1962
Pictured here is the Halloween festival in Anaheim, Calif., Oct. 20, 1962. Nearly everyone turns out to watch the parade, and thousands are on hand to watch the show that launches it at the Palma Stadium. Another 7,000 or more school children take part in a youngsters' parade and there is breakfast for 2,000 costumed citizens. (AP Photo)
Trade Center | Oct. 20, 1970
World Trade Center from the construction site in New York City on Oct. 20, 1970. (AP Photo/Jim Wells)
Afghanistan | Oct. 20, 2001
Image from US Defense Department video made available, Saturday, Oct. 20, 2001, shows military personnel at the loading ramp of an unidentified aircraft at an unknown location. Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen Richard Myers announced at the Pentagon, Saturday, that US special forces "attacked and destroyed targets" in Afghanistan, and the video showed ground troops clearing an airfield building by building. (AP Photo/DOD Pool)
World's Fair | Oct. 21, 1965
Riggers work at the New York World’s Fair in New York on Oct. 21, 1965, to dismantle the Brontosaurus which has been on exhibit at the Sinclair Pavilion. The pre-historic animal replica will be reassembled and is scheduled to go on tour. (AP Photo/John Rooney)
Chile Neruda | Oct. 21, 1971
This Oct. 21, 1971 photo shows Pablo Neruda, poet and then Chilean ambassador to France, talking with reporters in Paris after being named the 1971 Nobel Prize for Literature. (AP Photo/Laurent Rebours)
70s Fashion | October 21, 1971
Jean Patou presents in his summer 1972 ready to wear. From left to right are Marine Joel wears jersey skirt in red and white stripes, Veronique an ensemble pantaloon in yellow stripped rainbow jersey and Francoise a stripped red and white cotton jumper in Paris on October 21, 1971. (AP Photo/Lipchitz)
Egypt | Oct. 21, 1986
Two Egyptian soldiers, members of the Egyptian border patrol, ride along on their camels close to the Israeli border in central Sinai between Eilat on the Red Sea and Rafiah in the western Sinai, Oct. 21, 1986. Egyptian, Israeli, and multinational forces patrol the area in all forms of transportation, from helicopter to camel, depending on the terrain. (AP Photo/Max Nash)
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