A Whizzer, a jumper and Missouri sharecroppers: Iconic photos taken on Jan. 11
The Associated Press has won 31 Pulitzer prizes for photography, since the award was established in 1917. Each day we offer a curated collection of some of the best AP images that were captured from that date.
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1932: Hawaii

This general view shows downtown Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S. territory, on Jan. 11, 1932. (AP Photo)
1935: Cavalrywomen Exercises

"Cavalrywomen" engage in spectacular cross-country drills at Culver City, Calif., under the command fo Capt. R.B. Lindsay, former army officer, Jan. 11, 1935. Part of their weekly drill is engaging in a cross-country charge. The women hail from several southern California cities. (AP Photo)
1939: Byron "Whizzer" White

Wearing a regulation cap and gown, Byron "Whizzer" White, 21-year-old professional footballer and Rhodes scholar who recently transferred from University of Colorado to Oxford University, England, is shown as he rides his bicycle on campus grounds, January 11, 1939. White is accompanied by a friend, Betty Nolan, at right. White would go on to become a Supreme Court justice. (AP Photo)
1939: Italy Neville Chamberlain

Members of Mussolini’s Blackshirts unsheath their daggers to saluteBritain's Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain as he left the decorated station in Rome with the Duce, Beniro Mussolinim after his arrival in the Italian capital, on Jan. 11, 1939. (AP Photo)
1939: Sharecroppers

This sharecropper family was among the hundreds evicted from their homes and camping beside highways near New Madrid, Missouri on Jan. 11, 1939, in a mass demonstration against working conditions in that section. Like others in the camps, they do their cooking over an open fire. (AP Photo/Horace Cort)
1943: Errol Flynn

Actor Errol Flynn, left, sits at his counsel's table with defense attorney Robert E. Ford, awaiting the star of his trial on Jan 11, 1943 in Los Angeles, on charges he committed statutory rape upon 17-year-old Betty Hansen, seated at left behind Flynn, and Peggy Larue Satterlee, 16-year-old Hollywood night club entertainer. At the left of Ford is Mickey Satterlee, Peggy's sister. (AP Photo)
1946: Harry Truman

As they stand in the receiving line at the reception of the American Newspaper Women’s Club in Washington on Jan. 11, 1946, President Harry Truman turns to talks with Mrs. Bess Truman and their daughter, Margaret, right. (AP Photo/Eugene Abbott)
1951: College hoops

Percy Grenfel, Kent State U. Mighty Mite, exhibiting the old college try to the utmost. Percy sailed up and over the first few rows of heads on Jan. 11, 1951, and into the midst of the crowd of basket-ball fans in a valiant attempt to reach a free ball. He missed but his team Kent State U., won the game from Akron U., by a score of 53-49. (AP Photo/Horace Cort)
1957: Lawrence Welk

Lawrence Welk leads his orchestra and his "Champagne Lady" Alice Lon, sings at the Aragon Ballroom in Ocean Park in Santa Monica, Calif., Jan. 11, 1957. (AP Photo/Harold Matosian)
1961: John Glenn

NASA's Mercury astronaut, John Glenn sits inside the training capsule, Jan. 11, 1961, in preparation for manned space flight. (AP Photo/Harvey Georges)
1964: Smoking

U.S. Surgeon General Luther Terry, at rostrum, answers questions on an exhaustive report on the dangers of smoking during Jan. 11, 1964 news conference in Washington. Members of his advisory committee, are, from left: Dr. Peter V.V. Hamill, Dr. Stanhope Bayne-Jones, Dr. Walter J. Burdette, Prof. William G. Cochan, Dr. Walter J. Burdette, Prof.William G. Cochran, Dr. John B. Hickman, Dr. Emmanuel Farber, Dr. James Hund, committe vice chairman, Dr. Louis F. Fieser, Dr. Terry, Dr. Charles LeMaistre, rear, Dr. Eugene H. Guthrie,staff director, Dr. Maurice H. Seevers, and Dr. Leonard M. Scdhuman. (AP Photo)
1967: Muhammad Ali

Heavyweight champion Muhammad Ali ponders a question during his news conference after his arrival in Houston, Jan. 11, 1967. Ali, who is now 1-A after he lost his bid to be classified as a conscientious objector, had been notified of the decision before the news conference. He is scheduled to take on Ernie Terrell Feb. 6 to clear up the heavyweight title difference. At right is Judge Roy Hofheinz. Man at left is unidentified. (AP Photo/Ed Kolenovsky)
1970: Super Bowl

Kansas City Chiefs Coach Hank Stram is carried from the field, Jan. 11, 1970, in New Orleans, after his team defeated the Minnesota Vikings in Super Bowl IV. Stram has been with Kansas City since the league started in 1960. (AP Photo)
1980: Soviet Invasion

Crowd of Afghans storm prison shouting anti-Soviet slogans after the Marxist government released fewer political prisoners than expected in Pul-I-Charkhi, Friday, Jan. 11, 1980. One Afghan soldier and one civilian were killed and about 12 inmates freed. (AP Photo/Michel Lipchitz)