Iwo Jima, the Beatles and Bobby Knight: 23 iconic images taken on February 23
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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1931: PROHIBITION BUST
U.S. Customs agents unload the 700 cases of Canadian Scotch Whiskey from the fishing trawler "Notus," which was captured by the U.S. Coast Guard off Montauk Point, Long Island, N.Y., Feb. 23, 1931. (AP Photo)
1935: Jesse Owens
Ohio State University sprinter Jesse Owens, second from left, dashes to a new world's record of 6.6 seconds in the 60-meter event in the semifinals of the National A.A.U. Indoor Track and Field Championships at Madison Square Garden in New York, Feb. 23, 1935. Owens' record time was equaled in the final heat by Columbia's Ben Johnson, who won the event. From left to right are: Sam Maniaci, Columbia; Owens; Hunter Russell, University of Illinois and Ralph Metcalfe, Marquette, the defending champion. (AP Photo/John Rooney)
1940: Winston Churchill
These British sailors seem pretty glad to get an autograph from the Boss, Winston Churchill, first lord of the British admiralty, who mingled with men from the cruisers Ajax and Exeter during the celebration, Feb. 23, 1940 in London. (AP Photo)
1940: WWII France British Troops
Taking a tip from the Finns, British troops are wearing white clothing as an effective camouflage as the winter retains its hold on the Western front in France. A party of white clad Tommies marching through deep snow in France on Feb. 23, 1940 after taking part in a snow drill. (AP Photo)
1943: Food rationing
New Yorkers stand on long lines outside of schools all over the city to get their War Ration Book No. 2, Feb. 23, 1943, during World War II. Officials estimated that there were about 2,000 people in line here at P.S. 59 on 57th Street between Second and Third Avenues. (AP Photo)
1945: Iwo Jima
U.S. Marines of the 28th Regiment, fifth division, cheer and hold up their rifles after raising the American flag atop Mount Suribachi on Iwo Jima, a volcanic Japanese island, on Feb. 23, 1945 during World War II. (AP Photo/Joe Rosenthal)
1945: Iwo Jima
In this Feb 23, 1945 file photo, U.S. Marines of the 28th Regiment, 5th Division, raise the American flag atop Mt. Suribachi, Iwo Jima, Japan. (AP Photo/Joe Rosenthal, File)
1945: Lee Roger and John C. Todd
They're free at last, but the appearance of Lee Roger (left), 68, a retired Cavite Navy Yard employee, and John C. Todd, 63, a miner on Feb. 23, 1945, bears witness to the rigors of their life in the Japanese interment camp at Santo Tomas University, Manila, P.I. Rogers' weight dropped from 145 pounds to 90 during his internment and Todd's from 178-102. This photo made by Life Photographer Carl Mydans for the wartime still picture pool. (AP Photo/Pool)
1954: Polio
Dr. Jonas Salk, Pittsburgh scientist who discovered the Polio vaccine, administers an injection to an unidentified boy at Arsenal Elementary School in Pittsbrugh, Pa., Feb. 23, 1954. (AP Photo)
1957: Polio Vaccine
Three-year-old Jeffery Trzeciak grimaces bravely, as a doctor prepares to give him an anti polio inoculation in New Kensington, PA., Feb. 23, 1957. The shots were given as part of " Victory Over Polio Day". (AP Photo)
1960: Dwight D. Eisenhower
President Eisenhower stands in the back of car and waves as he rides past building under construction in Brasilia, new capitol city of Brazil, Feb. 23, 1960 for his welcoming reception. Workers manning construction vehicles pause in their tasks to wave in return. (AP Photo)
1962: John Kennedy, John Glenn Jr
Astronaut John Glenn Jr., gestures with both thumbs as he and President John Kennedy tour Cape Canaveral missile test center on Feb. 23, 1962 in Cape Canaveral, Florida. (AP Photo)
1965: The Beatles
The Beatles, from left Ringo Starr, John McCartney, John Lennon, and George Harrison, take a dip in the pool in Nassau, Bahamas on Feb. 23, 1965, with their clothes on while filming a movie. (AP Photo/Harold Valentine)
1966: JULIAN BOND MARTIN LUTHER KING
This is a photo of Julian Bond and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. casting their ballots to fill Bond's vacant seat in the U.S. House of Representatives in Atlanta, Ga., on Feb. 23, 1966. Bond was refused his seat in congress because of his endorsement of a statement which charged th U.S. with committing aggression in Vietnam. (AP Photo)
1967: Outdoing Houdini
While an estimated 10,000 persons jammed the street 10 floors below, escape artist and magician Steve Baker outdid the "Great" Harry Houdini in Oakland Feb. 23, 1967. Hanging from a special hoist on the Oakland Tribune Tower, Baker (left) popped out of a straight jacket in nine seconds and then waved to the crowd. Houdini performed the same stunt in 1923 from the tower, but Baker's stunt was one floor higher. (AP Photo/Robert W. Klein)
1976: Hale Irwin
Hale Irwin raises his arms in triumph after scoring an eagle three on the first hole of the last day of the Los Angeles Open on Feb. 23, 1976. He made it with a 60-foot pitch shot. Irwin started the day three strokes behind but moved ahead of Tom Watson with a 68 to win. (AP Photo)
1978: Fleetwood Mac
Members of Fleetwood Mac, from left, Lindsey Buckingham, Stevie Nicks, Christine McVie, Mick Fleetwood, wearing sunglasses, and John McVie, pose with their Grammys at the annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles, Ca., Feb. 23, 1978. The group won in the category of Album of the Year for "Rumours." (AP Photo)
1982: Atlanta Child Murders
Wayne B. Williams leaves the Fulton County Jail in Atlanta to go to court where he will continue testifying in his trial on charges of killing two young Atlanta blacks, Feb. 23, 1982. (AP Photo/Gary Gardiner)
1985: Bob Knight
Former Indiana basketball coach Bob Knight throws a chair across the floor protesting a technical foul during a basketball game against Purdue University in Bloomington, Ind., in this Feb. 23, 1985 file photo. Knight received three technical fouls and was ejected from the game. (AP Photo/File)
1990: Collapse of Soviet Union
Pro-democracy demonstrators file across Moscow's Crimean Bridge to link up with thousands more converging on a square in the downtown area in Moscow, Feb. 23, 1990. Those in the foreground wave flags and banners of one of the organization seeking free elections throughout the Soviet Union. (AP Photo/Boris Yurchenko)
1990: Hulk Hogan
World Wrestling Federation champion Hulk Hogan, right, and world heavyweight boxing champion James Buster Douglas rejoice after they both defeated "Macho King" Randy Savage during the WWF Championship Title Match in Detroit, Mich., Feb. 23, 1990. Hogan defeated Savage to retain his title in which Douglas refereed. Savage didn't like the count Douglas gave him so he started fighting Douglas, who landed a right to savage, knocking him out. (AP Photo/Lennox McLendon)
1991: George Bush and Barbara Bush
U.S. President George Bush gets a kiss from his wife Barbara Bush as their dogs Millie and Ranger look on outside the White House in Washington, Saturday, Feb. 23, 1991, after President Bush arrived back in Washington. (AP Photo/Marcy Nighswander)
1994: Nancy Kerrigan
American figure skater Nancy Kerrigan gets congratulated by her coach Evy Scotvold following her performance in the women's technical program at Hamar, Norway, Feb. 23, 1994. Kerrigan sits in first place following the technical portion of the program. (AP Photo/Doug Mills)
1995: Farah Fawcett
Actress Farrah Fawcett poses during ceremonies honoring her with the 2,044th star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in Hollywood, Ca., Thursday, Feb. 23, 1995. The star is dedicated in front of George's Hair Salon on Hollywood Boulevard. (AP Photo/Wally Santana)
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