Photo taken on Aug. 24, 2008 shows the fireworks of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games closing ceremony in the National Stadium (R), or the Bird's Nest, Beijing, capital of China.
Lightening candles are placed as the shape of May 12 when the 8.0 magnitude earthquake happened in Sichuan, during a donation activity for the relief in Changsha, Hunan, May 15.
Chinese taikonauts of Shenzhou-7 space module crew wave to local people who came to see them off in Hohhot, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Sept. 29, 2008.
Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama hugs his wife at the election night rally in Chicago, the United States, on Nov. 4, 2008, after he won the presidential election.
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