AP Historical Hard Drive 1997

A "Colored Only" sign shown in Louisiana. Date and location unknown. (AP Photo)

"White Only" sign in French and English is shown in Louisiana in this undated photo. (AP Photo)

A "Colored Only" sign shown in Louisiana. Date and location unknown. (AP Photo)

Pope John Paul II waves to the faithful from the balcony of his Castel Gandolfo summer residence, during the Sunday Angelus August 17, 1997. Many you...

The faithful gather at midday in the square under Pope John Paul II's summer residence in Castel Gandolfo, to receive his blessing after the Angelus,...

Soviet cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova, the first woman to travel in space - a three-day flight aboard Vostok 6, June 16, 1963 . (AP photo/Tass)

Country singer and recording star, Patsy Cline, is shown in this undated photo. (AP Photo)

Elvis Presley, left, appears in a scene from the movie,

Pope John Paul II, with a walking stick, blesses people as he arrives for his general weekly audience at the Vatican, Wednesday August 6, 1997. The Po...

American Bandstand disc jockey and television personality Dick Clark stands in background as teens dance during the show at the West Philadelphia tele...

Pope John Paul II delivers his message to faithful during the weekly general audience at the Vatican, Wednesday July 30, 1997. In a strictly private m...

Lori Urs, left, widow of executed convict Joseph O'Dell and Sister Helen Prejean, who wrote the book on which

Pope John Paul II gestures during the Angelus at his summer residence in Castel Gandolfo near Rome, Sunday July 27, 1997. (AP Photo/Plinio Lepri)

Cuban pilgrims walk from the Shrine of the Virgin de la Caridad del Cobre in Cobre, Cuba, near Santiago, on July 27, 1997. The shrine of Cuba's patro...

An undated portrait of Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin, who orbited the earth in a space ship. This picture was released April 12, 1961. (AP photo/TAS...

Russian cosmonaut Major Gherman Titov, shown in an undated photo, made the first space flight of more than 24 hours aboard Vostok 2, August 6, 1961....

Dr. Robert H. Goddard, physics professor at Clark University, is shown readying his bazooka--a miniature rocket--at his home in Worcester, Mass., abou...

Pope John Paul II waves to the faithful while touring Saint Peter's square on the popemobile during his weekly general audience, at the Vatican, Wedne...

Pope John Paul II listens to a Polish traditional song performed by Polish disciples at the end of the Sunday's Angelus in Castelgandolfo, 30 kilomete...

Pope John Paul II kisses a child before leaving Introd, Italy, after spending a ten-day vacation on the Italian Alps, Saturday, July 19, 1997. The Pop...

Pope John Paul II waves to faithful before praying with them from the door of a cottage in Les Combs, in the Italian Alps, where he is spending a ten-...

Pope John Paul II thanks two children after being given a bunch of flowers at his arrival in the mountain village of Les Combes on the Italian Alps, W...

Pope John Paul II waves to faithful during his weekly general audience in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, Wednesday, July 2, 1997. The open-air aud...

Monsignor Francis Eugene George, Archbishop of Chicago, Ill. , receives the pallium from Pope John Paul II during an ancient rite in St. Peter's Basil...

Pope John Paul II places a hand on the face of Mother Teresa of Calcutta as they meet in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, Sunday, June 29 1997. Mo...

Monsignor Jose Hulises Macias Salcedo, Archbishop of Hermosillo, Mexico, receives the pallium from Pope John Paul II during an ancient rite in St. Pet...

Pope John Paul II wipes his brow during a Mass celebrating the feast day of St. Peter and St. Paul in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, Sunday, Jun...

-A Cuban carrying a banner depicting Pope John Paul II stands in the congregation gathered in the square outside of Havana's Cathedral, June 29, 1997,...

Pope John Paul II delivers his speech during the weekly general audience inside Paul VI Hall at the Vatican Wednesday June 18, 1997. Behind the ponti...

"The Music Gate" at Graceland, Memphis, Tenn., June 12, 1997, for over forty years the rallying point of Elvis Presley fans. It was installed April,...

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Pope John Paul II prays at his parents grave in Krakow, Poland on Monday June 9, 1997. The Pope will finish his eleven-day tour through his home land...

Thousands of people line the 7 mile (12 kilometer) road from Krosno to Dukla, to greet Pope John Paul II who visited the monastery of the Bernadine or...

Pope John Paul II greets children who received the Holy Communion in the Holy Family Church in Zakopane, southern Poland, Saturday June 7, 1997. Th...

Pope John Paul II prays during a Mass in the cathedral of Gniezno, Tuesday, June 3, 1997. The Pope is on an eleven-day tour through his home country....

Pope John Paul II prays at the statue, commemorating the June, 1956, uprising against the Polish Communist regime, prior to a meeting with youth in Po...

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Pope John Paul II arrives at the square next to the Church of the First Polish Martyrs Monday, June 2, 1997, to conduct the liturgy and deliver a spee...

Pope John Paul II performs a religious ceremony at the picture of Holy Mary of Kreszow during a Mass celebration at Legnica airport, south-western Pol...

Pope John Paul II adjusts his miter during a mass celebration at Legnica airport, south-western Poland, Monday June 2, 1997. Pope John Paul II is on a...

Pope John Paul II blesses Zbigniew Mazurek, a survivor of the Gross-Rosen concentration camp wearing his prisoners outfit, during mass celebration at...

Pope John Paul II stands under Poland's coat of arms, an eagle, as he waves to faithful upon his arrival in Wroclaw, western Poland, Saturday, May 31,...

Pope John Paul II shakes hands with nuns upon his arrival at a religious congress in Wroclaw, western Poland, Saturday May 31, 1997. The Pope is start...

Pope John Paul II kisses an unidentified child during his pastoral visit to the parish of St. Lino in Rome, Sunday, May 25, 1997. The Pope will start...

Pope John Paul II waves to the faithful as he arrives at the Saint Atanasio Parish Church where he celebrated his 77th birthday, in Rome, Sunday, May...

Pope John Paul II celerbates his 77th birthday with children at the Saint Atanasio Parish in Rome, telling them he was approaching the

Pope John Paul II, at the end of the weekly general audience, blesses the bronze statue of Saint Francis unveiled in Saint Peter's Square in the Vatic...

With war-torn buildings as a backdrop, Pope John Paul II arrives to celebrate mass for over 300,000 worshippers in Beirut Sunday May 11 1997. The pope...

Armed Lebanese soldiers make way for Pope John Paul II through the crowd as he reaches the altar to celebrate mass for over 300,000 worshippers near B...

Pope John Paul II prays as two Lebanese priests face him during mass in Beirut Sunday May 11 1997. Over 300,000 came to hear the Holy Father bring a m...