The Brooklyn Bridge opened on this day in 1883. As the first bridge to use steel as cable wire, it was a symbol of technological innovation and has since become a New York landmark.
NEW YORK — Fireworks over the Brooklyn Bridge, 1983.
The nightmare of Chernobyl continues to be a painful reality for those exposed to its radioactive fallout. In Chernobyl Legacy, Paul Fusco faces the human tragedy of the world's worst nuclear energy disaster.
Requiem in Samba
by Alex Majoli
Living in the poor favelas of Brazil, photographer Alex Majoli encountered a beautiful but violent culture shaped by the constant specter of death. During his time there, he also discovered a different outlook on life captured in the sounds of samba.