Kiki, age 7, is pulled from the ruins left by the Haiti earthquake and into the arms of his mother.

A Ukrainian woman places carnations into shields of anti-riot policemen outside the presidential office in Kiev. Ukraine

Tracy Caldwell looks down on Earth from the International Space Station

Here, an eight-year-old Syrian rebel is pictured with a cigarette and an AK-47 draped over his shoulder.

A police officer pepper-sprays Occupy protesters at the University of California

The first waves of the 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami, which killed over 200,000 people, hit the shore.

This girls eyes clouded over after witnessing the nuclear blast at Hiroshima.

A soldier from the 1st Marine Division, holds a child after she was separated from her family during a firefight.

Elite runner Jaqueline Kiplimo helps a disabled Chinese athlete during the 2010 Zheng-Kai marathon, costing her first place.

Kevin Berthia is talked out of jumping off the Golden Gate Bridge by police officers.

This 13-year-old Columbian girl was stuck under debris for three days following a volcanic eruption in 1985. She eventually died due to her injuries.

Elizabeth Ann Eckford was one of nine African-American students allowed entry into Little Rock Central High School in 1957 – she was determined to gain victory over hate.

An allied prisoner of war following liberation in Limburg, Germany, 1945.

Anna Fisher was the first astronaut/mother to foray into space in 1985.

Bibi Aisha had her nose and ears cut off after escaping an abusive marriage to a Taliban fighter. She was left for dead but was rescued by US aid workers.

US Airways Flight 1549 floats on the Hudson river after crash landing, miraculously, everyone survived

A Brazilian boy plays the violin during his teacher's funeral. The teacher helped the boy escape a life of poverty and violence.

Police escort thousands of refugees through Slovenia while citizens march to welcome them into their country.

The Columbia Space Shuttle breaks apart during re entry

A group of men are shown how to use a condom for the first time in Papua, Indonesia.

The Falling Man” is described as “perhaps the most powerful image of despair at the beginning of the twenty-first century.”