President-Elect Barack Obama

Obama's historic election night speech in Grant Park drew cheer and tears from the nearly 500,000 people in the crowd

HURRICANE IKE

Spain beats Germany 1-0 to European Championship

Spain finally broke through to win a major title again by edging Germany 1-0 in Vienna to claim the Euro 2008 trophy

MIDSUMMER IN THE ARTIC

Space Shuttle Discovery Lifts Off For Int'l Space Station

MAY 31: The Space Shuttle Discovery lifts off from launch pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center May 31, 2008 in Cape Canaveral, Florida. The Space Shuttle is carrying the main unit of Japan's Kibo science lab to the International Space Station

NASA prepares to launch Space Shuttle Endeavour on mission STS-123 in Florida

NASA's Space Shuttle Endeavour sits bolted to Launch Pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center, Florida on March 10, 2008. Endeavour is set for launch on March 11, on mission STS 123. The orbiter is carrying a crew of seven and payloads for the Canadian Space Agency and the Japan Aerospace Exploration

Atlantis' Mission