In 2009, New York Times readers submitted photographs from around the world that illustrate the importance of educating girls and empowering women.

http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2009/08/26/magazine/20090826-a-womens-worl...

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How super cool is the image above? View more photographs of "Space Shuttle Discovery's Final Launch":http://www.theatlantic.com/infocus/2011/02/space-shuttle-discoverys-final-launch/100015/

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A 6.3-magnitude earthquake hits Christchurch and the surroundingCanterbury region in New Zealand, causing major damage and at least 75 deaths. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011_Canterbury_earthquake
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