80th anniversary of WWII ground battle in Okinawa

80th anniversary of WWII ground battle in Okinawa

Searchlights beam into the night sky over the Peace Memorial Park in Itoman in Okinawa Prefecture, southern Japan, on June 22, 2025, the eve of the 80th anniversary of the end of the Battle of Okinawa in World War II.

79th anniversary of end of WWII ground battle in Okinawa

79th anniversary of end of WWII ground battle in Okinawa

The Peace Memorial Park in Itoman in Okinawa Prefecture, southern Japan, is illuminated with searchlights on June 22, 2024, on the eve of the 79th anniversary of the end of the Battle of Okinawa in World War II.

U.S.-NEW YORK-9/11 ATTACKS-22ND ANNIVERSARY

U.S.-NEW YORK-9/11 ATTACKS-22ND ANNIVERSARY

(230912) -- NEW YORK, Sept. 12, 2023 (Xinhua) -- The Tribute in Light, an art installation of searchlights to create two vertical columns of light to represent the Twin Towers, is seen to mark the 22nd anniversary of the 9/11 attacks in New York, the United States, on Sept. 11, 2023. (Photo by Michael Nagle/Xinhua)

U.S.-NEW YORK-9/11 ATTACKS-22ND ANNIVERSARY

U.S.-NEW YORK-9/11 ATTACKS-22ND ANNIVERSARY

(230912) -- NEW YORK, Sept. 12, 2023 (Xinhua) -- The Tribute in Light, an art installation of searchlights to create two vertical columns of light to represent the Twin Towers, is seen to mark the 22nd anniversary of the 9/11 attacks in New York, the United States, on Sept. 11, 2023. (Photo by Michael Nagle/Xinhua)

U.S.-NEW YORK-9/11 ATTACKS-22ND ANNIVERSARY

U.S.-NEW YORK-9/11 ATTACKS-22ND ANNIVERSARY

(230912) -- NEW YORK, Sept. 12, 2023 (Xinhua) -- The Tribute in Light, an art installation of searchlights to create two vertical columns of light to represent the Twin Towers, is seen to mark the 22nd anniversary of the 9/11 attacks in New York, the United States, on Sept. 11, 2023. (Photo by Michael Nagle/Xinhua)

U.S.-NEW YORK-9/11 ATTACKS-22ND ANNIVERSARY

U.S.-NEW YORK-9/11 ATTACKS-22ND ANNIVERSARY

(230912) -- NEW YORK, Sept. 12, 2023 (Xinhua) -- The Tribute in Light, an art installation of searchlights to create two vertical columns of light to represent the Twin Towers, is seen to mark the 22nd anniversary of the 9/11 attacks in New York, the United States, on Sept. 11, 2023. (Xinhua/Li Rui)

U.S.-NEW YORK-9/11 ATTACKS-22ND ANNIVERSARY

U.S.-NEW YORK-9/11 ATTACKS-22ND ANNIVERSARY

(230912) -- NEW YORK, Sept. 12, 2023 (Xinhua) -- The Tribute in Light, an art installation of searchlights to create two vertical columns of light to represent the Twin Towers, is seen to mark the 22nd anniversary of the 9/11 attacks in New York, the United States, on Sept. 11, 2023. (Xinhua/Li Rui)

U.S.-NEW YORK-9/11 ATTACKS-22ND ANNIVERSARY

U.S.-NEW YORK-9/11 ATTACKS-22ND ANNIVERSARY

(230912) -- NEW YORK, Sept. 12, 2023 (Xinhua) -- The Tribute in Light, an art installation of searchlights to create two vertical columns of light to represent the Twin Towers, is seen to mark the 22nd anniversary of the 9/11 attacks in New York, the United States, on Sept. 11, 2023. (Xinhua/Li Rui)

U.S.-NEW YORK-9/11 ATTACKS-22ND ANNIVERSARY

U.S.-NEW YORK-9/11 ATTACKS-22ND ANNIVERSARY

(230912) -- NEW YORK, Sept. 12, 2023 (Xinhua) -- The Tribute in Light, an art installation of searchlights to create two vertical columns of light to represent the Twin Towers, is seen to mark the 22nd anniversary of the 9/11 attacks in New York, the United States, on Sept. 11, 2023. (Xinhua/Li Rui)

U.S.-NEW YORK-9/11 ATTACKS-22ND ANNIVERSARY

U.S.-NEW YORK-9/11 ATTACKS-22ND ANNIVERSARY

(230912) -- NEW YORK, Sept. 12, 2023 (Xinhua) -- The Tribute in Light, an art installation of searchlights to create two vertical columns of light to represent the Twin Towers, is seen to mark the 22nd anniversary of the 9/11 attacks in New York, the United States, on Sept. 11, 2023. (Xinhua/Li Rui)

2 years after Japan quake

2 years after Japan quake

KESENNUMA, Japan - Searchlights are beamed into the sky over Kesennuma port in Miyagi Prefecture on March 11, 2013, in memory of the victims of the massive earthquake and tsunami in northeastern Japan two years earlier.

Salt Lake City ready for 2002 winter Olymics

Salt Lake City ready for 2002 winter Olymics

SALT LAKE CITY, United States - The Olympic flameholder at the Rice-Eccles Olympic Stadium in Salt Lake City is illuminated by searchlights on Feb. 7, the eve of the opening of the 2002 Winter Olympic Games in the city.

The Dam Busters film (1955)

The Dam Busters film (1955)

The Dam Busters (1955) , Lancaster Bomber Date: 1955

Salt Lake City ready for 2002 winter Olymics

Salt Lake City ready for 2002 winter Olymics

SALT LAKE CITY, United States - The Olympic flameholder at the Rice-Eccles Olympic Stadium in Salt Lake City is illuminated by searchlights on Feb. 7, the eve of the opening of the 2002 Winter Olympic Games in the city.