The six-member crew of the International Space Station is tasked with studying a sample from Mars that may be the first proof of extra-terrestrial life, which proves more intelligent than ever expected.

A street scene in Berlin near Hallesches Tor.

People gather at the exit of the St. Trophime cathedral in Arles.

Pedestrian and various vehicles traffic on Place Bellecour, in Lyon.

Different species of fish and frogs, inside an aquarium.

The main market square in the heart of Brussels.

A very graceful dance with voluminous draperies, by Annabelle Moore, well-known on the metropolitan stage.

A small boat is approaching waterfalls, shrouded in thick fog, in Neuhausen am Rheinfall, Switzerland.

In a sunny open air setting with a background of high, deep foliage trees, and a white-walled storeyed house, an acrobat with light shirt and trousers and white plimsolls is doing acrobats in a trapeze in the center of the area. Behind it, a pair of men in similar dress seem to be carrying barbells from one place to the other, rather then exercising with them.

A street scene with a government building in the background.

A crowd of spectators listen to President William McKinley's speech during his inauguration ceremony outside the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C.

Horses and their riders make their way into the compact and agitated crowd of spectators.

Coach W. Hickenbotham takes "Newhaven" out of his box and places the horse at the center of the paddock. Gardiner, the jockey, saddles up the horse, rides it and begins to spin, slowly.

Carrara, Italy. A train loaded with marble exits a tunnel.