Notable passings of 2012

This is a Jan. 31, 1989 photo of Russell Means, of the American Indian Movement, as he testifies before a special investigative committee of the Senate Select Committee on Capitol Hill. Sioux actor and activist Means went on trial before the Navajo Supreme Court on Saturday, Feb. 6, 1999, in…

George H. W. Bush

British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher rides in a golf cart with President George H. W. Bush after arriving at Camp David, Friday, Nov. 24, 1989 in Thurmont. Thatcher will spend the day at Camp David meeting with the President before returning to Washington. (AP Photo/Marcy Nighswander)

Images from past presidential debates

Presidential candidates, from left, Bill Clinton, Ross Perot, and President Bush, participate in the first presidential debate in St. Louis, Mo., Oct. 12, 1992. (AP Photo/Marcy Nighswander)

Republican National Conventions: A look back

First Lady Barbara Bush reacts to Sen. Phil Gramm, who delivered the keynote address to the Republican National Convention at the Houston Astrodome, Tuesday, Aug. 18, 1992, Houston, Tex. Gramm derided Democratic candidate Bill Clinton's economic program as a "Lemon for America." (AP Photo/Ma…

Neil Armstrong: First man on the moon

Neil Armstrong, right, the first man to step foot on the moon, gestures as President Bill Clinton looks on during a White House ceremony celebrating the 25th anniversary of the Apollo 11th flight to the Moon, Wednesday, July 20, 1994, Washington, D.C. Twenty-five-years ago, two men from Eart…

'Good Time Charlie' Wilson, who aided Afghans, dies

Rep. Charlie Wilson, D-Texas, helped arm the Afghan mujahedeen in the 1980s, spurring a victory that helped speed the downfall of the Soviet Union. But he wasn't able to keep the money flowing.