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9 of the Most Memorable Moments of 2014

Pope Francis, visiting a church on the outskirts of Rome on Jan. 6, is draped with a lamb.
Pope Francis, visiting a church on the outskirts of Rome on Jan. 6, is draped with a lamb.L'osseratore Romano/AFP/Getty Images
kim jong un, North Korean leader, looks out from the submarine of a Korean People’s Army naval unit during an inspection on an unspecified day at an unknown location
Kim Jong Un, North Korean leader, looks out from the submarine of a Korean People’s Army naval unit during an inspection in this undated photo released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) in Pyongyang, June 16, 2014. KCNA/REUTERS
New York Yankee Derek Jeter jumps after hitting the game-winning single against the Baltimore Orioles in the ninth inning of a baseball game on Sept. 25, 2014, in New York.
New York Yankee Derek Jeter jumps after hitting the game-winning single against the Baltimore Orioles in the ninth inning of a baseball game on Sept. 25, 2014, in New York.Julie Jacobson—AP
Bill and Hillary Clinton cuddle their first grandchild, Charlotte Clinton Mezvinsky, at a New York City hospital on Sept. 27
Bill and Hillary Clinton cuddle their first grandchild, Charlotte Clinton Mezvinsky, at a New York City hospital on Sept. 27, 2014.Jon Davidson—Office of President Clinton/Getty Images
Newlyweds George Clooney and Amal Alamuddin surrounded by media and security boats as they cruise the Grand Canal after leaving the Aman luxury Hotel in Venice, Italy on Sept. 28, 2014.
George Clooney and Amal Alamuddin, a human-rights lawyer, are followed by more than a dozen boats holding security and media after leaving a hotel in Venice on Sept. 28; they had wedded the day before.Luigi Costantini—AP
Angelina Jolie, actor and humanitarian, is presented with honorary damehood by Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II in London on Oct. 10 for her services to U.K. foreign policy and her campaign to end sexual violence in war zones.
Angelina Jolie, actor and humanitarian, is presented with honorary damehood by Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II in London on Oct. 10, 2014, for her services to U.K. foreign policy and her campaign to end sexual violence in war zones.Anthony Devlin—AFP/Getty Images
Malala Yousafzai, Pakistani girls’-rights and education activist, accepts flowers in Birmingham, England, after being named a Nobel Peace Prize winner (with India’s Kailash Satyarthi) on Oct. 10.
Malala Yousafzai, Pakistani girls’-rights and education activist, accepts flowers in Birmingham, England, after being named a Nobel Peace Prize winner (with India’s Kailash Satyarthi) on Oct. 10, 2014.Oli Scarff—AFP/Getty Images
Russian President, and his Serbian counterpart, Tomislav Nikolic, attend a military parade in Belgrade on Oct. 16 to mark the 70th anniversary of the city’s liberation from Nazi occupation
Russian President Vladimir Putin, and his Serbian counterpart, Tomislav Nikolic, attend a military parade in Belgrade, Oct. 16, 2014. Marko Djurica—Reuters
President Barack Obama hugs Nina Pham, one of the nurses who contracted Ebola while treating a patient (who later died) at a Dallas hospital, in the Oval Office on Oct. 24; Pham had just been declared virus-free
President Barack Obama hugs Nina Pham, one of the nurses who contracted Ebola while treating a patient (who later died) at a Dallas hospital, in the Oval Office on Oct. 24; Pham had just been declared virus-free.Olivier Douliery—Getty Imsages

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