65th anniversary of Queen Elizabeth II coronation (Queen Elizabeth II; Tower Bridge; The Gold State Coach; Buckingham palace)

65th anniversary of Queen Elizabeth II coronation (Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, Queen Elizabeth II)

50th anniversary of US handing Iwo Jima back to Japan (Eisaku Sato (1926–1975) was the Prime Minister of Japan at the time USA handed Iwo Jima back to Japan; Lyndon B. Johnson (1908–1973) was the President of the USA at the time USA handed Iwo Jima back to Japan, Mount Suribachi memorial; Holland Smith (1882–1967) served as the first Commanding General of Fleet Marine Force, Pacific, and headed Task Force 56 at Iwo Jima, Tadamichi Kuribayashi (1891–1945) was the commander of the Japanese garrison during the battle of Iwo Jima)

50th anniversary of US handing Iwo Jima back to Japan

100th memorial anniversary of Nicholas II, the last Emperor of Russia (Nicholas II (1868–1918), Nicholas II and his family; Alexandra Feodorovna (1872–1918))

100th memorial anniversary of Nicholas II, the last Emperor of Russia (Nicholas II (1868–1918), Nicholas II and his family)

165th anniversary of Vincent van Gogh (Vincent van Gogh (1853–1890) “Ward in the Hospital in Arles” (detail), 1889; ”Olive Trees with the Alpilles in the Background” (detail), 1889; “Memory of the Garden at Etten (Ladies of Arles)” (detail), 1888; “Wheatfield with Crows”, 1890)

165th anniversary of Vincent van Gogh (Vincent van Gogh (1853–1890) “The Yellow House”, 1888) Background info: “Still Life with Glass of Absinthe and a Carafe”, 1887; “Self-Portrait”, 1889; “The Church in Auvers-sur-Oise, View from the Chevet” (detail), 1890

55th anniversary of Garry Kasparov

55th anniversary of Garry Kasparov Background info: Garry Kimovich Kasparov is a Russian, and formerly Soviet, chess grandmaster, former world chess champion, writer and political activist, who many consider to be the greatest chess player of all time.

50th anniversary of the launch of Apollo 8 (F. Borman, W. Anders, J. Lovell, Apollo 8 crew; Frank Borman; Jim Lovell; William Anders)

50th anniversary of the launch of Apollo 8 (Saturn V SA-503) Background info: Apollo 8 crew members, Jim Lovell, William Anders, Frank Borman

70th anniversary of Andrew Lloyd Webber (The Wizard of Oz; Grammy Awards 1980, 1983, 1985, 1990)

70th anniversary of Andrew Lloyd Webber

Rare minerals (Andradite Dalnegorsk, Russia; Brookite Liguria, Italy; Anatase Andalusia, Spain; Heliodor Madagascar)

Rare minerals (Demantoid Ghazni Province, Afghanistan) Background info: Anatase Maderanertal, Uri, Switzerland; Brookite Balochistan, Pakistan; Heliodor Brazil;

Mushrooms (Amanita muscaria, Pleurotus ostreatus, Boletus edulis; Tuber melanosporum)

Mushrooms (Hygrophoropsis aurantiaca) Background info: Boletus edulis, Helix pomatia,Tuber melanosporum

Butterflies (Papilio machaon; Aglais io; Anartia jatrophae; Polyommatus bellargus)

Butterflies (Myscelia ethusa) Background info: Speyeria diana

Snow leopard (Panthera uncia)

Snow leopard (Panthera uncia)

60th anniversary of Nautilus traveling under the North Pole (William R. Anderson (1921–2007) the commander of the Nautilus; USS Nautilus (SSN 571), The route of Nautilus travelling under North Pole; Admiral Hyman G. Rickover (1900–1986), The Nautilus during its launch in 1954)

60th anniversary of Nautilus traveling under the North Pole (USS Nautilus (SSN 571))

Penguins (Eudyptes chrysolophus; Spheniscus magellanicus; Pygoscelis papua; Megadyptes antipodes)

Penguins (Eudyptula minor) Background info: Eudyptes chrysolophus, Pygoscelis antarcticus

Bee-eaters (Merops nubicoides; Merops orientalis; Merops persicus; Merops apiaster)

Bee-eaters (Merops apiaster) Background info: Merops orientalis, Anax imperator, Merops philippinus, Merops ornatus, Merops orientalis)

Winter Games 2018 (Håvard Lorentzen, Speed skating, Norway; Andreas Wellinger, Ski jumping, Germany; Sébastien Toutant, Snowboarding, Canada; Mikaela Shiffrin, Alpine skiing, USA)

Winter Games 2018 (Ragnhild Haga, Cross-country skiing, Norway) Background info: Johannes Thingnes Bø, Biathlon; Håvard Bøkko, Sindre Henriksen, Simen Spieler Nilsen, Sverre Lunde Pedersen, Speed skating, Norway)