Thursday Sept. 3, Our World In Pictures
BEIJING — Anniversary Parade Shows Off Advances: Military medics take part in a parade commemorating the 70th anniversary of Japan’s surrender during World War II, held in front of Tiananmen Gate on Thursday. The spectacle involved more than 12,000 troops, 500 pieces of military hardware and 200 aircraft of various types, representing what military officials say is the military’s most cutting-edge technology.
NEW JERSEY — Boy Clings to Mother on First Day of School: Jacob Buschkin sticks close to his mother, Ilana, as they wait for the first day of kindergarten at the Alexander Hamilton School in Glen Rock on Wednesday.