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2019 in Photos: A Look at the Middle Months (40 photos)

As the year comes to a close, it’s time to take a look at some of the most memorable events and images of 2019. Events covered in this essay (the second of a three-part photo summary of the year) include the Pan American Games in Peru, a blackout in New York City, a spelling bee with eight co-champions, a polar bear on the streets of a Russian city, the testimony of Former Special Counsel Robert Mueller on Capitol Hill, the resignation of a British Prime Minister, and much more. See also “Top 25 News Photos of 2019” and “2019 in Photos: Part 1,” and come back tomorrow for “2019 in Photos: Part 3.” The series will comprise 120 images in all.

In this May 7, 2019, photo, black female cadets with the Class of 2019 pose at the U.S. Military Academy in West Point, New York, 34 black women—a record number—graduated this year from West Point, among a class of roughly 1,000 cadets. The cadets said they were proud to be part of a milestone at the historic academy after four years of testing their limits. ( Cadet Hallie H. Pound / U.S. Army via AP)
https://www.theatlantic.com/photo/2019/12/2019-photos-look-middle-months/602854/