It Was Just A Year Ago Today

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It's hard to believe a year has passed since Barack Obama became President-elect of the United States. A look back at the faces — and emotions — around the globe, November 4, 2008.

Times Square, New York.

Grant Park, Chicago.

Harry's New York bar, Paris, France.

Athens, Greece.

Geneva, Switzerland.

Times Square, New York.

Geneva, Switzerland.

Columbus, Ohio.

McLean, Virginia.

Vienna, Austria.

Birmingham, Alabama.

Jakarta, Indonesia.

Grant Park, Chicago.

Seoul, South Korea.

Las Vegas, Nevada.

Bangkok, Thailand.

Grant Park, Chicago.

Times Square, New York.

Sydney, Australia.

Moscow, Russia.

Paris, France.

St. Paul, Minnesota.

Albuquerque, New Mexico.

Beijing, China.

Beijing, China.

Brooklyn, New York.

The Hague, Netherlands.

Phnom Penh, Cambodia.

Beijing, China.

Denver, Colorado.

Grant Park, Chicago.

Times Square, New York.

[Images via Getty.]