Best Photos of the Day

NEW YORK.- The real pioneers of the 1950s/’60s Space Race were neither Russian cosmonauts nor American astronauts - they were animals. The most famous of all space canines was Laika, a stray found on the streets of Moscow who was trained and placed aboard Sputnik 2 (1957). Sadly, Laika died within hours of Sputnik 2’s launch, due to overheating. Other Russian space dogs would follow, including Belka and Strelka, who actually wore the cotton, nylon, rubber and aluminum suit shown here while training. It is also presumed that one of them wore the suit while on board Sputnik 5 (1960). Both pups returned to earth safely. This historical canine space suit is featured in LiveAuctioneer's online catalog for Auctionata’s Sept. 13 Soviet Space Memorabilia Auction. LIVEAUCTIONEERS/AUCTIONATA PHOTO

SALT LAKE CITY.- The Buttars family looks at Mormon historical documents on display at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints Church History Library, part of the "Foundation of Faith" exhibit on September 8, 2014 in Salt Lake City, Utah. Many of the documents are on pubic display together for the first time. George Frey/Getty Images/AFP.

SAO PAULO.- A visitor enjoys works by Brazilian artist Thiago Martins de Melo, during the 31th Biennale of Sao Paulo at Ibirapuera park in Sao Paulo, Brazil on September 6, 2014. AFP PHOTO / NELSON ALMEIDA.

GLENDALE.- The Comfort Woman statue, with bird on shoulder, beside an empty chair symbolizing survivors who are of an old age without having yet witnessed judgement, in Glendale, California on September 9, 2014, a day after reports that opponents of the statue have appealed the August decision by U.S District Judge Percy Anderson against removing the memorial dedicated to women who were coerced into sexual slavery during World War II by Japan, ruling the 1,100-pound memorial did not cause harm to the plaintiffs nor break any laws. The statue was installed at Glendale's Central Park in July 2013. AFP PHOTO / Frederic J. BROWN.

NEW YORK.- In this file photo a statue of George Washington looks out over the New York Stock Exchange building in New York. US stocks opened lower September 9, 2014 after Home Depot disclosed that hackers infiltrated its payment system and ahead of an Apple event that is expected to launch new products. AFP PHOTO/Stan HONDA.

BRUSSELS.- A policeman stands guard at the entrance of the Jewish Museum of Belgium in front of a sign in memory of the victims of a terrorist attack, in Brussels, on September 9, 2014. The Museum held a press conference announcing its reopening scheduled on September 14, 2014. The museum has been closed since gunman Medhi Nemmouche opened fire killing four persons on May 24, 2014. AFP PHOTO/ EMMANUEL DUNAND.

LYON.- Dancers rehearse on September 1, 2014 at the dance studio inside Lyon's Opera. The 16th edition of the "Biennale de la Danse de Lyon" festival (Lyon Dance Biennial Festival), which will host 45 shows, will start on September 10 and will last three weeks. AFP PHOTO / JEFF PACHOUD.

PARIS.- Florian Sempey, a 26 year-old and youngest French baritone who will play Figaro in "The Barber of Seville" at Paris' opera, poses on September 8, 2014 at the Bastille Opera in Paris. AFP PHOTO / FRED DUFOUR.

LONDON.- A man (L) is photographed whilst looking at a painting by British artist J.M.W. Turner entitled ' Bamborough Castle' in a new exhibition at the Tate Britain gallery entitled 'Late Turner - Painting Set Free' in London, on September 8, 2014. The exhibition is the first to concentrate on J.M.W. Turner's final period of work (1835-51) from the age of 60 until his death. AFP PHOTO / BEN STANSALL.

MINSK.- This picture taken on September 8, 2014 shows the full moon behind a cross on a church in Minsk. September 8 night's full moon, also known as a Harvest Moon, is the third and final "supermoon" of 2014. The phenomenon, which scientists call a "perigee moon," occurs when the moon is near the horizon and appears larger and brighter than other full moons. AFP PHOTO / MAXIM MALINOVSKY.