February 19 - February 25, 2012 (107 images)

Officials separate Pittsburgh Penguins Arron Asham and New York Rangers Stu Bickel in the second period of the Pens 2-0 win over the Rangers at the Consol Energy Center in Pittsburgh on February 21, 2012. UPI/Archie Carpenter

President Barack Obama applauds along side his wife First Lady Michelle Obama during the breaking ceremony for the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington, D.C. on February 22, 2012. The museum is set to open in 2015. UPI/Kevin Dietsch

President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama arrive at the groundbreaking ceremony of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington, D.C.on February 22, 2012. The museum is scheduled to open in 2015 and will be the only national museum devoted exclusively to the documentation of African American life, art, history and culture. UPI/Andrew Harrer/Pool

Officials including, former First Lady Laura Bush, Lonnie Bunch, Director of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, France Cordova, Chair of the Smithsonian Boards, and Wayne Clough, participate in a ground breaking ceremony for the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington, D.C. on February 22, 2012. The museum is set to open in 2015. UPI/Kevin Dietsch