Top photos of the day: Monday, April 21, 2014

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From the archives:

On this date in 1967, a deadly tornado Oak Lawn — and it was just one of 10 that hit northeastern Illinois that day. | Sun-Times file photo

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A selection of some of the best photographs from around the world:

A soldier in the National Guard with a “Boston Strong” flag cheers on runners as they finish the Boston Marathon. | Getty Images

Meb Keflezighi of the United States crosses the finish line to win the 118th Boston Marathon in Boston, Massachusetts. | Getty Images

Marc Fucarile, injured in last years Boston Marathon bombings, prepares to throw out the first pitch prior to the Boston Red Sox/Baltimore Orioles game at Fenway Park. | Getty Images

Donny McDermott, aged 6, grooms his Shetland pony before taking part in the annual ‘London Harness Horse Parade’ on Easter Monday at The South of England Centre in Ardingly, England. | Getty Images

Participants prepare to take part in the annual ‘London Harness Horse Parade’ on Easter Monday at The South of England Centre in Ardingly, England. | Getty Images

A woman carrying a bag on her head walks with her daughter on a street in the old part of the central eastern Moroccan city of Tinghir. | Getty Images

A transformers performer poses for photo during the 2014 Beijing International Automotive Exhibition at China International Exhibition Center in Beijing, China. More than 2,000 automotive enterprises from 14 countries and regions participated in the 2014 Beijing International Automotive Exhibition from April 20 to April 29. | Getty Images

Indian Sikh protestors shout slogans near a police barricade during a protest against Congress party leader and former chief minister of Punjab state Captain Amarinder Singh for his recent remarks on the country’s 1984 anti-Sikh riots, in New Delhi, India. Singh in a recent television interview said party leader Jagdish Tytler, one of the accused, had no role in the 1984 riots that killed more than 3,000 Sikhs. Top Congress party leaders have been accused of inciting mobs during the violence that followed the assassination of Prime Minister Indira Gandhi by her Sikh bodyguards. | AP Photo

Dave Matthews of the Dave Matthews Band performs live for fans at the 2014 Byron Bay Bluesfest in Byron Bay, Australia. | Getty Images

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