Photo Ed: Jubilant celebrations around the U.S. for Obama's win
Güncelleme Tarihi:
Several thousand supporters of President-elect Democrat Barack Obama celebrated the historic election win in U.S. cities early on Wednesday. (UPDATE)
A party erupts at the intersection of South Portland and Lafayette Ave in the culturally diverse neighborhood of Fort Green on November 4, 2008, in Brooklyn, New York. Celebrations began following the results of the 2008 U.S. Presidential race which named Illionois Senator Barack Obama the winner and first black president of the United States. (Jemal Countess/Getty Images/AFP)
Mike Caughell, left, and Mark Rutherford, a gay couple, embrace in celebration as Barack Obama is declared winner of the presidential race in Portland, Ore., Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2008. (AP Photo/Chris Ryan)
Supporters of President-elect Barack Obama fill the street and climb on a statue outside of Philadelphia City Hall Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2008, in Philadelphia. Several thousand people turned out for the spontaneous celebration. (AP Photo/Tom Mihalek)
Rae Pearson of Virginia Beach, Va. speaks to her mother over a cell phone Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2008 during an election night celebration in Virginia Beach after it was announced Sen. Barack Obama won the U.S. presidency. "Momma we did it. We really did it," a tearful Pearson said to her mother. (AP Photo/The Virginian-Pilot, Stephen M. Katz)
In driving rain, people fill the U Street corridor in an impromptu celebration spanning several blocks, at the news that Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., is now president elect of the United States, on election night in Washington on Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2008. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)