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Behind the scenes

Green shoots • 2019 PERSON OF THE YEAR GRETA THUNBERG PLANTS SEEDS FOR A POSTPANDEMIC WORLD

Covers

Quotes

Then & now

Firsts & lasts

Language

Heroes • Australia’s volunteer firefighters risked everything to keep their country safe

The choice • BIDEN CALLS HIMSELF A BRIDGE TO A NEW GENERATION OF LEADERS, A ROLE HE EMBRACED IN CHOOSING KAMALA HARRIS

Joe Biden and Kamala Harris, President-Elect and Vice President–Elect of the United States

Guardian of the year opener • DR. ANTHONY FAUCI AND FRONTLINE HEALTH WORKERS

Dr. Anthony Fauci • In the face of those who sought to undermine facts, he fought for science

Frontline health workers • During a crisis like no other, they put their lives on the line to keep all of us safe

Racial-justice organizers • They brought millions to the streets to demand an end to systemic racism

Eric Yuan • The CEO of Zoom brought an isolated world a little closer together

LeBron James • On the way to another NBA title, he transformed what an athlete can be

BTS • In a year when live music went quiet, they became the biggest band in the world

Photos of the year • The images—some stirring, some haunting, all indelible—that defined the year, in the words of the photographers who made them

Past and prologue • Beginning with Franklin D. Roosevelt for 1932, TIME has named 14 Presidents as Person of the Year. The covers below are the first for each. The long-standing connection is a recognition of the influential role these leaders play in the world—and the promise that comes with a new vision for it.