Topic: Iraq
Chronology of news events in 2010JULYJuly 6Queen Elizabeth II addresses U.N. for first time since 1957 during first New York visit in over 30 years; lays wreath at ground zero.Obama administration files lawsuit in Phoenix to block Arizona's toughest-in-the-nation immigration law.July 8In ...
US troops who have died while serving in Iraq and KuwaitArmy Sgt. David J. Luff Jr.Army Sgt. David Luff was excited about his son's birth in May and was glad he was home for the day he had been looking forward to ...
Today in HistoryToday is Monday, Oct. 25, the 298th day of 2010. There are 67 days left in the year.Today's Highlight in History:On Oct. 25, 1910, "America the Beautiful," with words by Katharine Lee Bates and music by Samuel A. Ward, was ...
From baseball diamond to church pews, services across US measure rising losses in AfghanistanIn the summer twilight, a crowd gathers on a baseball diamond in Seattle, candles in hand, to remember a sailor who not long ago ran this dusty path.In a ...
This guest post is an excerpt from the memoir, The Butterfly Mosque by G. Willow Wilson.. I had just flown into Iran from Egypt-this journey had begun thousands of miles from my own country. That a mountain and a change in the ...
Iraqi teen to go home after surgeries in US; plans to teach friends about new love _ baseballA 13-year-old Iraqi boy brought to Michigan a year ago by a National Guardsman so he could get plastic surgery to repair scars from a ...
Coghlan, Gonzalez and other Marlins set to visit US troops in Iraq and KuwaitSeveral members of the Florida Marlins are set to visit U.S. military troops in Iraq and Kuwait from Jan. 24 to Feb. 1.The team said Wednesday the trip is ...
1Sixty-six New Year's revelers die and more than 200 are injured in a fire at a Bangkok nightclub.Longtime Rhode Island Sen. Claiborne Pell, creator of Pell Grants, dies at 90.Jan. reports jobless rate reached 8.1 percent in February, highest since 1983.March 9Obama ...
Fort Hood shooting victims included newlywed, woman inspired to serve after Sept. 11 attacksThe 13 people killed when an Army psychiatrist allegedly opened fire on fellow soldiers at Fort Hood, Texas, included several people who shared the same profession as the alleged ...
Today in History - Oct. 18Today is Sunday, Oct. 18, the 291st day of 2009. On Oct. 18, 1962, Dr. James D. Watson of the United States and Drs. Francis Crick and Maurice Wilkins of Britain were named winners of the Nobel ...