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A suicide car bomber kills a dozen people in Baghdad, including one American. The attack occurred at rush hour in Tahrir Square on the eastern end of the Jumhuria Bridge over the Tigris River.
A crowd gathered, shouting "Down with the USA!" and dancing around a charred body. |
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The U.S. Commerce Department announces that the U.S. trade deficit widened unexpectedly in April to a record $48.3 billion, as strong consumer demand and the highest oil prices in 21 years pushed imports to record levels, |
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The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that Michael Newdow, an atheist father, could not sue to ban the pledge from his daughter's school and others because he does not have sufficient custody of the child to qualify as her legal representative, eight members of the court said. |
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Maoist rebels, trying to overthrow the ruling monarchy in Nepal, kill 21 police officers in a landmine attack, then appear and spray gunfire at the survivors. |
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U.S. Attorney General John Ashcroft provides details on the charges against a Somali native in Columbus, Ohio, who was allegedly involved in an al-Qaida plot to detonate a bomb at the unidentified shopping mall after he obtained military-style training in Ethiopia. |
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German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder and his Social Democratic Party (SPD) suffer their worst election defeat since World War II. Traditional Social Democrat voters remain at home in protest against policies they feel go against party principles. The conservative Christian Democratic Union (CDU) is ... |
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The Israeli Attorney General decides that there is insufficient evidence in the bribery case against Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon and his son Gilad over the so-called Greek Island affair. Allegations were that Ariel Sharon used his influence to try to win the Greek government's approval for ... |
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The Lundberg Survey of 8000 gasoline stations shows that the national average for self-serve regular unleaded gas fell 6.48 cents per gallon to $2.0096 in the three weeks ended June 11. It is the first three week price decline since December of 2003. |
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Mattel Corp. announces that it is preparing to launch a Barbie line of clothes, accessories and perfume for adult women later this year. |
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Steve Heyer, who is stepping down from his post as Coca-Cola Co.'s No. 2 executive, will receive a severance package of about $23 million. It was clear from his employment agreement that he was being groomed for the top position to replace Doug Daft, which was given instead to E. Neville Isdell. |
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US Treasury debt prices fall on news that May retail sales were strong and in anticipation of an inflationary signal from the May consumer price index. The benchmark 10-year note slipped 11/32, thus boosting its yield to 4.85% from 4.81%.. The two-year Treasury notes fell 6/32 resulting in a yield ... |
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Mercer Human Resource Consulting releases a report indicating that Tokyo is the most expensive city in the world. London is ranked 2nd, Moscow 3rd, Osaka 4th and Hong Kong 5th. Paraguay's Ascuncion is the least expensive city in the survey. |
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The U.S. Navy awards Boeing Co. a $3.9 billion contractto design a replacement for the submarine-hunting P-3 aircraft, bypassing Lockheed Martin Corp. which built the current fleet of aging P-3s. |
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NJ Senator Frank Lautenberg tells reporters that U.S. Attorney General John Ashcroft should appoint a special counsel to investigate whether Vice President Dick Cheney helped his old firm Halliburton get lucrative deals in Iraq. |
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Entrepreneur Richard Branson set a new world record on Monday by driving across the English Channel in a James-Bond style amphibious sports car in less than two hours time. |
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US Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA) introduces an amendment to the 2004 Defense Authorization bill that called for American Forces Radio and Television Service (AFRTS) to fulfill its stated goal of providing political balance in its news and public affairs programming. |
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Twelve are killed and 50 injured by a car bomb explosion in front of the U.S. consulate in Karachi, Pakistan. |
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Ralph Nader wins endorsement of the California Nurses Association, a 31,000-member union based in Oakland. |
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Queen Elizabeth II presents former U.S. President Ronald Reagan with an honorary knighthood. |
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Hezbollah hijacks TWA Flight 847. |
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U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower signs a bill into law to place the words "under God" to the U.S. Pledge of Allegiance. |
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USS Princeton launches 184 sorties, establishing a single-day Korean War record for offensive sorties flown from a carrier. |
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The keel for the nuclear submarine USS Nautilus is laid down. |
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United States freezes German and Italian assets in America. |
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U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt signs the Naval Expansion Act into law with the goal of increasing the U.S. Navy's tonnage by 11%. |
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Gen. Ludendorff gives up the idea of an offensive in Flanders and instead begins to join up the Soissons and Noyon salients by an attack toward Compiègne. |
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General John J. Pershing arrives in Paris and lays a wreath at the grave of the Marquie de Lafayette. Maj. Charles E. Stanton, "Lafayette, we are here." |
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The Reichstag approves a second law that allows the expansion of the German navy. |
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Hawaiian natives become citizens of the United States. |
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American settlers in Sonoma. California led by John C. Fremont commence the Bear Flag rebellion against Mexico and proclaim the California Republic. |
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Charles Babbage submits a paper to the Royal Astronomical Society entitled "Note on the application of machinery to the computation of astronomical and mathematical tables." based on Newton's Method of Differences. |
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Napoleon defeats Russian army at Battle of Friedland. |
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Napoleon defeats the Austrian troops in the Battle of Marengo near Marengo, Italy. |
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The flag of the United States consisting of 13 stars and 13 white and red stripes is mandated by Congress. |
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John Paul Jones is chosen by Congress to captain the 18 gun vessel Ranger with his mission to raid coastal towns of England. |
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The Continental Congress establishes the United States Army. |
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June 14