Quote of the Day
"The legacy of heroes is the memory of a great name
and the inheritance of a great example."
-- Benjamin Disraeli
News of NoteOperation Iraqi Freedom44 Deaths Mark End of Ramadan in Iraq -
VideoReport: $800M for Iraqi Army Stolen by Ex-Iraqi OfficialsPoll: Majority of Iraqi Youths Want U.S. to WithdrawVideo: Is the White House Working on a New Plan for Iraq?Don't panic, Iraq tells U.S. and UK -
VideoCurfew imposed in tense Shi'ite townIraq's PM under pressureBloodiest Month for U.S. Troops -
VideoLawmakers Want Militias Crushed16 Detained Following Tip from LocalsOperation Enduring FreedomTaliban leader warns of fierce fighting to come -
VideoHomeland Security / War on TerrorMilitants Jailed for 2002 Bali Bombing to Be FreedMore human remains recovered at WTC siteReligion of Peace??France Faces 'Permanent Intifada'Saudi cleric says West fearful of spread of Islam -
VideoMid-East Ceasefire / Hamas Rising / Israel at WarIsrael kills 7 in Gaza battle: Palestinian officialsIsrael's Olmert nears wider coalition deal -
VideoImmigration / Border ControlDriver retried in Texas smuggling deathsWorldwide WackosNorth Korea: Second Nuke Test Depends on U.S.U.N. chief-to-be heads to China for N.Korea talks -
VideoIran Warns It Will Respond to Nuke SanctionsProtests as S.Korea, U.S. resume trade talksPolitics / GovernmentObama Ponders Presidential BidGOP Candidate Accuses Rival of Causing UproarBush faces political nightmare if Democrats winDemocrats: Bush must show Iraq plan before electionsSen. John McCain's mother-in-law diesCalif. candidate brushes uproar asideMedia in the MediaHouse Defense chair asks Pentagon to remove embedded CNN reporters (after airing an insurgent sniper video. This is disgusting)Mother NatureTropical Storm Paul Upgraded to HurricaneClimate change to hit Australian wine industryFlooding destroys Southeast Texas homes3 Nev. counties a disaster after firesIceland breaks ban on commercial whalingNews from My Neck of the WoodsMan dies after explosion at Conn. partyOdditiesNo charges in Billy the Kid exhumationAccordions are cool in one N.D. townOther News of NoteThieves lead to discovery of Egypt tombsFox NewsGOP Candidate Accuses Rival of Causing UproarPanama Approves Massive Canal-Expansion ProjectCrews Work to Clear Wreckage of Derailed Pa. TrainFormer Enron CEO Skilling to Be Sentenced MondayTigers Beat Cardinals 3-1 to Tie World Series 1-1BASE Jumping Pioneer Dies After Chute FailsConvicted Sex Offender Chooses Canadian Exile Over JailReuters: Top NewsChad says repels rebel attack on eastern townPanama backs ambitious canal expansion plan in vote -
VideoStem cells might cause brain tumors, study findsCisco joins video-conference forayStudy suggests breast cancer different in blacksRabies tops "most infectious" diseases in ChinaFather says had no idea Madonna adopting sonNicolas Cage selling LA home for $35 mlnOil slips, seeks more evidence of OPEC cuts -
VideoStock futures flat as earnings reports on deckHasbro posts better-than-expected profitDollar rallies vs majors, aided by falling oilNikkei hits 5-month closing high, Softbank boostedA guide to inflation protectionErik Dellith finds Wipro Ltd. on the radarFord posts quarterly loss of $5.8 billionXerox profit rises, boosted by tax gainU.S. venture investors betting on energy, Web 2.0DaimlerChrysler talks to 2 firms on small car: paperShell to buy out minorities in Canada unitICBC to raise $21.9 billion in IPOAP World News'Father Knows Best' star Jane Wyatt diesIndian community burgeoning in AmericaStudies: College kids packing on poundsFan uses 4-foot stilts to watch SeriesLAPD seeks to clean up infamous Skid RowFalcons outlast Steelers in OT thrillerAmish school shooting survivor has babyObituaries in the newsPhilly museum to sell minerals, gems2 dead in San Francisco bar shootingsMilitary.comEnvoy Sorry for 'Stupidity' CommentJapan, US Near Deal on Airspace PlanCENTCOM: News ReleasesFIVE INSURGENTS KILLED, BUILDING DESTROYED SOUTH OF BALADAIR STRIKE KILLS FIVE TERRORISTS SETTING ROADSIDE IEDNPs SEIZE IEDs IN ALl KUR MOSQUEUSJFCOMUSJFCOM, USTRANSCOM commanders sign joint vision statementCommand's experiment bringing focus to urban challengesCommand leadership assisted as Navy transforms officer trainingUSJFCOM exhibits Joint Force Projection ACTD -
podcast Top DoD readiness officials tour commandDepartment of DefenseNEWS UPDATESBush: Increased Violence in Iraq Will Not Result in U.S. Withdrawal -
StoryFor Top News Visit DefenseLinkON THE GROUNDHorn of Africa Troops Work to Stem Terrorism -
StoryCivilian Leaders Encouraged to Support Troops -
StoryJoint Patrols Knock on Doors in Neighborhood -
StoryIraqi Soldiers Voluntarily Rejoin the Fight -
StoryIN IRAQParatroopers Ensure Secure TransportationWarriors Share Dinner, Conversation with LocalsNew York’s Finest Serve Global MissionIraqi Medics, Coalition Docs Make House CallsIN AFGHANISTANAfghan Hospital Accepts Orthopedic SuppliesArmy Interpreter Pays for Mosque SuppliesTask Force Grizzly Soldiers Eliminate InsurgentsAfghan NCOs Complete Drill Sergeant Course BACKGROUND
IRAQRenewal In IraqIraq: Security, StabilityFact Sheet: Progress and Work AheadReport: Strategy for Victory in Iraq Iraq Daily UpdateThis Week in Iraq Multinational Force IraqState Dept. Weekly Iraq Report (PDF)'Boots on the Ground' Audio ArchiveWeekly Reconstruction Report (PDF) Iraq ReconstructionMapsAFGHANISTANAfghanistan UpdateMapsWAR ON TERRORISMFact Sheet: Budget RequestFact Sheet: War on TerrorFact Sheet: Terror Plots DisruptedWaging and Winning the War on TerrorTerrorism TimelineTerrorism Knowledge BaseCASUALTIESOfficials Identify Army Casualty -
StoryWeatherIraqAl Azamiyah Al Basrah Al Hillah Al Karkh Al Kazimiyah Al Kut An Nasiriyah Baghdad Baqubah Mosul Najaf Nineveh Tall KayfAfghanistanBost/Laskar Ghurian Herat Kabul QandaharGitmoNational Hurricane Center Today in History1679 - James II of Scotland is the target of the Meal Tub Plot.
1775 - The Continental Congress approves a resolution barring Blacks from serving in the army.
1790 - Slaves revolt in Haiti; it is later suppressed.
1805 - The sailing ship
Aeneus sinks off Newfoundland, killing 340
1864 - Battle of Westport, Missouri.
1910 - Blanche Scott becomes the first woman to solo on a public airplane flight.
1915 - 25,000 women march in NYC, demanding the right to vote.
1927 - The city of Netanya, Israel is founded.
1942 - Britain launches a major offensive at El Alamein, Egypt.
1944 - The Soviet army invades Hungary.
1946 - The U.N. General Assembly's second session convenes - the first in NYC.
1947 - The NAACP petition on racism, "An Appeal to the World," is presented to the U.N.
1954 - Britain, England, France and the U.S.S.R. agree to end the occupation of Germany.
1956 - The first video recording on magnetic tape is televised coast-to-coast;a revolt against Stalinist policies begins in Hungary (Hungarian Revolution).
1957 - The first test firing of the Vanguard satellite launch vehicle, TV-3, takes place.
1958 - The U.S.S.R. lends money to the U.A.R. to build the Aswan High Dam.
1962 - USAF Major Robert A. Rushworth takes the X-15 to 40,800 m.
1970 - Gary Gabelich sets an auto speed record of 622.4 mph (1,002 kph).
1973 - Nixon agrees to turn over White House tape recordings to Judge Sirica; The U.N.'s revised International Telecommunication Convention is adopted.
1977 - Panamanians vote 2:1 to approve the new Canal treaties.
1980 - Soviet Premier Alexei Kosygin resigns, due to illness.
1983 - A suicide terrorist truck bomb kills 241 U.S. servicemembers in Beirut.
1984 - NBC airs BBC footage of the Ethiopian famine.
1989 - The U.S.'s 62nd manned space mission (STS-34, Atlantis 5) returns from space.
1990 -
Iraq announces the release of 330 French hostages.1991 - Dr. Jack Kevorkian's suicide machine kills two women.
Birthdays 1752 - Nicolas Appert, inventor (food canning, bouillon tablet)
1868 - Rama V (Chulalongkorn), leader of Thailand (-1910)
1905 - Felix Bloch, U.S. physicist, Nobel Prize winner (1952)
1923 - Frank Sutton, actor (Sgt. Carter-
Gomer Pyle USMC)
1925 - Johnny Carson, comedian (Tonight Show, Who Do You Trust)
1938 - John Heinz (Sen-PA)
1942 - Michael Crichton, novelist (Andromeda Strain, Congo, Looker)
1956 - Dwight Yoakum, country singer (If There Was a Way)
1959 - "Weird Al" Yankovic, parody singer (Eat It, UHF, Naked Gun)
1962 - Doug Flute, WFL/NFL QB (Generals, Bears, Patriots)
1963 - Katherine Hushaw, Playboy playmate (Oct, 1986)
Passings 1983 - Jessica Savitch, newscaster (NBC Weekend)
Reported Missing in Action- None listed -
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