§ 01 — Observances
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What we celebrate today.
No public holidays on record for this date.
No public holidays on record for this date.
The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant self-declares its caliphate in Syria and northern Iraq.
A derecho sweeps across the eastern United States, leaving at least 22 people dead and millions without power.
Apple Inc. releases its first mobile phone, the iPhone.
Hamdan v. Rumsfeld: The U.S. Supreme Court rules that President George W. Bush's plan to try Guantanamo Bay detainees in military tribunals violates U.S. and international law.
Naval clashes between South Korea and North Korea lead to the death of six South Korean sailors and sinking of a North Korean vessel.
Truth is the offspring of silence and meditation.
In 2014: The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant self-declares its caliphate in Syria and northern Iraq.