On March 19, 2003, President George W. Bush announced in a televised address that coalition forces had begun an invasion of Iraq. (Bush would declare victory just over five weeks later in his "Mission Accomplished" speech, though the main U.S. troop withdrawal would not be completed until 2011.)

On March 19, 2003, in a televised address, President George W. Bush announced that coalition forces had begun an invasion of Iraq. (Bush would declare victory just over five weeks later in his "Mission Accomplished" speech.)

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In 1891, future California governor and Chief Justice of the United States Earl Warren was born in Los Angeles.

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In 1687, French explorer Rene-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle — the first European to navigate the length of the Mississippi River — was mu…

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In 1687, French explorer Rene-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle — the first European to navigate the length of the Mississippi River — was mu…