AUGUST 28 MARKS THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE MARCH ON WASHINGTON, D.C. AND DOCTOR MARTIN LUTHER KING, JUNIOR'S FAMOUS "I HAVE A DREAM..." SPEECH.Amongst events that have happened around the world this past week...
*The Fukushima nuclear disaster area has been declared a Level 3.
*Same gender marriages are now legal in New Zealand.
*Civil unrest continues in Iraq, Egypt, and Syria.
WITHIN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA...
*Former Army Sgt. Robert Bales has been sentenced to life without parole for killing 16 Afghan civilians in March 2012.
*Former Army Major Nidal Malik Hassan has been convicted on multiple murder counts in the 2009 Fort Hood massacre.
*Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer has announced he will retire from his position sometime within the year.
*NASA has announced it will reactivate the Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE) to search for asteroids at risk of colliding with Earth.
*Author Elmore Leonard (Get Shorty, Mr. Majestyk) passed away, following complications after a stroke.
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