27Apr
2015
2015
This Week in History: President Bush Declares the End of Major Combat in Iraq
Kelly Landers / 0 Comments /West Palm Beach criminal defense attorney Kelly V. Landers recalls significant events that occurred this week in history.
On April 28, 1789, Fletcher Christian and the crew of the HMS Bounty mutiny, casting Captain William Bligh adrift in a small boat.
On April 29, 1992, four Los Angeles Police Department officers were acquitted in the Rodney King beating, sparking riots in Los Angeles and across the country.
On April 30, 1945, German Dictator Adolph Hitler and his wife commit suicide as Allied forces close in.
On May 1, 2003, U.S. President George Bush, aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln, declared “Mission Accomplished” in Iraq.
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Photo of the Week
Featured Photo, top: In this May 1, 2003 file photo, President Bush gives a “thumbs-up” sign after declaring the end of major combat in Iraq as he speaks aboard the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln off the California coast. We take a look back at the U.S.’s century of involvement in Iraq as the U.S. engages ISIS in Iraq and Syria. (Credit: J. Scott Applewhite/AP)
