This Week in History, Jul 22 - Jul 28

Jul 22, 2003
Jessica Lynch gets hero's welcome. U.S. Army Private Jessica Lynch, a prisoner-of-war who was rescued from an Iraqi hospital, receives a hero's welcome when she returns to her hometown of Palestine, West Virginia. The story of the 19-year-old supply clerk, who was captured by Iraqi forces in March 2003, gripped America; however, it was later revealed that some details of Lynch's dramatic capture and rescue might have been exaggerated.

Jul 23, 1984

THE MOVIE MASSACRE ASSAULT RIFFLE JAMMED. Mind-boggling Ammunition Stash.
Semiautomatic rifle used in Colorado movie killing jammed during the horrific attack.

PATERNO STATUTE TAKEN DOWN. NCAA to Punishes Penn State.
Corrective and punitive' sanctions against Penn State following Sandusky sex scandal.

SYRIAN REBELS FIGHT BACK. New Clashes Crush Damascus.
Fierce fighting is reported in Syria's two biggest cities - Damascus and Aleppo - as government forces seek to regain control of rebel-held areas.

US POOR AS BEFORE. US Poor Levels Highest Half Century.

The Security Council has renewed the mandate of United Nations observers tasked with monitoring the cessation of violence in Syria and the full implementation of the international peace plan put forward to end the ongoing crisis.

In a unanimously adopted resolution, the Council extended the UN Supervision Mission in Syria (UNSMIS) for a final period of 30 days, “taking into consideration Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s recommendations to reconfigure the Mission, and taking into consideration the operational implications of the increasingly dangerous security situation in Syria.”

AURORA MASSACRE INVESTIGATION CONTINUES. 12 Dead, 58 Shot Viewing Violence.
No motivation yet reported, following the 12 deaths, 30 people hospitalized and 11 are listed in critical condition.

BOOBY TRAPPED APARTMENT. Suspect Leaves Improvised Explosive Devices.
Police are attempting to disable explosives used a camera to look inside an apartment where the shooting suspect set up a series of trip wires behind.

OFFICIALS SAY HOLMES IS A LONER. A Socially Isolated Individual.
He was arrested with an assault rifle, shotgun, and handguns.

The US House of Representatives has passed the fiscal year 2013 Department of Defense Appropriations Bill by a vote of 326-90. The bill includes $518 billion in base funding and an additional $88 billion for the war in Afghanistan and other overseas operations. Congressman Jose E. Serrano joined 78 other Democrats and 11 Republicans in voting against the measure.

1402 Tamerlane's Mongols defeat Ottoman Turks at Angora.
1588 The Spanish Armada sets sail from Corunna.
1715 The Riot Act goes into effect in England.
1864 Confederates attacks Union forces outside Atlanta.
1867 Imperial troops in Guizhou, China, kill 20,000 Miao rebels.
1881 Sioux chief Sitting Bull surrenders to the U.S. Army.
1917 Alexander Kerensky becomes the premier of Russia.
1942 The U.S. Army Women's Army Auxiliary Corps first class at Fort Des Moines, IO.