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• ... that the 1880s Victorian Hale House (pictured), with its exuberant ornamentation and color scheme, has been called "the most photographed house" in Los Angeles?
• ... that Nara Bahadur Karmacharya is the sole surviving founding member of the Communist Party of Nepal?
• ... that brightly colored leheria turbans were male business attire in Rajasthan, India during the 19th and early 20th centuries?
• ... that Charles Thomas Bolton was the first astronomer to prove the existence of a black hole?
• ... that the Treaty of Dubysa was never ratified as the Teutonic Knights failed to reach the agreed-upon destination due to shallow water in the Neman River?
• ... that the Boston Red Sox once traded Major League Baseball pitcher Anastacio Martínez to the Pittsburgh Pirates only to take him back in a different trade a week later?
• ... that the Dogger, a type of fishing boat, takes its name from the Dogger Bank, which was itself named after an earlier type of fishing vessel?
  

• As the subprime mortgage crisis continues, IndyMac Bank is placed into conservatorship by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation in the second-largest banking failure in United States history.
• Midnight's Children by Salman Rushdie (pictured) is awarded The Best of the Booker, as the best novel to have won a Man Booker Prize in the first 40 years of its existence.
• Three members of the Turkish police force are killed during an armed attack on the United States consulate in Istanbul, with three attackers also dead.
• India submits its nuclear safeguards agreement to the International Atomic Energy Agency to implement the Indo-US nuclear deal.
• In Grenada, Tillman Thomas succeeds Keith Mitchell as the new Prime Minister following the National Democratic Congress' win in the general elections.
• Iran test-fires the Shahab-3, a missile with an operating range of 2,100 km (1,300 mi), amid rising international tensions over the country's nuclear program.

July 12: The Twelfth in Northern Ireland The subprime mortgage crisis is an ongoing problem manifesting itself through liquidity issues in the banking system which have become more prevalent due to foreclosures which accelerated in the United States in late 2006 and triggered a global financial crisis during 2007 and 2008. ... IndyMac Bancorp, Inc. ... Categories: Templates for deletion | Articles which may be biased | Law stubs ... The FDIC logo The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) is a United States government corporation created by the Glass-Steagall Act of 1933. ... The economic history of the United States has its roots in European settlements in the 16th, 17th, and 18th centuries. ... Midnights Children is a 1981 novel by Salman Rushdie. ... Sir Ahmed Salman Rushdie (born June 19, 1947) is an Indian-British novelist and essayist. ... The Best of the Booker is a special prize awarded in commemoration of the Booker Prizes 40th anniversary. ... The Man Booker Prize for Fiction, also known in short as the Booker Prize, is a literary prize awarded each year for the best original full-length novel, written in the English language, by a citizen of either the Commonwealth of Nations or the Republic of Ireland. ... Please wikify (format) this article or section as suggested in the Guide to layout and the Manual of Style. ... The 2008 United States consulate in Istanbul attack was, unlike the attack on embassies in the recent past, a result of gunfire on the consulate resulting in six casualties; of which three were gunmen, and three police officers. ... Location of Istanbul on the Bosphorus Strait, Turkey Coordinates: , Country Turkey Region Province Istanbul Founded 667 BC as Byzantium Roman/Byzantine period AD 330 as Nova Roma (original name given in 330 and used during Constantines reign) and later Constantinople (following Constantines death in 337) Ottoman period 1453... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) seeks to promote the peaceful use of nuclear energy and to inhibit its use for military purposes. ... US President George W. Bush and Indias Prime Minister Manmohan Singh exchange handshakes in New Delhi on March 2, 2006 The Henry J. Hyde United States-India Peaceful Atomic Energy Cooperation Act of 2006, also known as the Hyde Act, is the legal framework for a bilateral pact between... Tillman Joseph Thomas (born June 13, 1947[1]) is a Grenadian politician, currently serving as Prime Minister of Grenada. ... Keith Claudiass Mitchell (born November 12, 1946) is the Prime Minister of Grenada. ... This is a list of Chief Ministers and Prime Ministers of Grenada Chief Minister Eric Gairy (1954-1956, 1958-1960) Herbert A. Blaize (1960-1961) George E. D. Clyne (1961) Eric Gairy (1961-1962) Herbert A. Blaize (1962-1967) Prime Minister Eric Gairy (1967-1979) Maurice Bishop (1979-1983) Hudson... The National Democratic Congress is a liberal party in Grenada. ... A general election was held in Grenada on 8 July 2008. ... Great Prophet III (Payambar-e Azam 3)[1] is an Iranian missile test and war games exercise, conducted by Irans Islamic Revolutionary Guards. ... Shahab-3 Type Ballistic missile Nationality Iran Era modern Launch platform Vehicle Target Vehicle, Fortification History Builder Date of design Production period Service duration Operators Iran Variants Number built Specifications Type Diameter between 1,32 and 1,35 metres Wing span Length 16 metres Weight between 15 852 and 16... For other uses, see Missile (disambiguation). ... This article is about Irans nuclear power program. ... // The following is a list of notable deaths in 2008. ... is the 193rd day of the year (194th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... The Twelfth is an annual Protestant celebration on 12 July, originating in Ireland. ... This article is about the constituent country. ...

• 1543 – King Henry VIII of England married Catherine Parr (pictured), his sixth and last wife, at Hampton Court Palace.
• 1690 – Williamite forces defeated Jacobite troops at the Battle of the Boyne just outside Drogheda, Ireland, marking a turning point in the Williamite War.
• 1806 – Sixteen German states left the Holy Roman Empire and formed the Confederation of the Rhine.
• 1862 – The Medal of Honor, the highest military decoration awarded by the United States government, was first authorized by the U.S. Congress.
• 1979 – The Gilbert Islands gained independence from the United Kingdom and became known as Kiribati.
• 2006 – Hezbollah forces crossed the Israel–Lebanon border and attacked Israeli military positions, sparking the July War.

More events: July 11 – July 12 – July 13 // Events February 21 - Battle of Wayna Daga - A combined army of Ethiopian and Portuguese troops defeat the armies of Adal led by Ahmed Gragn. ... Henry VIII redirects here. ... Catherine Parr (c. ... For other uses, see The Six Wives of Henry VIII. The six wives (queens consort) of Henry VIII of England were, in order: Catherine of Aragon (annulled), Anne Boleyn (annulled then beheaded), Jane Seymour (died, childbirth fever), Anne of Cleves (annulled), Catherine Howard (beheaded), and Catherine Parr. ... Hampton Court redirects here. ... Events Giovanni Domenico Cassini observes differential rotation within Jupiters atmosphere. ... Williamite refers to the followers of William III of England who deposed James II in the Glorious Revolution. ... Charles Edward Stuart, Bonnie Prince Charlie, wearing the Jacobite blue bonnet Jacobitism was (and, to a very limited extent, remains) the political movement dedicated to the restoration of the Stuart kings to the thrones of England and Scotland. ... Combatants Jacobite Forces -6000 French troops, 19,000 Irish Catholic troops Williamite Forces -English, Scottish, Dutch, Danish, Huguenot and Ulster Protestant troops Commanders James VII and II William III of England Strength 25,000 36,000 Casualties ~1,500 ~750 William III (William of Orange) King of England, Scotland and... WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: , Irish Grid Reference O088754 Statistics Province: Leinster County: Elevation: 1 m Population (2006)  - Proper  - Environs    28,973[1]  6,117[1] Website: www. ... For the context of this war see Jacobitism and Glorious Revolution. ... 1806 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... This is the main page for the list of states which were part of the Holy Roman Empire, as alphabetized in the adjacent template, at any time within the empires existence between 962 and 1806. ... This article is about the medieval empire. ... The Confederation of the Rhine in 1812 Capital Frankfurt Political structure Confederation Protector Napoleon I Primate  - 1806-1813 Karl von Dalberg  - 1813 Eugène de Beauharnais Historical era Napoleonic Wars  - Formation 12 July, 1806  - Collapse 19 October, 1813 The Confederation of the Rhine or Rhine Confederation (German: ; French: ) lasted from... This article is about 1862 . ... For other uses, see Medal of Honor (disambiguation). ... United States Government redirects here. ... Type Bicameral Houses Senate House of Representatives President of the Senate President pro tempore Dick Cheney, (R) since January 20, 2001 Robert C. Byrd, (D) since January 4, 2007 Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, (D) since January 4, 2007 Members 535 plus 4 Delegates and 1 Resident Commissioner Political... Also: 1979 by Smashing Pumpkins. ... It has been suggested that Central Gilberts be merged into this article or section. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... For other uses, see Hezbollah (disambiguation). ... The Blue Line is a border demarcation between Lebanon and Israel, drawn by the United Nations for the purposes of determining whether Israel had withdrawn from Lebanon. ... Combatants Israel Hezbollah Casualties 8 killed 2 captured None reported The Zarit-Shtula incident (called Operation Truthful Promise by Hezbollah) was a cross-border attack committed by irregular Hezbollah forces on an Israeli military patrol on 12 July 2006 on Israeli territory. ... Belligerents Hezbollah Amal[1] LCP[2] PFLP-GC[3] Israel Commanders Hassan Nasrallah Imad Mughniyeh Dan Halutz Moshe Kaplinsky[4] Udi Adam Strength 600-1,000 active fighters 3,000-10,000 reservists[5] Up to 10,000 ground troops. ... July 11 is the 192nd day of the year (193rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 193rd day of the year (194th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 194th day of the year (195th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...