George Walker Bush19 March 2003
The invasion is preceded by an air strike on the Presidential Palace in Baghdad
United States of America · Warfare / Gulf War. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.
The invasion is preceded by an air strike on the Presidential Palace in Baghdad
America begins the war with air strikes on Baghdad
A female suicide bomber kills 35 Shiite pilgrims in Baghdad, the deadliest attack in a string of bombings
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