Summary: Today is the 12th anniversary of the Columbine High School shootings. Students Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold killed 12 classmates and a teacher before killing themselves on this date in 1999. … One-year retrospective: One year ago today, on April 20, 2010, Aubrey Immelman provided his weekly report of U.S. military deaths in the Iraq and Afghanistan wars.

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Summary: Today is the 16th anniversary of the Oklahoma City bombing and the 18th anniversary Branch Davidian assault in Waco, Texas. Army veteran Timothy McVeigh planned the OKC bombing as revenge for the deadly standoff between the FBI and Branch Davidians in Waco, Texas, that killed more than 70 people on April 19, 1993. … One-year retrospective: One year ago today, on April 19, 2010, Aubrey Immelman reported that U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano, at a somber ceremony marking the 15th anniversary of the Oklahoma City bombing, warned of the need for continued vigilance against terrorists.

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Summary: Ed Mauser, the last surviving member of the “Band of Brothers” who fought in some of World War II’s fiercest European battles, has died at the age of 94. … One-year retrospective: One year ago today, on January 22, 2010, Aubrey Immelman reported that NATO released video of a complex Taliban attack on the Presidential Palace and other government buildings in Kabul, Afghanistan, on January 18, 2010.

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Summary: More than seven years after the 1st Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division entered Baghdad in March 2003 as the first conventional U.S. forces in Iraq, its soldiers are coming home from a year-long deployment that saw the end of combat operations. … One-year retrospective: One year ago today, on December 4, 2009, Aubrey Immelman reported that the national edition of the Washington Times featured a shameful full-page ad by the anti-Obama website ProtectOurLiberty.org, claiming that President Obama is not a natural-born citizen of the United States. The ad copy claimed that under a 60-year-old British law, President Obama is a citizen of Britain and “is currently also a British protected person and/or a British citizen to this day.”

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Summary: The story of the Memorial Rifle Squad at Fort Snelling National Cemetery. … One-year retrospective: One year ago today, on November 11, 2009, Aubrey Immelman featured a video chronicle of the 2009 St. Cloud-area Veterans Day Parade.

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Summary: Today is Constitution Day, commemorating the signing of the U.S. Constitution on September 17, 1787 — one of the most significant and momentous events in American history. … One-year retrospective: One year ago today, on September 17, 2009, Aubrey Immelman commemorated Constitution Day.

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Summary: On a day of mourning for nearly 3,000 Sept. 11 victims on the ninth anniversary of the terrorist attack of 9/11, President Barack Obama called for national unity as the ‘ground zero mosque’ and Quran-burning controversies threatened to overshadow memorial events. … One-year retrospective: One year ago today, on September 11, 2009, Aubrey Immelman commemorated the 8th anniversary of the terrorist attacks of September 11, noting that with the timetable set for U.S. withdrawal from Iraq and the fighting in Afghanistan nearing its ninth year, war coverage had waned, often pushed off the front page by the economic recession, health care reform, and celebrity deaths.

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Summary: Sixty-five years ago today, Japan surrendered to the allied forces, ending World War II. … One-year retrospective: One year ago today, on August 15, 2009 Aubrey Immelman reported that five days before Afghanistan’s presidential election, a suicide car bomb exploded outside the main gate of NATO’s headquarters in Kabul, killing 7 and wounding 91 in the biggest attack in the Afghan capital in six months.

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Summary: President Woodrow Wilson issued a proclamation in 1916, establishing June 14 as Flag Day. President Harry Truman made it official in 1949 when he signed legislation designating June 14 of each year as National Flag Day. … One-year retrospective: One year ago today, on June 14, 2009 Aubrey Immelman provided his weekly report of U.S. military deaths in Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom (Afghanistan), compiled from U.S. Department of Defense News Releases.

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Summary: Coverage of Memorial Day tributes by President Barack Obama, Vice President Joe Biden, and major news services. … One-year retrospective: One year ago today, on May 31, 2009 Aubrey Immelman featured his psychological assessment of North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il, examined the leadership style implications of Kim’s personality profile, and evaluated the threat potential of North Korea with respect to U.S. national security.

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