Chinese China successfully launches the Bolivian Túpac Katari from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center.
Senate Majority leader United States Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) is hospitalized after falling ill.
Same-sex marriages Same-sex marriage becomes legal in the U.S. state of Utah, and gay couples begin receiving marriage licenses, after a federal judge strikes down a provision of the Utah Constitution.
Supreme Court of Canada The Supreme Court of Canada strikes down anti-prostitution laws in the country.
Iranian MP The Islamic Consultative Assembly of Iran threatens countermeasures to the U.S. Senate{{'}}s proposed new sanctions.
35-state storm system causes heavy snow along with air and road traffic congestion At least five people are killed by a 35-state storm system causes heavy snow along with air and road traffic congestion in the United States.
Dow Jones Industrial Average The Dow Jones Industrial Average and S&P 500 hit record highs after the United States ecomomy grew more than expected in the fiscal year.
Israel Israeli forces kill a Palestinian and wound four others in three separate incidents of cross-border violence in the Gaza Strip
Egypt Two Egyptian soldiers are killed and eight wounded in an operation targeting Sinai militants in the northern Sinai Peninsula.
Airport terminal A gunman opens fire outside a terminal at Ninoy Aquino International Airport in Manila, Philippines, killing four people, including the mayor of Labangan, Ukol Talumpa.