Obama surprised Biden with the Presidential Medal of Freedom during a White House ceremony.
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Over 50,000 people greeted Queen Elizabeth II as she opened New Zealand Parliament.
Nineteen European nations forbade human cloning; however, the UK and Germany refused to sign the agreement.
A 7.0 magnitude earthquake in Haiti claimed 160,000 lives.
US Congress gave George H. W. Bush the authority to declare war on Iraq.
NASA's Deep Impact space probe launched from the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida.
