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2007 in the United States

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2007
in
the United States

Decades:
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Events from the year 2007 in the United States.

Incumbents

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Federal government

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Dennis Hastert (R-Illinois) (until January 3)
Nancy Pelosi (D-California) (starting January 4)
Bill Frist (R-Tennessee) (until January 3)
Harry Reid (DNevada) (starting January 3)

Events

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January

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January 4: Nancy Pelosi becomes Speaker of the House.

February

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March

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April

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April 16: United States President George W. Bush with Virginia Tech Student Government Association President James Tyger after his speech at the school's convocation.
April 25: President George W. Bush announces the U.S. will increase efforts to combat malaria in Africa.

May

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June

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July

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July 15: Opening ceremony of the second Tacoma Narrows Bridge

August

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August 1:
I-35W Mississippi River bridge collapse.

September

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October

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October 20November 9: Flames burn Santa Clarita, California during the California wildfires of October 2007.

November

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December

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Ongoing

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Births

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Amariyanna Copeny
Aubrey Anderson-Emmons

Deaths

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January

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Yvonne De Carlo
Art Buchwald
Bam Bam Bigelow

February

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Frankie Laine
Anna Nicole Smith
Dennis Johnson
Bruce Bennett

March

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Betty Hutton

April

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Roscoe Lee Browne
Jack Valenti

May

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Wally Schirra
Yolanda King

June

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Chris Benoit

July

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August

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Merv Griffin

September

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Jane Wyman

October

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Sri Chinmoy

November

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Paul Tibbets
Norman Mailer

December

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Ike Turner
Julia Carson

See also

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References

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