This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 7 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 2010
Page
6
BP moves the spill crisis role from chief executive Tony Hayward to senior American executive Bob Dudley. Dudley, longtime BP insider and former TNK-BP head, will report to Hayward and guide image repair, compensation, and environmental cleanup while facing a challenging August timeline.
Deepwater Horizon spill relief wells reach 5,000 feet as Transocean's Development Driller II pours cement to block the gulf gusher. BP and officials cite this as the best option to halt the Texas-sized leak amid estimates of up to 4.2 million gallons per day in a worst case.
Former defense minister Juan Manuel Santos dominates the presidential runoff with 69 percent of the vote to Antanas Mockus's 28 percent. The margin shatters modern Colombian history voter turnout includes protest ballots amid violence from leftist rebels and irregularities observed by electoral monitors.
Insurgents detonated two car bombs near the Trade Bank of Iraq in Baghdad and rocked Tikrit, killing up to 33 people and injuring dozens as Iraq's government talks stalled. The blasts used about 180 pounds of ammonium nitrate and followed vehicle impacts at the bank gates.
The Associated Press counts 4406 U.S. military deaths in Iraq since 2003 while Iraqi officials report 28 killed and 57 wounded in a Yarmouk hospital surge. A roadside bomb and explosive vest attack near Tikrit kill at least five and wound 12 as Iraqis debate forming a government after a contentious election. An al Qaeda front group claimed the Baghdad central bank assault last Sunday. Prime Minister Maliki remains caretaker as Ayad Allawi warns of more violence if Sunnis feel sidelined in a Shiite alliance.
Two bombs hidden in push carts exploded within minutes in a volatile Afghan province, underscoring ongoing security threats despite years of peace efforts in the unstable south. authorities reported injuries and heightened警察 measures as the area remained volatile.
A weekend attack in Lashkar Gah Helmand province killed a young girl and a woman and wounded at least 14 others. The strike followed regional violence as U N warns of a grim Afghan security picture and U S figures count fatalities since 2001.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.