Seven American CIA officers and contractors, an officer of Jordan's intelligence service and an Afghan working for the CIA were killed when al-Balawi detonated a bomb sewn into a vest he was wearing. Six other American CIA officers were wounded. (30 December 2009)
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Monday 5th of July 1954 (x) — Singer and actor Elvis Presley records his first commercial single 'That's All Right'. 'That's All Right' is a song written and originally performed and recorded on 6 September 1946 by blues singer Arthur Crudup. Crudup had to wait until the 1960s when he received an estimated 60.000 $ in back royalties. The Presley version was released on 19 July 1954 and considered as the birth of Rock'n'Roll by Rolling Stone magazine.