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It was on this day in 1558 that the Spanish physician, Francisco Fernandez, brought tobacco to Spain for the first time. And it was on this date in 1933 that U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt suspended all banking transactions for ten days.

The 10-year ban on assault weapons expires, despite public opinion polls indicating strong support. President Bush had said he'd sign an extension, but the House's Republican leadership failed to act on renewal, which was strongly opposed by the NRA. NPR's Peter Overby reports.

Sen. Joseph Biden (D-DE), the ranking Democrat on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, criticizes the Bush administration's proposed plan for the reconstruction of Iraq as short-sighted and "unreasonable." Congress is debating the administration's $87-billion funding request. Hear NPR's Steve Inskeep.

Big-league baseball returns to Washington, D.C., with a bang after a 34-years absence. The Washington Nationals defeated the Arizona Diamondbacks 5-3 in the team's home opener Thursday night before a sellout crowd at a refurbished Robert F. Kennedy Stadium.

President Ronald Reagan was buried Friday after a day of tributes that began in Washington, D.C., and ended with a sunset ceremony at the Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, Calif. His three surviving children offered fond memories of their father. NPR's Ina Jaffe reports.

Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) tells a crowd at the Illinois state capital that he is running for the White House in 2008. The first-term U.S. senator began his elected life at the state legislature 10 years ago.

After months of speculation, Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) makes it official: he's running for president. Obama opened his run for the White House before a large crowd in Springfield, Illinois.

Photographer Adam Kissick captured amazing SXSW moments in GIF form: an epic jump from Diet Cig's Alex Luciano, pop alchemist D∆WN's killer moves and thrash metal band Black Fast's shredding.

Canada plans to resettle 25,000 Syrian refugees within the next 3 months. Nearly half are being sponsored by private citizens who commit to helping the Syrians financially and socially for one year.