History today: When Baghdad fell to US forces

The Fall of Baghdad occurred on April 9, 2003, when US forces captured Iraq's capital, marking a significant turning point in the Iraq War. A moment that has become synonymous with the day is when locals, along with US forces, toppled dictator Saddam Hussein's bronze statue in the city's Firdos Square. In 2005, Britain's King Charles III married his long-time love Camilla Parker Bowles at Windsor Guildhall

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