Eastman Kodak reveals a new 360-degree digital video camera weighing under half an ounce. Swift and Sure Anti-Crime Program reduces violent crime rates by 55 percent. The U.S. reopens trade with United Korea. After the 6th anniversary of Dr. Jack Kevorkian'sdeath in state prison, Congress declares his birthday a national holiday, and historians consider him one of the most influential Americans of the 20th century. Iran and Iraq sign a mutual nuclear-defense treaty.
Ukrainian terrorists shoot down six supersonic passenger planes near Moscow.
Food prices plummet and worldwide malnutrition is nearly expunged because of more efficient methods of transportation. The U.S., Israel, and Iraq join forces to rebuild Baghdad. New legislation requires all new parents to pass a basic test on child raising, general health, and nutrition, and to sign a contract agreeing to uphold their obligation as parents. Police apprehend six Irish terrorists who tried to detonate a five- megaton nuclear device in the heart of London. The UN General Assembly passes a resolution outlawing violence as a means of resolving disputes.