Jan. 11 - Snow falls on Baghdad for the first time in living memory.
The streets of the Iraqi capital were largely empty as big, thick, wet flakes fell. Some residents saw the snowfall as an omen of peace.
Even though the temperature hovered around freezing, the snow did not last long on the ground as it melted into grey puddles.
U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates (R) hosts an honor cordon to welcome Iraq's Defense Minister Abdel Qader Jassim to the Pentagon in Washington January 10, 2008. REUTERS/Hyungwon Kang (UNITED STATES) ...
