▁a ▁s occer ▁field ▁in ▁Tal ▁Af ar , ▁Ira q , ▁killing ▁ 2 3 ▁and ▁w ounding ▁ 1 1 . ▁The ▁Ira qi ▁government ▁claims ▁it ▁was ▁an ▁American - B rit ish ▁a irst rike ; ▁U . S . ▁officials ▁say ▁it ▁was ▁actually ▁an ▁Ira qi ▁miss ile ▁that ▁mal function ed . ▁ ▁July ▁▁ ▁July ▁ 9 ▁– ▁The ▁Th irty ▁M ile ▁Fire ▁ign ites ▁in ▁Ok an og an ▁County , ▁Washington . ▁Four ▁fire fig h ters ▁die ▁while ▁batt ling ▁the ▁bla ze . ▁ ▁July ▁ 1 6 ▁– ▁The ▁F BI ▁arr ests ▁D mit ry ▁Sk ly ar ov ▁at ▁a ▁convention ▁in ▁Las ▁Veg as , ▁Nev ada , ▁for ▁viol ating ▁a ▁provision ▁of ▁the ▁DM CA . ▁ ▁July ▁ 1 8 ▁– ▁In ▁Baltimore , ▁Maryland , ▁a ▁ 6 0 - car ▁train ▁der ail ment ▁occurs ▁in ▁a ▁tunnel , ▁spark ing ▁a ▁fire ▁that ▁last s ▁days ▁and ▁virt ually ▁sh uts ▁down ▁dow nt own ▁Baltimore . ▁ ▁August ▁▁ ▁August ▁ 1 ▁– ▁Alabama ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁Chief ▁Justice ▁Roy ▁Moore ▁has ▁a ▁ ▁monument ▁of ▁the ▁Ten ▁Command ments ▁installed ▁in ▁the ▁Rot unda ▁of ▁the ▁Jud ici ary ▁Building . ▁He ▁is ▁later ▁su ed ▁to ▁have ▁it ▁removed , ▁and ▁is ▁eventually ▁removed ▁from ▁office . ▁ ▁August ▁ 2 ▁– ▁The ▁House ▁of ▁Representatives ▁appro ves ▁oil ▁expl oration ▁in ▁the ▁Al ask an ▁Ar ctic