On July 9, the long agony of JonBenet Ramsey's family was brought at least to a partial close. On the basis of new forms of DNA testing, the Boulder, Colo., district attorney wrote a letter of apology to her father, John Ramsey, because the results cleared him and his late wife of any involvement in the girl's murder.

Not long ago, African Americans could not join country clubs. Yet the Williams sisters dominated Wimbledon, while Tiger Woods won the U.S. Open on one leg.

When Thomas Jefferson finished his draft of the Declaration of Independence 232 years ago, and his fellow revolutionaries risked their lives to add their names to his eloquent document, they took a giant step toward freedom.

More people will die from gunshots due to the decision of five right-wing Supreme Court justices to overturn the District of Columbia law banning handguns in the district.