2014 Event Nicolas Sarkozy, former French President, is re-elected as head of the Union for a Popular Movement; Sarkozy intends to pursue the presidency again in 2017 2014 Event U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder authorizes federal prosecutors to pursue the death penalty for Boston Marathon bombing suspect, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev 2009 Event The parliament of Iceland votes to pursue joining the European Union 1877 Event U.S. troops authorized to pursue bandits into Mexico 1857 Birthday French [M J Francois] Erens, lawyer/literary, Pursue Years
