Capitol Lens | Twelve years ago

Heard on the Hill

Capitol Lens | Twelve years ago

By Tom Williams

Posted May 1, 2023 at 9:31pm

On May 1, 2011, President Barack Obama informed the nation that al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden had been killed. In this archival photo, a crowd celebrates the news in front of the White House following the president’s address.

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