Gabby Giffords: References & Edit History

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Type Description Contributor Date
Modified link of Web site: Iowa State University - Archives of Women's Political Communication - Gabrielle Giffords. Apr 01, 2026
Updated photos. Jan 06, 2026
Add new Web site: Official Site of Giffords. Nov 03, 2025
Add new Web site: CNN Politics - Gabrielle Giffords Fast Facts. Sep 05, 2025
Added Top Questions and a cross-reference to political violence in the 21st century. Jun 17, 2025
Anniversary information added. Jun 04, 2025
Add new Web site: Iowa State University - Archives of Women's Political Communication - Gabrielle Giffords. May 09, 2025
First paragraph modernization. May 03, 2024
Noted that she was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom. Jul 21, 2022
Noted her work involving gun control and added her husband's bid for the Senate. Aug 13, 2020
Add new Web site: History, Art and Archives - United States house of Representatives - Biography of Gabrielle Giffords. Nov 12, 2018
Add new Web site: Jewish Virtual Library - Biography of Gabrielle Giffords. Sep 19, 2013
Jared Lee Loughner was sentenced to life imprisonment in November 2012. Nov 08, 2012
Mentioned Loughner's guilty plea. Aug 07, 2012
In January 2012 she resigned from Congress. Jan 25, 2012
In November 2011 she and her husband published Gabby: A Story of Courage and Hope. Nov 15, 2011
In August 2011 she voted for a bill to increase the debt ceiling. Aug 02, 2011
In June 2011 she left the hospital. Jun 16, 2011
In May 2011 Jared Lee Loughner was ruled unfit for trial. May 26, 2011
Giffords attended the May 2011 launch of the space shuttle Endeavour. May 19, 2011
Revised number of others injured in the Tucson shooting from 13 to 12. Jan 17, 2011
New article added. Jan 14, 2011
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