References

Here is a list of actual news events from February to July 2007. I am making this thread to help contributors frame in their mind what was going on at that time. I didn't include any links after July as I believe the timeline had diverged to much at that point.

News stories from February 2007

News stories from March 2007

News stories from April 2007

News stories from May 2007

News stories from June 2007

News stories from July 2007

Additionally, here is a good reference for the weather on any given day, you can punch in the date (at bottom left) and zip code.

Look for the History and Almanac section