The U.S. government spent the day honoring the victims of the Tucson massacre, where gunman Jared Lee Loughner, stalked and shot Congresswoman, Gabrielle Giffords, then opened fire on a crowd at Safeway Supermarket in Arizona. Six people died and fourteen were wounded. Congress passed a resolution to honor them.

President Barack Obama, astronaut Mark Kelly and First Lady, Michelle Obama

President Barack Obama attended a memorial for the victims, held at the University of Arizona, whose medical unit has been treating the victims of the tragedy. Present was astronaut, Mark Kelly, the husband of Congresswoman Giffords, who has been by her side at the hospital.

Mark Kelly holding Gabrielle Giffords' hand in the hospital

After a visit from the President and her colleagues in Congress, at the urging of one of her friends, Giffords, who suffered a gunshot wound to the head, opened her eyes for the first time since the tragedy. 

Gabrielle Giffords

The bullet penetrated and exited a portion of her brain that controls speech. People who sustain traumatic brain injuries or hemorrhages sometimes have accompanying vision impairments as well. Doctors have stated Giffords has a long road to recovery ahead of her. However, they are pleased that she is not suffering from a serious case of edema, which is brain swelling that can kill. 

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