| 1135:
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Maimonides [Moses ben Maimon], Cerdoba, Spain, philospher, physician born
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| 1191:
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Election of Celestine III as Pope
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| 1222:
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Nichiren, Japanese Buddhist priest born
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| 1282:
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Sicilian Vespers begin, Palermo - Sicilians massacre 8,000 French
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| 1292:
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Massacre of Berwick by Edward I, King of England
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| 1327:
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Chartering of the Most Worshipful Company of Goldsmiths of England
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| 1406:
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James I of Scotland was captured and imprisoned by King Henry IV of England
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| 1432:
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Mehmed II, Ottoman sultan who took Constantinople born
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| 1492:
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Jews exiled from Spain
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| 1533:
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Henry VIII, King of England, divorces Catherine of Aragon
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| 1533:
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Thomas Cranmer becomes Archbishop of Canterbury
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| 1536:
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Strangulation of Ibrahim, Grand Vizier of Turkey
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| 1555:
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Burning of Bishop Ferrar, of St. David's, for heresy
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| 1568:
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Sir Henry Wotton born
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| 1595:
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Fishermen landed on Monhegan Island, Maine to stay for the summer
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| 1719:
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Sir John Hawkins, wrote first history of music in English born
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| 1746:
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Spanish artist (Francisco) Jose de Goya (y Lucientes) was born in Fuendetodos, Spain. His multifarious paintings, drawings and engravings reflected contemporary historical upheavals.
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| 1806:
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Joseph Bonaparte, brother of Napoleon, was proclaimed king of Naples
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| 1814:
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Britain and its allies against Napoleon marched triumphantly into Paris
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| 1820:
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English author Anna Sewell ("Black Beauty") born
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| 1822:
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Florida became a United States territory
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| 1842:
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Dr Crawford Long first used ether as an anesthetic during a minor operation. The doctor from Jefferson, Georgia, placed an ether-soaked towel over the face of James Venable and removed a tumor from his neck
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| 1853:
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Post-impressionist Vincent Van Gogh was born in Holland. The Dutch painter was best known for his use of bold colors and thick, impasto technique
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| 1856:
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The Treaty of Paris was signed, ending the Crimean War and guaranteeing the integrity of Ottoman Turkey
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| 1858:
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Hyman L. Lipman of Philadelphia patented a pencil with an attached eraser. (The average pencil can write a continuous line 35 miles long)
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| 1867:
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Secretary of State William Seward reached an agreement with Russia for the purchase of Alaska for $7,200,000 in gold. A deal roundly ridiculed as "Seward's Folly."
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| 1870:
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Texas becomes the last confederate state readmitted to the Union
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| 1870:
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The 15th Amendment passes, guaranteeing the right to vote regardless of race
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| 1909:
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Queensboro Bridge opened linking Manhattan and Queens. It is more commonly known as the 59th Street Bridge
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| 1913:
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Singer Frankie Laine born
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| 1913:
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Former CIA Director Richard Helms born
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| 1919:
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McGeorge Bundy, National security adviser born
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| 1923:
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The Audubon Ballroom in New York City held the first dance marathon
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| 1929:
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Actor Richard Dysart born
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| 1930:
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Actor John Astin born
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| 1930:
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Peter Marshall, game show host (Hollywood Squares) born
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| 1932:
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Amelia Earhart is first woman to make solo crossing of the Atlantic
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| 1937:
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Actor director Warren Beatty born
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| 1940:
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Basketball hall-of-famer Jerry Lucas born
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| 1941:
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Rock musician Graeme Edge (The Moody Blues) born
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| 1945:
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British guitar virtuoso Eric Clapton born
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| 1945:
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The Soviet Union invaded Austria during World War II
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| 1945:
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The Baltic Sea port of Danzig (Gdansk) was captured by the Soviet Union
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| 1950:
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Actor Robbie Coltrane ("Cracker") born
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| 1950:
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Invention of phototransistor announced, Murray Hill, New Jersey
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| 1954:
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Singer Lene Lovich born
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| 1955:
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"On the Waterfront" won the Academy Award for best picture of 1954, while its star, Marlon Brando, won best actor; Grace Kelly won best actress for "The Country Girl," beating out Judy Garland for "A Star Is Born."
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| 1957:
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Actor Paul Reiser ("Mad About You") born
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| 1963:
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Rap artist M.C. Hammer born
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| 1964:
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Singer Tracy Chapman born
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| 1964:
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Actor Ian Ziering ("Beverly Hills 90210") born
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| 1964:
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John Glenn withdrew from the Ohio race for the U.S. Senate due to injuries suffered in a fall
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| 1964:
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One of television's best-known games shows, Jeopardy, developed by Merv Griffin, aired on NBC-TV for the first time with Art Fleming as the host
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| 1968:
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Singer Celine Dion born
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| 1970:
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The musical "Applause" opened on Broadway
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| 1973:
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Ellsworth Bunker resigned as US ambassador to South Vietnam. He was succeeded by Graham A. Martin
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| 1979:
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Airey Neave, a leading member of the British parliament, was killed by a bomb planted by the Irish National Liberation Army
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| 1981:
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President Reagan was shot and wounded by John Hinckley Jr. Also wounded were White House news secretary James Brady, a Secret Service agent and a District of Columbia police officer
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| 1982:
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Third Space Shuttle Mission - Columbia 3 returns to Earth
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| 1983:
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Singer-musician Scott Moffatt (The Moffatts) born
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| 1983:
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A jury in Santa Monica, California, decided that Groucho Marx's companion, Erin Fleming, had defrauded the late comedian, and awarded nearly half a million dollars to the executor of Marx's estate
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| 1984:
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U.S. ends participation in multinational peace force in Lebanon
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| 1985:
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Police in South Africa used tear gas and rubber bullets against black protesters in the 10th straight day of unrest around southeastern industrial cities
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| 1986:
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James Cagney died at his farm in Stanfordville, New York, at age 86
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| 1987:
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The movie "Platoon" won four Academy Awards, including best picture; Paul Newman was named best actor for "The Color of Money," Marlee Matlin best actress for "Children of a Lesser God."
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| 1988:
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An attorney for the Reverend Jimmy Swaggart said the televangelist would return to the pulpit, defying national Assemblies of God church officials who had suspended him for at least a year for "moral failure."
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| 1989:
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"The Heidi Chronicles" by Wendy Wasserstein won the Pulitzer Prize for drama while in the journalism category, the Anchorage Daily News won the public service award for its reports on alcoholism and suicide among native Alaskans
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| 1990:
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Idaho Gov. Cecil Andrus vetoed a restrictive abortion bill, ending the anti-abortion forces' goal of giving Supreme Court a chance to overturn Roe vs. Wade
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| 1992:
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"The Silence of the Lambs" won five top Oscars at the 64th annual Academy Awards, including best picture, best actress for Jodie Foster and best actor for Anthony Hopkins
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| 1993:
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Israeli authorities barred West Bank Palestinians from entering Israel after two traffic police officers were shot to death
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| 1993:
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Washington attorney Robert Altman went on trial in New York, charged with wrongdoing in connection with the Bank of Credit and Commerce International; he was later acquitted
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| 1994:
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Serbs and Croats signed a cease-fire to end their war in Croatia while Bosnian Muslims and Serbs continued to battle each other
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| 1994:
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The Clinton administration announced it was lifting virtually all export controls on non-military products to China and the former Soviet bloc
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| 1995:
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Tens of thousands of Rwandan refugees, fleeing violence in Burundi, began a two-day trek to sanctuary in Tanzania
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| 1995:
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Pope John Paul II issued the eleventh encyclical of his papacy in which he condemned abortion and euthanasia as crimes that no human laws could legitimize
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| 1996:
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The space shuttle "Atlantis" narrowly avoided having to make an emergency landing when its cargo-bay doors wouldn't open at first to release built-up heat
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| 1996:
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Funeral services were held in Bethesda, Maryland, for former senator and Secretary of State Edmund Muskie
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| 1997:
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The reigning champion Lady Vols of Tennessee won their fifth NCAA women's basketball title by defeating Old Dominion, 68-to-59
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| 1998:
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The U.S. Supreme Court heard argument Monday on whether the law barring discrimination based on disability applies to people who have the virus that causes AIDS, but have no symptoms of the disease
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| 1998:
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Rolls-Royce was purchased by German automaker BMW in a $570 million deal
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| 1999:
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A jury in Portland, Ore., ordered Philip Morris to pay $81 million to the family of a man who died of lung cancer after smoking Marlboros for four decades
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| 1999:
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Yugoslav leader Slobodan Milosevic insisted that NATO attacks stop before he moved toward peace, declaring his forces ready to fight "to the very end." NATO answered with new resolve to wreck his military with a relentless air assault
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| 2005:
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Woman sells name on eBay
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| 2005:
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O.J. Simpson laywer, Cochran, dead at 67
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| 2005:
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Monday night's Indonesian quake toll appears less than first feared
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| 2005:
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Irish scientists had predicted further Sumatran earthquake
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| 2005:
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UN Secretary General Annan cleared of influencing oil-for-food contracts by Volcker report
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| 2005:
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Three Romanian journalists abducted in Iraq
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| 2005:
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New Zealand praised by NATO Secretary General
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| 2005:
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German retail giant Rewe to open Penny Market stores in Romania
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| 2005:
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Pope gets feeding tube through nose
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| 2005:
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School dinner costs just 49p in Wales
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| 2005:
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Falwell's condition upgraded to "stable"
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| 2005:
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British computer magazine discovers electricity cost of running computers
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| 2005:
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Taiwan Nationalists leader visits Beijing
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| 2005:
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SciScoop shuts down
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| 2005:
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Egyptians protest against President despite ban
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| 2005:
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Fox TV executive takes reins at Paramount studios
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| 2005:
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Charlottetown, P.E.I. residents rally to support restaurant
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| 2006:
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Cyclone Glenda closes in on Western Australia
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| 2006:
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Nigeria arrests Charles Taylor for war crimes trial
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| 2006:
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Australian Federal Police raid home over unauthorised access to pay TV services
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| 2006:
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Son charged with eye-gouging attack on mother dies
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| 2006:
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Cynthia McKinney (D-GA) and officer tangle on the Hill
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| 2006:
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Captors release American journalist Jill Carroll
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| 2006:
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Optus B1 outage leaves all New Zealand Sky TV digital subscribers without service
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| 2006:
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EU warns Microsoft: forthcoming Vista risks antitrust breach
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| 2006:
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Court rules rubber-stamping Thai election ballots not required
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| 2006:
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Tourist ferry sinks off Bahrain coast; at least 44 dead
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| 2006:
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U.S. actor Charlie Sheen questions 9/11 theories
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| 2006:
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Luxembourg, India spar over Arcelor takeover bid
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| 2006:
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First Brazilian astronaut accompanies ISS replacements
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| 2006:
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Australian MPs exchange fighting words over healthcare rebate
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| 2007:
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Dell delays filing of financials as accounting investigation continues
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| 2007:
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UN Security Council calls for release of British soldiers in Iran
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| 2007:
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Canadian university students would prefer MP3 players over car radios
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| 2007:
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Women's groups promote "Equal Pay Day" in Belgium
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| 2007:
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Adult-only TLD rejected by Internet body
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| 2007:
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US Food and Drug Administration reports melamine found in contaminated pet food
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| 2007:
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Iran airs new video of UK crewmen, releases new letters from Turney
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| 2007:
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European Union calls for release of British crewmen in Iran
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| 2007:
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Cricket World Cup: England vs Ireland
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| 2007:
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Israeli company develops new radioactive waste conversion process
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| 2008:
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Zimbabwe opposition claims early victory in election
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| 2008:
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English Premier League: Week 32 round-up
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| 2008:
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US Maj. Gen. Kelly: 'unbelievable over crowding' in Fallujah city jail
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| 2008:
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Wikipedia publishes 10 millionth article
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| 2008:
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Muqtada al-Sadr calls for end to fighting
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| 2008:
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National Hockey League news: March 30, 2008
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| 2009:
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Highly contagious Hand, foot and mouth disease killing China's children
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| 2009:
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'Killing Fields' trial for S-21 chief Duch underway in Cambodia
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| 2009:
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Varun Gandhi charged for inciting community tensions
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| 2009:
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Eurovision '04 winner Ruslana discusses her paths as singer, spokesmodel, stateswoman and source of inspiration
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| 2009:
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US sergeant pleads guilty to four murders in Iraq
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| 2009:
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Chinese spy network infiltrated foreign affairs, embassies
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| 2009:
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4.3 magnitude earthquake strikes the San Francisco region
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| 2009:
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Fugitive arrested in connection with January murder in Pennsylvania
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| 2009:
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Eight people dead after shooting in North Carolina nursing home
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| 2010:
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Caloundra win Sunshine Coast, Australia cricket grand final
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| 2010:
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Two dead after car crash in Inverness, Scotland
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| 2010:
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NCAA ice hockey east and west regional tournament results
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| 2010:
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Man dies after being hit by train in Moray, Scotland
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| 2010:
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Miami of Ohio and Boston College advance to NCAA men's ice hockey Frozen Four
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| 2010:
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China executes more people than rest of world combined, according to report
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| 2010:
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British scientist shot dead in Ecuador
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| 2010:
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Banned Chinese medicine still on sale in United Kingdom
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| 2010:
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21 infants found dead in Chinese river
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| 2010:
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Body of Sheikh Ahmed bin Zayed Al Nahyan found in Moroccan lake
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| 2010:
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Illinois judge lifts restraining order on pre-abortion parental notification law
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| 2011:
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First images received from orbit around Mercury
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| 2011:
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BP lose laptop containing sensitive claimant data
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| 2011:
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Gaddafi loyalists go on offensive, rebels pushed back
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| 2011:
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Forces loyal to Ouattara plan to seal Ivory Coast border
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| 2012:
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US Senator Rand Paul blocks synthetic marijuana legislation
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| 2012:
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Sandra Fluke named candidate for Time's 100 most influential people
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| 2012:
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Report indicates continued severe weather problems still looming
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| 2012:
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U.S. Senator Marco Rubio endorses Mitt Romney for president
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