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A jury sentences 9/11 plotter Zacarias Moussaoui to serve life in prison. |
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Chandra Levy is reported missing to Washington, DC police. |
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Datapoint Corporation files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. |
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DJIA closes over 11,000 (11,014.69) for the 1st time. |
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Reagan visits with former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev at his Rancho del Cielo. |
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HMS Sheffield, a Type 42 Destroyer, is hit by an Exocet missile and sinks during the Falkland Islands War. |
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The United States Senate Armed Services and Foreign Relations Committees begin their closed door hearings regarding President Truman's dismissal of General Douglas MacArthur. |
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Japan enacts new constitution stripping the emperor of power and giving women the right to vote. |
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At the McCormick Harvester plant, Chicago Police fire into a group of workers resulting in one fatality and numerous wounded. |
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Russia wins the fortress of Sveaborg from Sweden, during the Finnish War. |
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The existence of American Marines is established by the payroll for the Enterprise of 1 July. Lt. James Watson is the first Marine Officer according to the ship payroll. |
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Columbus discovers the island of Jamaica. |
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