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In Bonn, Germany, Afghan leaders choose Hamid Karzai, a Pashtun, to lead a post-Taliban government in Afghanistan.
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Afghan leaders gather in Bonn, Germany and name Hamid Karzai chairman of a 29-member governing committee and leader of an interim government. |
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US Federal Reserve Board Chairman Alan Greenspan warns of 'excessive softening' in the market signalling interest rates will have to fall. |
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First Game at Washington Capitals' MCI Center vs Florida Panthers |
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STS 87 (Columbia 24) lands |
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"Dreams & Nightmares" opens at Martin Beck Theater NYC |
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Players union approves new collective bargaining agreement |
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Portland's Jermaine O'Neal, 18, becomes youngest NBA player |
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In an evening speech to the American Enterprise Institute, Alan Greenspan asks about 'irrational exuberance'. |
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"Timon of Athens" closes at Lyceum Theater NYC after 37 performances |
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82nd Davis Cup: Germany beats Australia in Dusseldorf (4-1) |
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NASA Astronauts begin repair of the Hubble SpaceTtelescope in orbit around the Earth. |
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Melissa Mcnamara/Mike Sopringer win LPGA J C Penney Golf Classic |
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Newhart actor William Sanderson (47) weds Sharon Wix (39) |
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Rafael Caldera elected President of Venezuela |
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Charles Keating Jr (Lincoln Savings & Loan fraud), found guilty |
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New York Daily News files for protection under Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Laws. |
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"Catskills on Broadway" opens at Lunt-Fontanne NYC for 452 performances |
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Former Noriega aide Luis del Cid pleads guilty |
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Salman Rushdie, author (condemned to death by Iran for blasphemy), appears in public for first time in 2 years |
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Toronto Blue Jays trade Fred McGriff & Tony Fernandez to San Diego Padres for Roberto Alomar & Joe Carter |
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France TGV train reaches world record speed of 482.4 kph |
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Shuttle Atlantis launches world's first nuclear-war-fighting satellite |
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North Carolina federal grand jury indict PTL founder Jim Bakker on fraud & conspiracy. |
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53rd Heisman Trophy Award: Tim Brown, Notre Dame (WR) |
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David Boon's 5th Test Cricket century, 143 vs New Zealand at Brisbane |
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Schönbrunn skates world record 3 km ladies (4 16.76) |
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Dow Jones Industrial Average rises above the 1,500 level for the first time. |
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Great Britain performs nuclear test |
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Sam Shepard's "Lie of the Mind" premieres in New York NY |
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A's trade Rickey Henderson to Yankees for Jay Howell & Jose Rijo |
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French colonies killed 10 Kanaken in New Caledonia |
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Yankees trade catcher Rick Cerone to Braves for pitcher Brian Fisher |
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12 killed by a car bomb shattering 9-story building in west Beirut |
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Los Angeles Dodger pitcher Steve Howe is suspended for 1 year for cocaine use |
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Seattle University Baptist Church declares sanctuary for Central American refugees |
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Cleveland Browns' Brian Sipe sets a club record with 33 pass completions. |
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Ingrid Berghmans (Netherlands) retains judo's world championship |
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Mel Gray ends NFL streak of 121 consecutive game receptions |
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USSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakhstan/Semipalitinsk USSR |
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47th Heisman Trophy Award: Marcus Allen, Southern California (RB) |
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56th Australian Women Tennis: Navratilova beats Chris Evert (67 64 75) |
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France performs nuclear test |
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Bank of Canada's Canadian Currency Museum opens |
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Ireland's premier Jack Lynch resigns |
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Islanders take 28 shots in 1 period vs Penguins; Penguins' Ross Lonsberry fails on 7th penalty shot against Islanders |
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Phillies Pete Rose becomes highest paid baseball player |
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Pioneer Venus 1 begins orbiting Venus |
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European Union establishes EMS, European Monetary System |
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Free agent Pete Rose signs 4-year, $32 million contract with Phillies |
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December 05