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Rep. Cynthia McKinney of Georgia has lost her Democratic primary runoff election to foe Hank Johnson |
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Paul "Red" Adair, famous for using explosives to fight oil well fires in Kuwait, the North Sea, and the Sahara, dies in Texas at the age of 89. He was the inspiration for a 1968 film called "Hellfighters," starring Hollywood movie icon John Wayne. |
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Iraq has issued arrest warrants for Ahmed Chalabi, a former Governing Council member with strong US ties, on counterfeiting charges, and for his nephew Salem Chalabi. |
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The Confederate submarine H.L. Hunley, which sunk the USS Housatonic in Charleston Harbor, is raised to the surface after spending 136 years on the ocean floor. |
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Iraq announces their annexation of Kuwait. |
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Russian troops begin to pull out of Afghanistan after 9 year war. |
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Discovery of most distant galaxy (15 * 10 ^ 12 light yrs) is announced. |
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Ted Turner purchases the MGM library which paves the way for the eventual creation of Turner Classic Movies. |
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U.S. President Richard M. Nixon resigns during the Watergate Scandal. |
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The Dow Jones Industrial Average drops 12.67 points on news of Nixon's resignation. |
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The Dow Jones Industrial Average falls 6.55 points to close the day at 870.37 on news that U.S. President Lyndon Johnson had contracted diverticulosis. |
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USSR declares war on Japan during WW II. |
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Six convicted Nazi saboteurs who landed in US are executed in Washington, DC. |
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German airship Graf Zeppelin begins a round-the-world flight. |
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The Treaty of Rawalpindi is signed. |
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6 US soldiers are surrounded by Germans in France. Alvin York is given command and shoots 20 Germans & captures 132 more |
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The Black Day of the German Army which marks the beginning of the end for Germany in World War I. Unceasing allied attacks drive the Germans back. |
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As the Amiens offensive forces Germans back to the Hindenburg Line, Gen. Ludendorff declares a "black day" for Germany. |
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Ito Hirobumi becomes Japan's 5th Prime Minister and serves 1485 days until August 31st 1896. |
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Brigham Young chosen Mormon Church head following the murder of Joseph Smith, Jr. |
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Napoleon Bonaparte sets sail for exile on the island of Elba. |
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French and American forces besiege Newport, RI |
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Cornerstone is laid for Tycho Brahe's Uraniborg observatory. |
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Roman forces destroy the city of Jerusalem. |
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