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Citing continued efforts by the Bush Administration to topple its government, the Democratic People's Republic of North Korea announces that it is pulling of six-party nuclear talks and will "bolster its nuclear weapons arsenal." The North Korean foreign ministry said the country's nuclear weapons ... |
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Just after a US military convoy passes, a radio detonated car bomb explodes in busy Tahrir Square in the center of Baghdad. Three people are killed and three others wounded. In al-Hafriyah, about 20 km south of Baghdad, a second remotely detonated car bomb wounds 5 Iraqi police officers who were o ... |
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New York congresswoman Louise Slaughter reveals that GOP activist James Guckert reported from the White House for the Talon News Service under the alias Jeff Gannon. "It appears that 'Mr. Gannon's' presence in the White House press corps was merely as a tool of propaganda for your administration," ... |
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Martha Stewart's assistant testifies that Stewart altered message log on the day she sold stock of ImClone on insider trading tip. |
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14 people are trampled to death in Muslim pilgrimage, in Mina Saudi Arabia. |
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Ron Ziegler dies of a heart attack at the age of 63. He served as President Nixon's press secretary and was noted for his original reference to the Watergate Scandal as "a third rate burglary." |
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America Online raises its monthly rate for Internet access from $19.95 to $21.95. This pricing change will later be attacked by various local consumer advocates, such as Atlanta's Clark Howard.
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IBM's Deep Blue defeats chess champion Gary Kasparov. He would later play to a draw in February 2003 to avoid a similar fate.
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Pope John Paul II visits Khartoum and appeals for peace and respect for everyone's rights. |
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The BBC bans the song "Give Ireland Back to the Irish" by Paul McCartney's band Wings. |
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A Vietcong-placed bomb explodes in a hotel in Qui Nonh, killing 23 American servicemen. |
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The Soviet Union swaps captured U2 spy-plane pilot Francis Gary Powers for Col. Rudolph Abel, who had been convicted of conspiracy to transmit defense information. |
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Dwight David Eisenhower warns against US involvement in the Vietnam conflict. |
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Finland returns the Province of Petsamo to the Soviet Union. |
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The song "Rum and Coca-Cola" by the Andrew Sisters hits #1. |
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The German Gestapo is placed above the law. |
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Britian's Edward the VII launches the HMS Dreadnaught with 10 giant twelve inch guns. Many believe she is greatly needed to protect Britian, others believe it will speed the arms race between Britian and Germany. |
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A state of siege proclaimed in Zululand. |
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Russia goes to war after Japanese raid on the Russian fleet stationed at Port Arthur, in Northern China. |
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President McKinley signs US-Spain peace treaty ending the Spanish American War. US acquires Puerto Rico & Guam. |
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British troops defeat Sikhs in battle of Sobraon, India |
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Simón Bolívar named dictator by the Congress of Perú |
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Mary Stuart's second husband, Henry, Lord Darnley, is murdered at Kirk o'Field, just outside the walls of Edinburgh. Many implicate her in the crime. |
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