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Al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri calls on Muslims to step up their resistance to the United States. |
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Experts consulted by a range of news organizations pointed out typographical and formatting questions about four documents as they considered the possibility that they were forged. The widow of the National Guard officer whose signature is on the bottom of the documents also disputed their authentic ... |
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News is released that the burning ruins of the World Trade Center spewed toxic gasses "like a chemical factory" for at least six weeks after Sept. 11, 2001. |
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William James O'Reilly is born in Manhattan and will later live in Westbury, Long Island. |
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Canada declares war on Germany; Battle of the Atlantic begins |
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General Joseph Joffre's men have driven the Germany army back from the Marne River and saved Paris from invasion. |
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The first British airship, the Nulli Secundus I, makes its first public flight at Farnborough. |
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Commodore Perry defeats the British fleet at the Battle of Lake Erie. The Battle, which is hard fought by both sides, ends up with a total defeat for the British. |
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