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The US Military announces that Staff Sgt Johnny M Horne Jr, aged 30, is sentenced to three years in prison for killing a severely wounded Iraqi teenager in Baghdad's Sadr City. In an earlier hearing, the soldiers revealed that they decided to kill him to "put him out of his misery" associated with ... |
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The US Military announces that a Marine assigned to the 1st Marine Expeditionary Force was killed "while conducting security and stabilization operations" in Anbar Province. His death brings the total number of U.S. troops killed in the Iraq War to at least 1,283. |
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A U.S. Humvee patrol is badly damaged by car bomb attack in the center of the ethnically divided oil capital of Kirkuk, Iraq. Two soldiers and an interpreter are wounded. |
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Two senior Pakistani nuclear scientists are reported missing and were later found to have been detained for questioning amid reports that they had been involved in transferring technology to Iran. |
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U.S. decides to allow Yemen to take possession of Scud missiles seized from a North Korean ship. |
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U.S. Federal Reserve lowers Fed Funds Rate by 0.25% to 1.75% from 2.00%. |
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Boris Yeltsin orders Russian troops into Chechnya to squash their separatist rebellion. The campaign lasts over two years and lead to the deaths of thousands of Russian citizens. |
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The 69th manned space mission (STS 35 and Columbia's 11th flight) returns from space |
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The government of South Africa censors its press. |
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General Electric acquires RCA Corp & its subsidiary, NBC. |
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Dow Jones Industrial Average closes above 1,500 for the first time. (1,511.70) |
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The government of Burma declares martial law. |
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Beatles' Apple Music signs its 1st group-Grapefruit |
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American helicopters arrive at docks in South Vietnam along with 400 U.S. personnel, who will fly and maintain the aircraft. |
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John Kerry is born at the Fitzsimmons Military Hospital in Aurora, Colorado. |
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Germany declares war on the United States. |
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Japanese army commences the invasion of Burma. |
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Italy withdraws from League of Nations |
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British forces under MacDonald & Young march into Tibet. |
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At a site now called the Ultimatum Tree, British government representatives led by Hon. J.W. Shepstone present a 4000 word ultimatum to the Zulu delegation. The terms would be impossible for the Zulu to fulfill within the stipulated 30 days, making War unavoidabe. |
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The first use of Nitrous Oxide in dental operation occurs in Hartford, CT |
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King Luis XVI of France is put on trial for treason. |
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Washington takes his troops from New Jersey across the Delaware River into Pennsylvania. |
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103 Mayflower pilgrims land at Plymouth Rock. |
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Spanish troops commence their siege of Haarlem. |
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