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Five people are killed by a bomb blast near a police station in the western Afghan city of Herat. Taliban militants are escalating violence to interfere with elections, which have been repeatedly postponed and are now set for Oct. 9. |
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The firm BioONE, established by former NYC Mayor Rudolph Giuliani and Sabre Technical Services, pumps Chlorine dioxide into the Boca Raton building owned by American Media Inc. to kill remaining Anthrax spores. The cleanup comes three years after American Media was attacked. |
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Palestinian militants bomb a Tel Aviv bus stop, killing one female Israeli soldier and wounding five others. |
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Junichiro Koizumi's Liberal Democratic Party and coalition win sufficient seats in Japan's upper house parliament to ensure dominance. The opposition Democratic Party strengthens its position by at least 12 seats, taking at least 50. |
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During his keynote speech at the NAACP's 95th annual convention, Chairman Julian Bond calls on members of the nation's largest and oldest civil rights organization to boost voter turnout to help oust President Bush. |
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Donald Trump announces that his numerous development projects have been crimped by the war in Iraq because all the concrete and steel are being shipped by Halliburton to Iraq. |
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The copper mines in Chile are nationalized. |
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The United States and Vietnam restore full diplomatic relations. |
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In response to recent sanctions against China, Deng Xiaoping talks with Pierre Elliott Trudeau, the former Prime Minister of Canada. Given the size of its population, he stresses the importance of China's stability and adherence to the Five Principles of Peaceful Co-existence. |
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AT 16:37:00 UTC, the U.S. Space Station Skylab enters the Earth's atmosphere and disintegrates over Western Australia and the Indian Ocean. Large |
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The first class of 306 cadets at the U.S. Air Force Academy is sworn in at a temporary site at Lowry Air Force Base, Denver. |
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The Triborough Bridge in New York City is opened to traffic. |
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The British and the IRA sign a truce. |
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Former US President William Howard Taft is sworn in as Chief Justice of the US Supreme Court. He is the only person to serve in both roles. |
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Vice President Aaron Burr fatally wounds Alexander Hamilton in a duel. |
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French troops arrive at Newport, RI to aid the American cause. |
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Norwalk, CT is burned by the British. |
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Captain James Cook begins his third voyage. |
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Pope Clement VII excommunicates King Henry VIII of England. This prompts Henry to bring the Reformation to England and create the Church of England |
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July 11