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A palestinian suicide bomber kills 5 at a bus station in Tel Aviv, Israel. |
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Four Canadian infantrymen are killed in Afghanistan by friendly fire from two U.S. F-16s |
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Linda McCartney, American Photographer, vegetarian and activist dies of Breast Cancer, leaving her husband former Beatle Paul McCartney. |
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Cambodia falls to the Khmer Rouge. |
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The Apollo 13 spacecraft returns to earth with all crew members safe. |
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Sirhan Sirhan is convicted of assassinating Robert F. Kennedy. |
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Ford Motor Company unveils the Mustang. |
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The Bay of Pigs Invasion begins. |
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Yugoslavia surrenders to the Nazis. |
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The German drive at Lys is halted after a gain of 10 miles and the Messines Ridge. Ludendorff achieves tactical success, but a strategical failure as there was no breakthrough. |
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Virginia secedes over the objections of its Western Counties. |
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The "Pennsylvania Society for the abolition of Slavery" is founded. |
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