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Egypt condemns the killing of three Egyptian policemen by Israeli tank fire on the Gaza-Egypt border and demands a full and comprehensive investigation. Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon apologizes and promises to begin an investigation.
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US forces continue to shell insurgent hold-out positions in the Iraqi city of Fallujah. Two Iraqis are killed in a car bombing outside a police station in Baghdad and another two were killed in an explosion in the northern oil centre of Kirkuk. Rebels attacked the provincial governor's office in Ir ... |
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Two reports issued today from the US Military indicate that a withdrawal of US troops from Falluja would strengthen the insurgency and that the US military is stretched thin by current operations in Iraq and elsewhere. |
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French President Jacques Chirac announces that history will decide who had the right views on the US led War in Iraq, as the Red Cross announces that civilians in Falluja are in grave jeopardy. |
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Brig. Gen. Carter Ham, commanding general of Task Force Olympia in Mosul, observes that "The situation today in Mosul is pretty calm. There are some isolated instances of insurgent contact, but relatively light." |
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U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell announces that he has seen intelligence indicating that Iran is trying to fit missiles to carry nuclear weapons. |
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French President Jacques Chirac, on the eve of a visit to the UK in celebration of the 100th anniversary of the Entente Cordiale, states that US led efforts to oust Iraqi President Saddam Hussein have made the world more dangerous by provoking terrorism. The Entente Cordiale is the pact twhich eff ... |
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Central Intelligence Agency director Porter Goss orders his new chief of spy operations to expand the use of deeper-cover field agents These individuals will be at greater risk than embassy diplomats who are merely expelled when found guilty of espionage. Deeper-cover field agents would not be affo ... |
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Patrick Lang, former DIA chief of Middle East operations, suggests that "In its eagerness to hunt down and destroy terrorist insurgents, the U.S. Army and Marines have apparently overlooked the fact that the top goal of any war against an insurgency is protection of the population." Former CIA coun ... |
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The US dollar falls to a record low of $1.3074 against the euro in London trading before bouncing back to $1.2989. |
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Lt. Gen. John Sattler, the commanding general of the 1st Marine Expeditionary Force, announces that 51 U.S. soldiers and eight Iraqi security forces have died in the Falluja offensive. He continued to say that "Falluja is secure, but we're in that search-and-clear phase which will make it safe," he ... |
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Jim Taricani, a television reporter with WJAR in Providence, RI is convicted of criminal contempt for refusing to say who gave him an FBI videotape showing Providence city official Frank Corrente, a top aide for Mayor Vincent "Buddy" Cianci Jr., taking an envelope stuffed with cash from an undercove ... |
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Dr. David Graham, a 20-year FDA scientist who had warned that Merck Pharmaceutical's Vioxx arthritis drug Vioxx had heart risk implications, called the FDA's oversight of the drug "a profound regulatory failure" and went on to say that "the FDA as currently configured is incapable of protecting Amer ... |
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Sirius Satellite Radio Inc. names former Viacom Inc. President Mel Karmazin as its chief executive officer. |
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Worldwide athletic-goods giant Nike, Inc. announced Thursday that University alumnus and current Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Philip H. Knight will step down as CEO, effective Dec. 28. |
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In a briefing, US Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld reminds journalists that "[. . .] there was the Office of Strategic Influence. You may recall that. And 'oh my goodness gracious isn't that terrible, Henny Penny the sky is going to fall.' I went down that next day and said fine, if you want to ... |
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US President Ronald Reagan signs a bill into law providing the death penalty for murderous drug traffickers. |
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The congressional Iran-Contra committees issue their final report, which declared that President Reagan bore "ultimate responsibility" for wrongdoing by his aides. |
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The British government devalues the pound from US equivalent of $2.80 to $2.40, or by 14.3%. It was last devalued from US$4.00 to US$2.80 in 1949. |
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The United States launches Ranger 2 for the moon, but the mission fails. The spacecraft was launched into a low earth parking orbit, but an
inoperative roll gyro prevented Agena restart. Thus, the spacecraft could
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The Walt Disney animated and talking short film, Steamboat Willie, debuts at the Coloney Theatre in New York. This black and white cartoon is the first to feature synchronized sound. |
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Latvia declares independence from Russia.
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Albania declares independence from Turkey. |
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The United States invades Nicaragua, and later overthrows President Zelaya.
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Albert Einstein's sister Maria, called Maja, is born. |
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United States Navy Captain Nathaniel B. Palmer discovers the frozen continent of Antartica. |
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Hessian Soldiers, who were German Mercenaries in service to England's King George III, capture Fort Lee, NJ. |
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A severe earthquake rocks the city of Boston, Massachusetts. |
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