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National Association of Realtors announces that U.S. home resales rose 2.6% to a record high in May. |
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The U.S. Commerce Department announces that the U.S. economy grew at an annual rate of 3.9% in the first quarter, slower than the 4.4 percent growth rate previously estimated,. |
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In the hunt for Jordanian militant Abu Musab Zarqawi, who is believed to be orchestrating recent attacks in Iraq, the US targeted another suspected safe-house in Fallujah. 20-25 people are killed in the strike. |
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Frank Spinner, attorney for Spc. Sabrina Harman, announces that the U.S. military may be incapable of handling the case because key players will not step forward for fear of incriminating themselves. Capt. Donald J. Reese has implicated Col. Thomas M. Pappas and Lt. Col. Steven L. Jordan in the cov ... |
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While FOX News is presenting U.S. soldiers interacting with Iraqi merchants, ABC News stresses the growing unrest and violence which threatens the ultimate peace. |
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Illinois Republican Jack Ryan drops out of the U.S. Senate race, four days after embarrassing sex club allegations in his divorce to actess Jerri Ryan became public. |
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An Iraqi scientist turns over a centrifuge that had been hidden in Baghdad. The device would be needed in the development of a nuclear weapon. |
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U.S. Federal Reserve lowers Fed Funds Rate by 0.25% to 1.00% from 1.25%. |
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Senior Palestinian officials announce that Hamas, Islamic Jihad, and Al Aqsa Martyrs Brigades all have agreed to a 3-month cessation of attacks against Israelis. |
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Amber Davis testifies to Committee on Education and the Workforce Hearings. |
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Microsoft releases Windows 98, which is a minor revision of Windows 95. It controversially integrated the Internet Explorer into the Windows OS, prompting the opening of the Microsoft antitrust case.
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Jacques Cousteau dies in Paris, France. |
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The Khobar Towers bombing kills 19 U.S. servicemen in Saudi Arabia |
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Croatia and Slovenia declare their independence from Yugoslavia. |
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U.S. Secretary of State Alexander Haig Jr resigns, and is replaced by George P. Schultz. |
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NATO commander Alexander Haig is attacked in in Obourg, Belgium. |
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Portugal grants independence to Mozambique. |
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135,000 North Korean troops under support of 150 Soviet T24 tanks, cross the 38th parallel and move towards Seoul. |
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The Israeli airline El Al begins regular service. |
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Dr. Douglas Hyde is elected the first President of Ireland. |
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The Republican Convention, held in Chicago Illinois, nominates Benjamin Harrison. |
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Henry Harley "Hap" Arnold is born in Gladwyne, Pennsylvania. He will go on to graduate from the US Military Academy at West Point and become commanding officer of the US Army Air Corp. |
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Lt. Col. George A. Custer and his 7th Cavalry are wiped out by Sioux and Cheyenne forces in the Battle of Little Big Horn in Montana. |
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U.S. President Andrew Johnson passes a law that government workers would work 8 hr day |
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Virginia becomes the 10th U.S. state to ratify US constitution. |
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English forces invade Scotland at Roxburgh. |
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