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Former Republican lobbyist Jack Abramoff is sentenced to five years and 10 months in prison in his Florida fraud case. |
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The U.N. Security Council unanimously approves a statement demanding that Iran suspend uranium enrichment. |
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Gasoline prices in the United States reach new highs of just over $1.77/gallon |
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Carlo Urbani, president of the Italian chapter of Médecins Sans Frontières and one of the individuals who accepted the 1999 Nobel Peace Prize on behalf of that organization, dies.
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Boeing Company first unveils its futuristic design for the near supersonic airliner. Plans for this aircraft will be aborted in December of 2002 in favor of the more conventional 787 Dreamliner. |
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The Dow Jones Industrial Average closes at 10006.78, closing above the 10,000 mark for the first time. |
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Lieutenant William Calley is convicted of premeditated murder for the Mylai Massacre and sentenced to life in prison. |
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Julius and Ethel Rosenberg are convicted of conspiring to steal US atomic secrets for the Soviet Union |
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In the Battle of Kambula, British forces defeat 20,000 Zulus. |
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Confederate General Joseph E. Johnston assumes command of and names the "Army of the Mississippi." |
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Thomas Jefferson is appointed rector of the University of Virginia. |
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Swedish colonists establish first settlement in Delaware, called New Sweden. |
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