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The death count associated with the Indian Ocean tsunami rises over 120,000 as millions of people scramble for food and fresh water. Throngs of people besiege aid workers distributing food, with only the strongest and fastest able to acquire what they need to live. "As many as five million people ... |
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Consumer Confidence Index for Dec 2003 at 91.7; Nov was 92.5. |
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Three American Hospital workers are shot dead in Yemen by a Muslim extremist with a machine gun. |
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Ford Motor Co. announces that it is seeking a replacement for its CFO Allan Gilmour, seven months after he left retirement to take the job. |
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The Vatican recognizes Israel. |
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Oliver North subpoenas Reagan & Bush as defense witnesses for his upcoming trial. |
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President Zia of Pakistan ends martial law |
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IBM releases PC-DOS Version 3.2 |
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The Soviet Union performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakhstan/Semipalitinsk USSR
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The Soviet Union performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakhstan/Semipalitinsk USSR
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The Soviet Union performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakhstan/Semipalitinsk USSR |
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U.S.S. George Washington, the first ballistic missile submarine, is commissioned.
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The French franc is devalued.
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United Auto Workers stage 1st sit-down strike, at the Fisher Body Plant. |
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Tzar Nicholas' troops crush workers revolt, killing 10,000. |
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The Gadsen Purchase is executed in which the U.S. pays $10 Million to Mexico for 120,000 sq km of land which now comprises southern Arizona and New Mexico. |
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Benedict Arnold's failed attack on Quebec. |
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Tokyo, Japan suffers a severe Earthquake resulting in approximately 37,000 deaths.
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