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US President Reagan ends embargo against Nicaragua
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Pope John Paul II beatifies Edith Stein, a Jewish born nun
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A's Rickey Henderson steals an all time record 939th base vs Yanks
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LA Dodgers postpone 3 games due to racial riots over Rodney King beating
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"Gladiator" directed by Ridley Scott and starring Russell Crowe and Joaquin Phoenix premieres in LA (Best Picture 2001)
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2003 invasion of Iraq: In what becomes known as the "Mission Accomplished" speech, U.S. President George W. Bush declares that "major combat operations in Iraq have ended" on board the USS Abraham Lincoln off the coast of California.
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Canadian singer Bryan Adams is given the Governor General's Performing Arts Award for his 30 years of contributions to the arts
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China and Russia sign $15 billion dollar trade deal
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15 people are killed by multiple bomb attacks across Iraq
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16 people are killed in a flash flood in Saudi Arabia