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Clinton signs line-item veto bill.
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South Africa gets a new constitution.
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747 airline crashes in Atlantic off Long Island, all 230 passengers die.
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At 6:45 PM I was born at Mass General Hospital in Boston. My twin sister, Rose was born 19 minutes after me, at 7:04 PM.
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Militant Taliban leaders seize Afghan capital of Kabul.
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US shuttle joins Russian space station.
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US, UK, and France agree to freeze Nazis' gold loot.
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O.J Simpson found liable in civil suit
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Hong Kong returns to chinese rule.
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President Clinton accused in White House sex scandal denies allegations of affair with White House intern, Monica Lewinsky.
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Europeans agree on single currency, the Euro.
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Unabomber sentenced to four life terms.
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US cruise missiles hit suspected terrorist bases in Sudan and Afghanistan.
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US Senate opens impeachment trial of President Clinton.
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Nelson Mandela, first black president of South Africa, steps down.
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John F. Kennedy with his wife and sister, are lost at sea when his plane disapeared near Martha's Vineyard.
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Magnitude 7 earthquake kils more than 15,600 and leaves 600,000 homeless in Turkey.
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Elian Gonzalez, a 6 year old cuban boy, who became at the center of an international dispute, gets reunited with his father.
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US sailors, on naval ship, "the Cole" are attacked in Yemen.
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Mad cow disease hits Europe through infested meat
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US supreme court rules in favor of Bush over Gore.
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Congo President is assasinated by his body guard.
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World Trade Center and the Pentagon are attacked by airplanes.
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Anthrax scare rivets nation
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Taliban is ousted by the American army.
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US and Afghan troops launch operation against Al- Quaida and Taliban fighters.
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Israel tanks and warplanes attack towns of Nablus, Jenin, and Bethelhem in response to Palestines' attacks.
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Bush adresses UN, calling for a "regime change" in Iraq.
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Snipers prey on DC suburbs, killing 10 and wounding others.
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Space shuttle, "Columbia" explodes, killing 7 astronautes
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US and Britain launch war on Iraq.
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John A, Muhammed, convicted in 2002 DC bombings, receives the death sentence.
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Saddam Hussein is captured by American troops.
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Bush proposes space program that includes flights to the Moon, Mars, andd beyond.
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North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) formally admits 7 new countries; Bulgaria, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, Slavakia, and Slovenia as new countries.
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About 380 tons of explosives are reported missing in Iraq.
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George W. Bush is reelected as president, defeats John Kerry.
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Number of deaths of US soldiers in Iraq reaches 2,000.
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London is hit by Islamic terrorist bombings, killing 52, and wounding about 700.
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Hurricane Katrina strikes the Gulf Coast, 1,000 or more dead and millions left homeless.
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Millions of Iraqi voters ratify a new constitution.
