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Ibex no mo
This day the last pyrenean ibex went extinct. The last ibex was found dead near a fallen tree. THough the cause of death is known nobody knows what caused the ibe numbers to decrease. For 7 min. it was cloned but the cone died because of lung defects. -
Le France Go Boom
Air france flight 4590 heading from Paris, France to New York City crashed. 113 people died. The aircraft was later retired in 2003. -
9/11
Two airplanes were crashed into the world trade center. -
Play that Music
The very first i-pod has been released to the pubic. -
Circulating time
Euro coins have entered circulation. -
Its a bird, it's a plan, it's a dwarf.
The ddwarf planet Quaoar is discovered by the California Institute of Technology. -
Burning in reentry
The collumbia space shuttle burned up during reentry from space killing all 7 passengers on board. -
FIre!
Throughout the summer of 03 a terrible heat wave plagued the European continent. Temperatures of over 104 degrees farenheit. This powerful heat wave killed over 37, 000 people. -
It's a hurricane
The first ever hurricane was recorded in the South Atlantic. -
Let's go Athens
Athens hosts the Olympic games for the first time since 1896. -
Titan on
The Huygens probe landed on Titan, one Saturn's many moons. -
Oh No Suicide
A coordinated attack from suicide bombers that killed 56 and injued 700. -
Demoted
Pluto was thought to be too small to be qualified as a real planet, so it is now classified as a dwarf planet. -
Goodbye Rhino
The West African Black Rhino was tentatively declared extinct by the IUCN. -
I see you
Apple releases the very first iphone. -
Benazir Bhutto
Benazir Bhutto, a candidate in the Pakistanian elecion was assasinated. -
Beginning of the end
Oil prices hit a record high of $147 a barrel. -
In Beijing
Beijing, China hosts the 2008 Olympic Games. -
Paving roads for African Americans
Barack Obama was sworn in as the 44th President of the United States. This also makes him the first black president. -
Too many in Africa
The population of the continent of Africa has reached one billion.
