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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.
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Air france flight 4590 heading from Paris, France to New York City crashed. 113 people died. The aircraft was later retired in 2003.
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Two airplanes were crashed into the world trade center.
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The very first i-pod has been released to the pubic.
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Euro coins have entered circulation.
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The ddwarf planet Quaoar is discovered by the California Institute of Technology.
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The collumbia space shuttle burned up during reentry from space killing all 7 passengers on board.
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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.
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The first ever hurricane was recorded in the South Atlantic.
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Athens hosts the Olympic games for the first time since 1896.
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The Huygens probe landed on Titan, one Saturn's many moons.
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A coordinated attack from suicide bombers that killed 56 and injued 700.
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Pluto was thought to be too small to be qualified as a real planet, so it is now classified as a dwarf planet.
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The West African Black Rhino was tentatively declared extinct by the IUCN.
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Apple releases the very first iphone.
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Benazir Bhutto, a candidate in the Pakistanian elecion was assasinated.
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Oil prices hit a record high of $147 a barrel.
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Beijing, China hosts the 2008 Olympic Games.
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Barack Obama was sworn in as the 44th President of the United States. This also makes him the first black president.
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The population of the continent of Africa has reached one billion.
