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  New York Giants defeat Buffalo Bills 20-19 to capture their second title in five years
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  Wins Titus World Cup Cotest
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  She was 12 years old when she won the U.S. International Diving Championship.
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  The state court jury in Los Angeles rejected the Raiders' claims that the NFL destroyed their 1995 Hollywood Park Stadium.
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  She won the World Sprint Speed Skating Championship.
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  Hicham El Guerouj broke the world record mile time in Rome, running a 3:43.13
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  Becomes first golfer to hold all four major golf titles simultaneously.
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  Osama bin Laden sends terrorists of his own to take over two planes and make them crash into two of the World Trade Center buildings.
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  Four terrorists were stopped from blowing up the JFK International Airport.
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  A government ops mission (Seal Team Six) killed Al-Qaeda founder Osama bin Laden.
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  Adam Lanza attacked Sandy Hook School in Connecticut and shot 20 students and 6 adults. He shot his mother firts then killed himself.
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  Two brothers set off home-made bombs near the finish line, killing 3 people and injuring 264 others.
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  Michael Phelps wins his 8th gold medal in the Beijing summer olympics surpassing the record of 7 won by Mark Spitz
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  Giants take world series in game 7 by 1 run over the Royals.