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top secret attempt by U.S. to free American hostages held in Iran's capital-Tehran=fail. 8 soldiers dead. Carter president.
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famous beatles person killed by Mark David Chapman at his appartment. shot in back 4 times.
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69 days into presidency. he was leaving a speach in DC. president and 3 others were shot by John Hinckley Jr-no deaths
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pope John Paul II -pope mobile created because of it.
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under direction of Don estridge in Boca Raton, Florida. IBM number 5150
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Sandra Day O'Connor-retired in 2006-Ronald Reagon Nominated her
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march to its site by thousands of Vietnam War veterans. administratively listed on National Register of Historic Places.
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speech on defense and budgets. global shield was not only impossible with existing technology but that ten more years of research was needed to learn whether it might ever be feasible
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suicide car bomb. in Beirut, Lebanon. 64 killed. 63 injured
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on Challenger. 2 soviet women before her.
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storage tank containing methyl isocyanate at Union Carbide pesticide plant leaked gas into Bhopal
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The Antarctic ozone hole was discovered by British scientists Joesph Farman, Brian Gardiner, and Jonathan Shanklin of the British Antarctic Survey. The ozone "hole" is really a reduction in concentrations of ozone high above the earth in the stratosphere.
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several americans and french scientists searched an entire summer and found the bow and stern 2000 feet apart
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broke apart 73 seconds into flight-seven crew members dead. in florida.
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air force navy and marines bombed it in response to the 1986 Berlin discotheque bombing
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under Reagan administration. composed of arms sales to Iran in violation of official US policy of an arms embargo against Iran and using funds generated to arm and train the Contra militants based in Honduras as they waged a guerilla war to topple the goverment of Nicaragua (picture is of reagan meeting with people in defense)
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colin pitchfork- first from england- raped and murdered 2 girls
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stock markets cross world-wide. began in hong kong. spread west. dow jones industrial average dropped 508 points
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in Alaska-260,000 750,000 barrels spilt- most devestating oil spill till 2010- by oil tanker
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in tianamen square during protests of mourning of party official- students gathered to encourage continued economic reform and liberalization
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started by Hungrarian protests and revolts shipping at the wall.
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not first telescope but one of largest and most versitile- length is 21 years and still in orbit- 96 minutes to orbit
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battle in gulf war to expell iraqi troops from kuwait
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dissinigrated into 15 different countries-led to ending of cold war- led to complete reformation of political, economic, and military alliances all over the world
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truck bomb detonated below north tower of wrold trade center in new york city- intended to knock north tower into south tower and bring both down to kill thousands- failed=deaths 6, injured thousands
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connects britain and france- 32 mile undersea rail tunnel linking england and france- lowest point is 250 ft deep
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american football player and actor-murdered nicole brown simpson and ronald goldman (ex wife and her friend)- aquitted in 1995
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most destructive active terrorism till 9-11- 168 lives- 680 injured- destroyed or damaged 324 in 16 blocks- alfred p murrah federal building main attack
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causes deteriation of brain and spinal cord of cows- if humans ate it they would die- hurt beef industry
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first roving probe deployed on another planet- sent back images of mars in 1997
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DOLLY!!- first mammal reclone-
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car crash in tunnel-wreckless actions of chauffeur running away from paparazzi
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successfully conducted 5 nuclear tests- 2.0 on richter scale
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by james cameron- $1.8 billion made-
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perjury and obstrction of justice- 2nd impeachment in history- andrew johnson was 1st
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Jimmy Carter signed treaty to return 60% of canal zone to panama in 1979 but canal area was returned in 1999 under clinton
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thought that all computers would crash because they couldn't convert to the year 2000
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complete in 2003
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al-Qaeda hijacked 4 airliners trying to crash 2 into the world trade centers in NYC and one into the Pentagon. the 4th was supposed t6o hit the White house or Capitol but passengers resisted and plane crashed into a field- 2,997 people from 90 countries died
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still going on- in responce to 9-11 attacks- (war on terrorism)
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over texas upon re-entry- killed 7 astronauts
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humanitarian catastrophe- resulted in civil war in Chad and Central African Republic Bush War- high level violence and banditry continues- truce signed in 2010
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dies prematurely
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to get Iraq freedom- operation Iraqu Freedom- another war on terrorism- tried to get control of Saddam Hussein ( killed April 2003)-
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30,000 people killed across Europe in a summer long heat wave
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homo floresiensis- "hobbit"- found in Indonesia- remarkable small body and brain and survival- from 94-13,000 years ago
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formed august 23, 2005- hit florida as category 1 and Louisianna as category 3-1,836 killed in actual hurricane- damage was $90.9 bil- costliest and deadliest since 1929 Okeechobee
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1st black president- 44th president- issued orders directing us military to get plans to withdraw troops from Iraq- reversed ban on federal funding that allow abbortions- dont ask dont tell policy- state of union address focused on education and innovation
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1st in 1918- appeared to be in birds, swine and humans- doesnt usually affect people over 60- started in Mexico- ended in 2010- many schools shut down- 14,286 deaths worldwide
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against President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and Mir-Hossein Mousavi and Mehdi Karroubi- 4,000 arrests- 40-70 deaths
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killed 230,000- 3 mil made homeless-6.9 on richer scale
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largest oil spill- explosion on drilling rig- 40% methane (usually 5%) which could suffocate marine life- 4.2 mil gallons released per day- by BP
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from 1999-2010 usage went from 12.4 million to 4.6 billion
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undersea earthquake east japan- magnitude of 9- 13,000 killed- triggered Fukushima Nuclear accidents
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deadliest ever recorded- southern US- 300 people killed- $1 bil damages- 25-28
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after 10 years of hunting- CIA officers and Navy SEALS kill him in firefight near Pakistani capital
