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This was the day I was born, so...pretty important
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One of most important events in history
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I first started speaking fluent Turkish and didn't learn English until 4 years.
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I was sent to a private catholic preschool ran by nuns at the age of 4, even though I wasn't Catholic.
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He's the youngest person in our family
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80% of New Orleans is flooded. All levels of government are criticized for the delayed and inadequate response to the disaster.
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The minimum wage in the U.S. increases to $5.85, up from $5.15.
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Barack Obama becomes the first African-American to be elected President.
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An explosion and fire on the Deepwater Horizon oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico sends millions of gallons of oil into the sea. The spill kills 11 and is the largest off-shore spill in U.S. history as well as one of the largest spills in world history
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Although they are not over, these elections are helping to increase politic talk among the public
