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Newt Gingrich resigns as House speaker.
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The Impeachment of Bill Clinton, the 42nd President of the United States, was initiated by the House of Representatives on two charges, one of perjury and one of obstruction of justice, on December 19, 1998.
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Bill Clinton is impeached by the U.S. House of Representatives, but later found not guilty of charges in the U.S. Senate in 1999.
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On September 11th, 2001, suicide attacks took place in the United States.the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center in New York City – killing everyone on board, along with many others working in the buildings.
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After the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001, Bush declared a global War on Terrorism and, in October 2001, ordered an invasion of Afghanistan to overthrow the Taliban, destroy Al-Qaeda, and to capture Osama bin Laden.
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We Will Rock You, a jukebox musical based on the songs of Queen, opens at the Dominion Theatre in London, England
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Bethany Hamilton, a 13 year old professional surfer, while on a regular morning surf, had her left arm completely bitten off by a shark. She lost 60% of her blood and had to undergo an emergency surgery. In an act of sheer courage, Bethany returned to her board just three weeks after the incident. She continues to compete professional until this date even winning the first place in many competitions.
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By using seismic records of the 2004 magnitude 6.0 Parkfield earthquake, we identified a burst of high-frequency seismic radiation that occurred about 13 kilometers northwest of the hypocenter and 5 seconds after rupture initiation. We imaged this event in three dimensions by using a waveform back-projection method, as well as by timing distinct arrivals visible on many of the seismograms.
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YouTube is launched
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Pluto is demoted to "dwarf planet" status
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Saddam Hussein is executed
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Multiple suicide bombings kill 796 people in Kahtaniya, northern Iraq
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Beijing hosts the Olympic games
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Barack Obama is sworn in as 44th president of the USA
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Water is discovered on the Moon
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The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), commonly called the Affordable Care Act (ACA) or, colloquially, Obamacare, is a United States federal statute signed into law by President Barack Obama on March 23, 2010.
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The death of Osama bin Laden
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London hosts the Olympic Games
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Uruguay becomes the first nation to allow full legalisation of cannabis
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The new World Trade Center is opened
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The first self-regulating artificial heart
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The U.S. Supreme Court issued an unprecedented ruling that determined same-sex couples had a constitutional right to marry, a decision that legalized same-sex marriage throughout the country.