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The International Space Station was created so that people from all over the world could go up to space and work and conduct tests from there. The first crew arrived in October of 2000.
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On September 11th, 2001, the terrorist group Al-Qaeda hijacked two plans and flew them into the twin towers in New York, causing world outrage and thousands of deaths.
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On September 10, 2002, Switzerland joined the United Nations, an intergovernmental organization. There are 193 nations in the UN.
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Hurricane Katrina went on to become the deadliest hurricane since the 1928 Okeechobee hurricane, and nearly destroyed New Orleans. Estimated property damage from Hurrican Katrina is about $81 billion.
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On January 4th, 2004, Spirit landed on Mars. The rover surpassed its planned mission and ending up logging 4 miles of driving instead of .4, which allowed analysts to see more of Mars' geology. Spirit got stuck in 2009 and its last communication was sent on March 22, 2010.
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On July 7, 2005, four terrorists detonated four bombs on the London Underground, and on a double-decker bus. 52 people were killed and over 700 were injured due to the attacks.
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UN troops went to Darfur in acts of peace and help.
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On January 20, 2009, Barack Obama was inagurated as the 44th president of the United States. He is the first African-American president.
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On April 15th, 2013, two brothers set up two bombs near the finish line of the Boston Marathon. The bombs exploded and 3 people were killed while an estimated 264 others were injured.
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