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TWA Flight 800 exploded and crashed in the Atlantic Ocean just 12 minutes after take off, right off Long Island killing all 240 passengers
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Time Warner was bought for $162 billion and was the largest merger ever
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They beat the Titans 23-16
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Microsoft is ordered to break up for monopoly in computer software
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The big 4-0
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Formula 1 racing returns to the US at Indianapolis Motor Speedway after 9 years.
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She was the first woman to represent the state and the first time a First Lady had ever run for public office.
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Bush beat Al Gore but the final outcome was unknown for over a month due to voting controversy.
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Largest enviromental disaster ever. Oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.
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The broadest and strictest anti-illegal immigration measure in decades. It receives national and international attention and has spurred considerable controversy.
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Temporarily depleting 1,000 points off of the Dow Jones Industrial Average. It is the largest intra-day fall ever.
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Problems with the antenna design create consumer problems
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Obama begins to bring soldiers in combat home from Iraq. A campaign promise.
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The National Hockey League locks out its players after the expiry of the collective bargaining agreement.
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The NFL and the NFL Referees Association reach an agreement, ending the referee lockout that has been ongoing since June of this year
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Barack Obama is reelected President of the United States, defeating Republican nominee Mitt Romney.
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Washington becomes the first state to legalize marijuana. Colorado does the same.
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US employers added 155,000 new jobs in the month of December 2012, while unemployment stayed at 7.8%, the same as it was in November. The biggest job gains came in manufacturing, construction, food services and health care.
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In response to recent massacres, including the killing of 20 first graders in Newtown, Conn., and 12 moviegoers in Aurora, Colo., President Barack Obama introduces proposals to tighten gun-control laws. His plan includes universal background checks for gun sales, the reinstatement and strengthening of the assault weapons ban, limiting ammunition magazines to a 10-round capacity...
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North Korea says it has detonated a third nuclear bomb. World leaders, scientists, and intelligence officials rush to determine if the bomb is fueled by uranium or plutonium.
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