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In 2006 NASA launched the New Horizons space probe.
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George W. Bush started his second term as the U.S. president.
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On this day I was born.
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A one day boycott of United States schools and businesses held by one million immigrants.
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California suffered it's worst heat wave in recent history with temperatures reaching 115 degrees. This lasted almost 2 weeks
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In 2006 a 6.6 magnitude earthquake hit Hawaii
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A student when a killing spree at Virginia Tech campus and killed 30 people.
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Six miners are trapped and lost in a collapsed mine in Utah. 3 miners died before they were rescued.
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Apple announced and released its first IPhone and sold 1 million copies in 3 months
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Steven Kazmierczak opens fire at the Northern Illinois University killing five and injuring twenty-one then he committed suicide.
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In 2008 Barack Obama was elected as president for the first time.
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Michael Jackson died of suspicious circumstances.
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SpaceX successfully launched Dragon capsule.
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Apple released the IPhone 4S. This was 9 days after founder Steve Jobs passed away.
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The film, Marvels The Avengers released and became one of the highest grossing movies of all time.
