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In Enschede, the Netherlands, a fireworks factory explodes. killing 22 and wounding 950 people. The total in damages was 450 million Euros. One american dollar is worth 72 cents in the Netherlands.
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In New York, 19 militants associated with the Islamic extremist group called Al-Qaeda hijacked 4 airliners and carried out suicide attacks in america. Tow planes were flown into the twin towers and one into the pentagon and the other crashed in a field in Penn. Over 3000 killed and over 400 firemen and police died.
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President Bush delivered a speech stating the U.S. was at war with Iraq. The first attacks were on southern Iraq using Tomahawk cruise missiles fired from F-117 stealth fighter-bombers.
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Kmart Corporation announces it is buying Sears, Roebuck and Company for $11 billion United States dollars. They named the new company Sears Holdings Corporation.
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Steve Fossett becomes the first person to fly an airplane around the world by himself. The trip was made without any stops and without refueling. The journey was 25,000 miles and was completed in 67 hours and 2 minutes.
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Six men plan and carry out Great Britain's biggest robbery ever. They stole about $92.5 million from a Securitas depot in Tonbridge, Kent. Kent is a county in southeast england.
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An earthquake of magnitude 6.8 and an aftershock of 6.6 occurs off the Niigata coast, Japan. The earthquake kills 8 people and at least 800 injured while also damaging a nuclear power plant.
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After almost fifty years of serving as President of Cuba, Fidel Castro retires. His retirment may be due to health issues. This couls lead to changes, economically and politically for cuba
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US Airways Flight 1549 makes an emergency landing into the Hudson River shortly after takeoff from LaGuardia Airport in New York City. All passengers and crew members survive.
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Unknown criminals pour more than 2.5 million liters of diesel oil into the river Lambro. The river Lambro is located in Northern Italy. The diesil oil caused a massive environmental disaster.
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An earthquake measuring 9.0 in magnitude strikes 80 miles east of Sendai, Japan, triggering a tsunami killing thousands of people. This event also triggered the second largest nuclear accident in world history. One of only two events to be classified as a Level 7 on the International Nuclear Event Scale.
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Apple Incorperated claims a value of $600 billion dollars. This made it the largest company by market capitalization in the world.
