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Yugoslavia's new government joins the United Nations on Wednesday, November 1, 2000. the land of Yugoslavia is the former land of the Austro-Hungarian Monarchy
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Dale Earnhardt dies in Daytona Beach at the age of 49, during the Daytona 500.When Earnhardt was trying to pass Ken Schrader the two collided
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The Euro was indroduced in 2002 and included 12 countries: Belgium, Germany, Greece, Spain, France, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Austria, Portugal, Finland. The euro now is highly questionable as countries like Germany have to pay for spain, etc's lagging economy
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Spacecraft the Columbia disintegrates because of failure of thermal protection on the port wing in Texas. All seven astronauts were killed.
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The planet venus makes its first solar transit since 1882. The next will be on December 21, 2017.
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The loved leder of the Roman Catholic Church, Pope John Paul || dies in his Vadican City residence.He was the second longest serving pope in the history of the Roman Chatholic Church history.
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Pluto loses it's status as a planet and is classifyed as a dwarf planet by the International Astronomical Union. They say that Pluto is just another bit of icy debris that orbit at the edge of the solar system.
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Apple Computer releases the iPhone in the United States. The iPhone is a big hit among people all over the United States.
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President of Cuba, Fidel Castro annouces his resignition. Castro is more well known as a dictator because he basicially overthrew the former government.
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General motors files for chapter 11 banckruptcy. General motors is the owner of Buick, Cadillac, Chevy, and GMC.
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A earthquake in Haiti kills 230,000 people with 300,000 injured and over 1 million homeless. It was one of the deadliest natural disasters in history.
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US special forces raid a compound in Pakistan and kill Osama Bin Laden. Bin Laden was the leader terrorist for Al Quaeda and the mastermind behind 9/11
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Mark Zuckerburg' s internet creation Facebook is open to the public. Now Facebook is a extremely popular social networking sight.
