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Basketball player Michael Jordan states his retirement, only to come back in 2001.
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Events in U.S. history
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Kenya Airways flight 431 crashes into the Atlantic Ocean, killing 169 people.
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Sila Calderon became Puerto Rico’s very first female Governor.
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For winning The Masters for two consecutive years, Tiger woods becomes the third golfer to achieve this.
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After 9 months of missing, Elizabeth Smart was found.
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Live Giant Squid pictures are taken of it in its natural habitat
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In the World Series, the White Sox defeat the Houston Astros in a 4-0 game.
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Edvard Munche’s famous painting The Scream was stolen on August 22, 2004 and recovered two years later.
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In the United Kingdom, smoking is banned from all public places.
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Across the Southern United States, there was a huge tornado outbreak. It left about 58 dead.
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President Barack Obama was elected 44th president of the United States. he is the first African- American President in the US
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The youth Olympics officially started in Singapore
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The Occupy Wall Srteet movement started at Zucotti Park in New York
