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A massive ice storm hits eastern Canada and the northeastern United States, continuing through January 10 and causing widespread destruction.
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The Chicago Bulls win their 6th NBA title in 8 years when they beat the Utah Jazz, 87–86 in Game 6. This is also Michael Jordan's last game as a Bull, clinching the game in the final seconds on a fadeaway jumper.
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1998 U.S. embassy bombings: The bombings of the United States embassies in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, and Nairobi, Kenya kill 224 people and injure over 4,500; they are linked to terrorist Osama bin Laden, an exile of Saudi Arabia.
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On the day of his 52nd birthday, U.S. President Bill Clinton admits in taped testimony that he had an "improper physical relationship" with White House intern Monica Lewinsky. He also admits before the nation that night in a nationally televised address that he "misled people" about his sexual affair with Lewinsky.
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Google, Inc. is founded in Menlo Park, California, by Stanford University Ph.D. candidates Larry Page and Sergey Brin
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Almost 3,000 people are killed in suicide attacks at the World Trade Center in New York City, The Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia, and in rural Shanksville, Pennsylvania.
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Mario Chalmers hit a three-point basket with 3.6 seconds remaining to tie the game at 63, sending the game into overtime. Kansas won 75-68.
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Barack Obama is the 44th and current President of the United States, and the first African American to hold the office. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barack_Obama
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Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, and Catherine Middleton tied the knot after knowing each other since 2001.
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Prince George of Cambridge is the son of Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge. After his grandfather and father, he is third in line to succeed his great-grandmother, Queen Elizabeth II.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prince_George_of_Cambridge
