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Afghan troops
Afghan troops launch Operation Anaconda against remaining al-Qaeda and Taliban fighters in Afghanistan. -
my birth day
i was born on this day because i was two weeks late i was syposed to be botn on the first on september. i was botn at 3:33 in the afternoon -
Motorcyclist Killed in Collision With Van
Motorcyclist Killed in Collision With Van and killed -
In State of the Union address,
Bush announces that he is ready to attack Iraq even without a UN mandate (Jan. 28). (For an account of the U.S. build-up to war in Iraq, see News of the Nation, 2003.) -
Food Prices Rise, Pushing Millions Into Hunger
According to the UN, rising food prices around the world have plunged an additional 75 million people below the hunger threshold, bringing the estimated number of undernourished people worldwide to almost 1 billion. -
new president
obama was elelted president -
Growing Violence, Resurgence Of Taliban In Afghanistan
There are already about 65,000 foreign troops in Afghanistan, with more than 30,000 of those coming from the United States. So it says a lot that the United States is pledging to send even more soldiers to the war-torn country, which has witnessed a surge in violence to levels not seen since a U.S.-led toppling of the former Taliban regime. -
Haiti Earthquake
The Jan. 12 earthquake that rocked the Haitian capital of Port-au-Prince may not have been the highest-magnitude tremor in recent memory, but it certainly seemed the most cataclysmic. Within hours, more than a million people became homeless. Buildings across much of the city and its suburbs were reduced to rubble. Some 230,000 people died, and hundreds of thousands of others were injured. The international response was swift, with dozens of countries sending aid, rescue teams and military person -
Mubarak resigns
10pm GMT: Tahrir Square is still full of celebrating people, just after midnight in the Egyptian capital. Time to wrap up this live blog – and thanks to everyone around the world who has read and contributed to it, whether by phone, Twitter, email and any other form of media. -
blazers make it to the playoffs
my favorite basketball team made it to the playoffs on this day and i got my first real tast for victory when playing basketball
