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The first online bank opens to public in Indiana
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Yugoslavia re-joins the UN.
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The discovery of elements 116 and 118 were retracted after several confirmation experiments failed to reproduce the results.
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The euro becomes the sole legal tender currency in 12 EU member countries. Euro countries shown in the blue.
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The final flight of the french concorde aircraft
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ten new member states join the EU. new EU european states in blue
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a plant the size of pluto was discovered.
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ceres remains the largest asteroid, in the ateroid belt between mars and jupiter, when it fails to become the official planet status.
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mega million sets a new world record in the US for the largest jackpot. 370 million dollars.
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The first black president was voted to be president in 2008, but took office in the beginning of 2009.
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A 6.2 magnitude earthquake kills at least 20 people, and leaves thousand more homeless in Costa Rica.
