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A series of bombs explode in various places in Metro Manila, Philippines within a span of a few hours, killing 22 and injuring about a hundred.
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The United States looses it's seat on the U.N. Human Rights Commission for the first time since the commision was formed.
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Antonio Meucci is ackowledged as the first inventor of the telephone by the U.S. Congress.
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The space shuttle Columbia takes off for mission STS-107 which would be it's final one. Columbia disintergrated 16 days later on re-entry.
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Hurricane Ivan, a catergory 5 hurricane hits grenada, killing 39 and damaging 90% of it's buildings.
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Canada introduces the Civil Marriage Act, making same-sex marriage legal.
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A massive mudslide occurs in Southern Leyte, Philippines; the official death toll is set at 1,126.
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Jupiter flyby of the New Horizons Pluto-observer spacecraft.
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Nebraska bans electric chair as sole execution method.
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Slovakia officially adopts the Euro currency and becomes the sixteenth Eurozone country.
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A 7.1 magniude earthquake which struck the South Island of New Zealand at 4:35 am causing widespread damage and several power outages.
