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George W. Bush sworn in as 43rd president
Bush was sworn in as the 43rd president of the United States saturday, " Braving 30-degree weather and a chilly downpour from a sky that would before long yield still-present snow." " a teary-eyed Bush swore to preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States.” He is The first Texas governor and second president to have a father who also was a president. He took the Oath of Office at 12:01 pm Saturday.President Bush’s brief 15-minute speech was interrupted 14 times. -
East Timor becames new nation
After 450 years of foreign rule, East Timor beacomes a new nation. The country's size is about 15,410 km²(5,400 sq mi). In late 1975, East Timor declared its independence, but later that year was invaded and occupied by Indonesia and was declared Indonesia's 27th province the following year. In 1999, following the United Nations-sponsored act of self-determination, Indonesia relinquished control of the territory and East Timor became the first new sovereign state of the 21st century on May -
Yuri Ivanovich Malenchenko becomes the first person to marry in space.
Ekaterina Dmitriev got marriedbto Yuri Ivanovich Malenchenko while he was in space! He appeared on a video linkup between the station and the wedding hall. About two hundred people attended the 25-minute service. A life-size cutout of the groom greeted guests at the reception. Their “celestial, soulful connection” - in the bride’s words - brought them to a successful hook-up. -
Whale explodes in Tawian
A 60-ton sperm whale exploded on a busy street, in Tawian, showering nearby cars and shops with blood and organs and stopping traffic for hours. The male specimen the largest whale ever recorded in Taiwan drew much attention because of it's size. It took over 2 weeks cleaning up the bloddy mess -
Dwarf planet Eris discovered
Eris,the largest the largest known dwarf planet in the solar syatem,is discovered by the team of Michael E. Brown,Chad Trujillo,and David L. Rabinowitz,using images taken on october 21,2003 in Palomar observatory.It was previously known as UBU 313 and nicknamed Xena before it was given its current name. Eris has a diameter of 2400km, which is slightly larger than Pluto's. In comparison, the Earth's diameter is 12,742km. -
The Scream rescued
robbers who barged into a lightly guarded Oslo museum ripped the Scream, a painting, from the wall before the eyes of stunned visitors. it took many investigations, interrogating, and lots of trust to find it. It tool 7 years. Then in 2006 they found the masterpiece. Nobody has been convicted yet, though there are many suspects -
Steve Jobs comes out with IPhone
"The IPhone, The best phone ever" this is what many people said after getting the new IPhone.The device will retail for between $499 and $599. "This is a day I've been looking forward to for two-and-a-half years," Jobs told the crowd at San Francisco's Moscone Center. -
Bill Gates steps down as Chairman of Microsoft
Bill Gates steps down from chair man of microsoft to work full time for Bill and Melinda gates foundation. This ended a major Era for micrsoft. Now the third world's richest man Gates says great wealth brings with it great responsibility. The 52-year-old, whose boyish looks seem at odds with his graying hair, will leave behind a life's work developing software to devote energy to finding new vaccines or to micro-finance projects in the developing world. Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/s -
2009 Washington Metro subway crash
A moving train collided with a train stopped ahead of it; the train operator and eight passengers were killed, making it the deadliest crash in the history of the Washington Metro. Several survivors were trapped for hours, and approximately 80 were injured. -
BP oil spill
An oil spill in the gulf of Mexico is costly, very costly. Manged by BP an oil spill that will have an impact on the enviroment and the gulf its self. It will take over 3 years or more to clean up all the oiil, the animals, and even the water. It was said that BP did not have acceptable controls in place to ensure safety, was found. -
Moscow airport bombing kills 35 people
A suicide bomber was draged into a crowd waiting for international arrivings at the new busiest airport in Moscow.Right then as passengers desended from thier flight he set off a massive bomb killing 35 passengers. Last March the Russian capital's underground system was rocked by two female suicide bombers from Russia's volatile Dagestan region, who detonated their explosives on the busy metro system during rush hour, killing 40 people and injuring more than 80. -
Italian cruise capsized
The Costa Concordia, an Italian cruise ship, capzied. The ship stayed on its side while the 4,252 people who evacuated survied 64 were injured. The ship had hit a reef near the Isola del Giglio, Tuscany, After the event, Schettino was arrested on preliminary charges of multiple manslaughter in connection with causing a shipwreck, failing to assist 300 passengers, and failing to be the last to leave the wreck. It was the biggest passenger cruise to sink.
