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Peanuts
Peanuts, one of the last original comic strip appears in the newspaper one day after Charles M. Schulz dies. -
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Rachel's Timeline
Events in U.S. history. -
Disney
Disney California Adventure Park opens to the public as part of the Disneyland Resort. -
Kidnapped
Kidnapped Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl is murdered. -
Train
An arsonist destroys a train, killing over 190 people. -
Football
The New England Patriots win Super Bowl XXXVlll. -
Italy
The Italy-USA foundation is established -
Coal Miners
12 dead coal miners and one survivor are discovered in the Sago Mine Disaster. -
Virgina Tech
Thirty-two people are killed in the Virgina Tech massacre on the premises of Virgina Polytechnic Institute and State University. -
Olympics
The 2008 Summer Olympics begin -
Attack
Gunmen attack a bus carrying Sri Lankan cricketers in Pakistan, killing 8 people and others several injured. -
Olympics
The 2010 Olympics are held. -
Wedding
About two billion people watched the wedding of Prince William, Duke of Cambridge and Catherine Middleton at Westminster Abbey.
