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My BirthDate
My birthday. i was born on the 1st of January. What a coincidence. -
Pyrenean Ibex found dead
Last Pyrenean Ibex was killed by a falling tree, apparently. -
Malfunctioned Missle in Iraq
A missile hits a soccer field in northern Iraq (Tel Afr County), killing 23 and wounding 11. According to U.S. officials, it was an Iraqi missile that malfunctioned -
Oil Spill.
The oil tanker Prestige sinks off the Galician coast, causing a huge oil spill. -
War W/Iraq & U.S
Iraq War begins with the invasion of Iraq by the U.S. and allied forces. -
Summer Olympics
The 2004 Summer Olympics are held in Athens. -
Summer Olyimpics
The 2004 Summer Olympics are held in Athens. -
Worst Earthquake!
One of the worst natural disasters in recorded history hits Southeast Asia, when the strongest earthquake in 40 years hits the entire Indian Ocean region. The massive 9.3 magnitude earthquake, epicentered just off the west coast of the Indonesian island of Sumatra, generates enormous tsunami waves that crash into the coastal areas of a number of nations including Thailand, India, Sri Lanka, the Maldives, Malaysia, Myanmar, Bangladesh, and Indonesia. The official death toll in the affected countr -
Death of a Pope.
Pope John Paul II dies; over 4 million people travel to the Vatican to mourn him. -
Other side of Mercury.
At 19:04:39 UTC, the MESSENGER space probe is at its closest approach during its first flyby of the planet Mercury. -
First black President!
United States presidential election, 2008: Barack Obama is elected the 44th President of the United States. Barack Obama becomes the first African-American President-elect. -
Summer Olympics.
The International Olympic Committee awards the 2016 Summer Olympics to Rio de Janeiro. -
Trapped Miners!
Thirty-three miners near Copiapó, Chile, trapped 700 metres underground in a mining accident in San José Mine, are brought back to the surface after surviving for a record 69 days. -
Osama Killed!
U.S. President Barack Obama announces that Osama bin Laden, the founder and leader of the militant group Al-Qaeda, has been killed during an American military operation in Pakistan. -
Steve Job confirmed dead
American computer engineer is found dead. -
Gaddafi Killed!
Arab Spring and the Libyan civil war: Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi is killed in Sirte, with National Transitional Council forces taking control of the city, and ending the war.