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New York City: TNT bomb planted in unattended horse-drawn wagon exploded on Wall Street opposite House of Morgan, killing 35 people and injuring hundreds more.
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Geneticists have traced the arrival of AIDS in America to a single person who came from Haiti
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Jan. 24, New York City: bomb set off in historic Fraunces Tavern killed 4 and injured more than 50 people. Puerto Rican nationalist group (FALN) claimed responsibility, and police tied 13 other bombings to the group.
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New York City: bomb exploded in basement garage of World Trade Center, killing 6 and injuring at least 1,040 others
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terrorists strike the twin towers in New York city
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the war on terror had already cost the U.S. government $65 billion
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the military operation in Iraq had cost U.S. taxpayers $152 billion
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the cost of the Iraq War to the American economy will reach an estimated $315 billion