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The city of Kobe, Japan is hit by a massive 7.2 magnitude earthquake killing 5,372 people.
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The first episode of South Park aires on national television.
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Westside middle school; Jonesboro, AK; was shot up by two students aged 13 and 11. They left 5 dead and 10 wounded.
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Two students, Dylan Klebold and Eric Harris open fired on Columbine High School killing 13 and wounding 24 more.
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Terrorists hijack 4 planes and send 2 of them into the Twin Towers in NYC killing 2,752 people. The third crashed into the pentagon killing 125 people. The fourth crashed in a field in Pennsylvania killing 64.
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Algeria is hit by a 6.8 magnitude earthquake Killing 2,266 and injuring about 10,261.
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A 60 ton sperm exploded in Tainan, Taiwan due to gas build up.
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A catagory 5 hurricane does its most devastating damage killing 1836 and causing $115 billion dollars in damage.
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Former iraqi president Saddam Hussein is killed.
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Apple co-founder Steve Jobs announces the iPhone.
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Barack Obama is elected 44th President of the United States; he is the first African-American President.
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Haiti is hit by a massive earthquake killing over 230,000 people and destoying most of their capital city.
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Osama bin laden is killed inside of his home near Abottabad, Pakistan by the US NAvy Seals.
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James Holmes open fires at the Aurora Theater killing 12 and injuring 58.
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