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2012
At Sandy Hook Elementary School, Newtown, Conn., 20 children and six adults are shot to death by a 20-year-old gunman who then commits suicide.
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2008
Iraqi broadcast journalist Muntadhar al-Zaidi throws his shoes at US President George W. Bush during a press conference in Baghdad.
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2004
The Millau Viaduct, the world’s tallest bridge, official opens near Millau, France.
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2003
Pervez Musharraf, President of Pakistan, narrowly escapes and assassination attempt.
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1999
Tens of thousands die as a result of flash floods caused by torrential rains in Vargas, Venezuela.
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1995
The Dayton Agreement signed in Paris; establishes a general framework for ending the Bosnian War between Bosnia and Herzegovina.
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1994
Construction begins on China’s Three Gorges Dam on the Yangtze River.
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1981
Israel’s Knesset passes the Golan Heights Law, extending Israeli law to the Golan Heights area.
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1980
NATO warns the Soviets to stay out of the internal affairs of Poland, saying that intervention would effectively destroy the détente between the East and West.
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1972
Miranda Hart, comedian, actress, writer (Miranda Hart’s Joke Shop on BBC Radio 2 and its spinoff BBC sitcom TV series Miranda).
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1966
Anthony Mason, pro basketball player.
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1960
A U.S. Boeing B-52 bomber sets a 10,000-mile non-stop record without refueling.
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1955
Spider Stacy (Peter Stacy), singer, songwriter, musician with The Pogues band.
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1949
Bulgarian ex-Premier Traicho Kostov is sentenced to die for treason in Sofia.
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1946
Patty Duke, actress, singer; won Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress at age 16, playing Helen Keller in The Miracle Worker; president of Screen Actors Guild (1985-88).