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Waffle House gunman arrested in woods in Nashville |
| Apr.21 |
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Barbara Bush funeral: 1,500 people attend service |
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Deceased suspect named in Texas blasts |
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Democrat defeats Roy Moore in Alabama race
Doug Jones has become the first Democrat in 25 years to win a US Senate seat for Alabama after a bitter campaign against Republican Roy Moor...
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US Air Force 'failed' to flag gunman's criminal history |
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Texas church shooting leaves at least 26 dead
Map of First Baptist Church Sutherland Springs Texas Texas Devin Patrick Kelley opened fire at First Baptist Church during Sunday services
It was the worst mass shooting in the history of Texas. The gunman reported to have been killed in the aftermath
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Hurricane Irma: Two-thirds of Florida without power
| Sep.10 |
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Irma wallops Florida
Map of Cudjoe Key Florida Hurricane is snapping trees like matchsticks and knocking out power to more than 1 million people with 130 mph winds | |
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Hurricane Harvey: Texas battered by high winds and rain
Map of Rockport Texas The biggest storm to hit the US mainland in 13 year has slammed into Texas with initial winds of up to 130mph (215km/h) battering coastal areas. Some residents are feared trapped in collapsed buildings. More than 200,000 customers are without electricity. Hurric... | |
| Aug.21 |
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Solar eclipse: Americans gaze at sky spectacular. Oregon
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| Jul.10 |
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Sixteen dead in Marines Corps plane incident. Mississippi
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| Feb.5 |
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Patriots rally from 25 down, stun Falcons in OT to win Super Bowl LI |
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| Jan.6 |
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Fort Lauderdale airport shooting: Suspect Santiago held. Florida
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| Nov.8 |
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Trump edges ahead in key states |
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| Sep.21 |
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State of emergency for Charlotte as unrest over police shooting continues
North Carolina: The governor of N. Carolina has declared a state of emergency in the city, sending in the National Guard, as unrest continues
| Sep.1 |
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Hurricane Hermine makes landfall on Florida coast
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SpaceX rocket explodes at Cape Canaveral ahead of launch. Florida
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| Jul.17 |
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Baton Rouge shootings: Gunman's videos show anger at US police |
| Jul.6 |
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Fresh protests over Louisiana shooting |
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| Jun.16 |
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Orlando shooting: Obama condemns LGBT discrimination |
| Jun.15 |
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Body of boy seized by alligator found |
| Jun.14 |
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Orlando gunman's wife, Noor Salman, 'may face charges' |
| Jun.12 |
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Orlando gay nightclub shooting: 50 killed, suspect is Omar Mateen
Map of Pulse club Orlando FL Florida Florida: The gunman was killed after taking hostages. Another 53 people were injured at the Pulse club in the worst mass shooting in recent US history. The killings were likely to be ideologically motivated, though there was no information that the gunman was associated with a particular gr... | |
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Singer Christina Grimmie's killer 'came to confront her' |
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Record $1.6bn US Powerball lottery has three winners |
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US storms: At least 14 dead in trail of destruction |
| Dec.7 |
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Donald Trump urges ban on Muslims coming to US
South Carolina: Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has called for a halt to Muslims entering the US, in the wake of the deadly California shooti...
| Nov.20 |
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Israel spy Pollard freed by US after 30 years in prison |
| Aug.29 |
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New Orleans marks 10 years since Hurricane Katrina |
| Jul.23 |
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3 killed in US cinema shooting in Lafayette |
| Jul.16 |
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Four Marines killed at Tennessee US Navy centres
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South Carolina church shooting: Nine killed
Nine people have died in a shooting at a historic Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston. Police are searching for a white...
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Death toll from floods in Texas and Oklahoma reached 24 |
| May.17 |
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Texas bikers in deadly shootout at Waco restaurant
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White officer charged over unarmed black man's death. South Carolina
| Mar.11 |
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Eleven missing after US army crash |
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Islamic State 'kills US hostage'. Northern Syria
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Shooting at US Army’s Fort Hood base. Texas
| Feb.12 |
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Storm bears down on US east coast. North Carolina
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| Aug.23 |
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Fort Hood gunman Hasan convicted |
| Jul.15 |
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US protests after Florida verdict |
| Jul.13 |
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George Zimmerman not guilty of Trayvon Martin murder
Florida: George Zimmerman, the Florida neighbourhood watchman who shot dead an unarmed black 17-year-old male last year, has been found not guilty
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New Oklahoma tornadoes 'kill five' |
| May.22 |
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FBI kill man 'linked to Tsarnaev' |
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Dozens dead in Oklahoma tornado
At least 24 people have been killed after a huge tornado tore through Oklahoma City suburbs, with the death toll likely to rise
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Explosion at Texas fertiliser plant
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Florida man swallowed by sinkhole
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Crippled cruise ship reaches land. Alabama
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Candidates spar on foreign policy |
| Oct.11 |
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US running mates clash in debate |
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Obama accepts White House nomination. North Carolina
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Ann Romney speaks at Republican Convention. Florida
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Isaac bears down on US Gulf Coast. Louisiana
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Mistrial declared in Edwards case |
| Apr.11 |
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Trayvon Martin killer on murder charge |
| Feb.26 |
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Shooting of Trayvon Martin. Florida
| Jan.31 |
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Romney scores big Florida victory |
| Jan.21 |
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S. Carolina: Gingrich triumphs over Romney. South Carolina
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| Dec.3 |
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Cain suspends US presidency bid. US Georgia
| Sep.21 |
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Troy Davis is executed in Georgia |
| Aug.27 |
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Hurricane Irene lashes US coast |
| Jul.21 |
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Space shuttle makes final landing
Florida: Space shuttle Atlantis has landed back on Earth, bringing to a close America's 30-year orbiter program
| Jul.8 |
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Space shuttle in historic final lift-off |
| May.6 |
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Obama meets Bin Laden raid team |
| Apr.28 |
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Death toll from storms in South nears 300
Alabama: A barrage of storms claimed nearly 300 lives and reduced once-familiar neighborhoods to piles of bricks and lumber
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Dozens dead as tornadoes hit US |
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SpaceX craft finally launches |
| Sep.19 |
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Gulf well permanently plugged, U.S. says |
| Sep.7 |
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Church defiant over Koran burning. Florida
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BP starts 'static kill' on well |
| Jul.27 |
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BP ousts CEO Hayward |
| Jul.22 |
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Storm forces ships off spill site |
| Jul.15 |
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BP says oil has stopped leaking |
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Hurricane hits Gulf oil clean-up |
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Oil leak was 'greater than estimated' |
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Van der Sloot arrested in Chile |
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Oil leak 'worst US environment disaster' |
| May.27 |
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Work resumes to plug US oil well |
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Oil reaches coast in US disaster |
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Efforts to stop leak after oil rig explosion |
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Oil spill after blast on oil rig Louisiana: A 'catastrophic' explosion aboard an oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico engulfed the drilling platform in flames. At least 11 missing after blast. Massive oil spill is the largest offshore spill in U.S. hist... | |
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Tiger Woods makes apology for infidelity |
| Feb.18 |
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Pilot air attack on US tax office |
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Tiger Woods to face police over crash |
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Deadly shootings at US army base
Map of Fort Hood Texas Texas: An army major has opened fire on fellow soldiers, killing 11 people and injuring 31. The shooter had been killed in the incident and two suspects arrested
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First U.S. swine flu death confirmed |
| Mar.10 |
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Ten die in shooting spree |
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McCain and Obama spar in first debate |
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Police entered YFZ compound. Texas
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Astronaut charged with attempted murder |
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Space shuttle Atlantis blasts off |
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49 dead in plane crash |
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Discovery space shuttle blasted-off |
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Cheney shoots man in hunt error |
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Rita strengthens to hurricane |
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Flood survivors expelled by force |
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Massive airlift rescues thousands. New Orleans
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'Desperate SOS' for city |
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Hurricane Katrina lashes coast
New Orleans: 1,836 people lost their lives in the hurricane and in the subsequent floods
| Aug.28 |
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Katrina now Category 5 |
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Shuttle returns to space |
| Mar.31 |
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Terri Schiavo has died. Florida
| Mar.18 |
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Patient's feeding tube removed |
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Bush, Kerry face off in debate |
| Jun.10 |
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G8 summit ends with show of unity |
| Jan.31 |
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Janet Jackson revealing breast |
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Space shuttle and crew lost Texas: Columbia broke up as it descended toward a planned landing, showering debris across southeastern Texas
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Cloned baby birth claim |
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Enron in bankruptcy filing. Texas
| Oct.10 |
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3rd anthrax case |
| Oct.9 |
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FBI pursues anthrax lead |
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Republicans pick Bush, Cheney |
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McVeigh bombs Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building
Map of Oklahoma City Oklahoma Oklahoma Oklahoma: Timothy McVeigh was an American terrorist who detonated a truck bomb. Oklahoma City bombing killed 168 people and injured over 600
| Apr. 19, 1993 |
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Waco siege ends, leaving 86 people dead
Map of Mount Carmel Center Waco TX Texas Texas: A siege of a compound belonging to the religious group Branch Davidians by American federal and Texas state law enforcement and US military
| Jan. 28, 1986 |
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Space Shuttle Challenger disaster
Map of Cape Canaveral Florida Florida Florida: The NASA orbiter Challenger (OV-099) (mission STS-51-L) broke apart 73 seconds into its flight, leading to the deaths of its seven crew members
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Wright brothers first flight at Kitty Hawk
Map of Kill Devil Hills North Carolina North Carolina North Carolina: Wrights finally took to the air, making two flights each from level ground into a freezing headwind gusting to 27 miles per hour (43 km/h)
| Apr. 12, 1861 |
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Firing on Fort Sumter beginning U.S. Civil War
South Carolina: Hostilities began when Confederate forces fired upon Fort Sumter, a key fort held by Union troops in South Carolina
| Feb. 12, 1809 |
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Abraham Lincoln born
Kentucky: Lincoln was the second child of Thomas and Nancy Hanks Lincoln, in a one-room log cabin on the Sinking Spring Farm in Hardin County, Kentucky
| Apr. 30, 1803 |
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USA purchased Louisiana from France The Louisiana Purchase was the acquisition of the Louisiana territory. The U.S. paid fifty million francs ($11,250,000 USD) and a cancellation...
| May. 8, 1541 |
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Spanish conquistador Hernando de Soto reaches the Mississippi River. Tennessee