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US House Speaker Paul Ryan to retire |
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Eagles Are Super Bowl Champions. Minnesota
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Otto Warmbier: US student sent home from North Korea dies. Ohio
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US Open: Brooks Koepka wins maiden major title |
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Otto Warmbier: North Korea releases jailed US student 'in coma' |
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Warriors Complete Revenge Tour With NBA Finals Win |
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United Airlines CEO sorry for 'horrific' passenger removal. Chicago
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Rock and roll legend Chuck Berry dies. Missouri
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Obama speech: Democracy needs you |
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John Glenn, first American to orbit Earth, dies aged 95 |
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Trump names Gen James 'Mad Dog' Mattis as defence secretary |
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Request for Wisconsin vote recount sent |
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Chicago Cubs win baseball World Series after 108 dry years. Ohio
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US election: Donald Trump promises a 'safer' America. Ohio
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Ted Cruz booed for failing to back Donald Trump |
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Trump seals Republican nomination |
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John Kasich, last Republican Trump rival, quits race |
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Cruz drops out after key Trump win
Indiana: Republican Donald Trump beats his rival Ted Cruz in Indiana and has a clear path to the nomination. Sanders has beaten Hillary Clinton
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Prince, singer and superstar, dies aged 57 at Paisley Park
Minnesota: The hugely popular, acclaimed and influential musician Prince has died at his home. Police were summoned to his estate and found his body in...
| Apr.5 |
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Cruz 'wins Wisconsin' in blow of Trump |
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Trump calls off rally following violent clashes |
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Donald Trump under attack from debate rivals |
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Ted Cruz wins Iowa Republican vote |
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US elections: Candidates in final pitch before Iowa vote |
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Republican rivals mock Trump over no-show. Iowa
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Republicans debate without Donald Trump |
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Michigan water contamination: Obama declares emergency |
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Debate: Trump's immigration plan savaged by rivals |
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Royals win World Series, rally late, rout Mets in 12th |
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Gunfire at Ferguson protest |
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Ferguson marks Michael Brown shooting anniversary |
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Donald Trump attacked in Republican debates. Ohio
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2 Ferguson police officers shot. Missouri
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Eight dead in series of shootings in Missouri |
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Record-breaking cold in US East |
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Troops sent to quell Ferguson unrest |
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No indictment over Ferguson killing
Map of Ferguson Missouri Missouri Missouri: A grand jury has decided not to charge a Missouri policeman over the death of unarmed black teenager Michael Brown
State prosecutor Robert McCulloch said the jury exhaustively examined evidence. Brown's family said they were 'profoundly disappointed'
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Republicans win control of US Senate |
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Bumgarner's performance leads Giants to third title in five years |
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Overnight curfew resumes in tense St Louis suburb |
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Riots over killing of US black teen
Map of Ferguson Missouri Missouri Missouri: Rioting over the killing of Michael Brown, 18, an unarmed black teenager, by a police officer has erupted in the US state of Missouri
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Ohio kidnapper found hanging in cell |
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Ariel Castro is sentenced for Cleveland abductions |
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Detroit in largest US bankruptcy
The city, once a symbol of US industrial power, has become the largest US city ever to file for bankruptcy, with debts of at least $15bn
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Cleveland kidnap accused in court |
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Ohio women 'were tied and chained' |
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US police hail rescued women's bravery |
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Three US women missing for years in fair condition
Map of Cleveland Ohio Ohio: Three young women who vanished about a decade ago have been found and are in hospital in a fair condition, officials have said
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Obama re-elected as US president 
Chicago: The president earlier scored a big win in Pennsylvania. Obama also walked away with a win in the swing states of New Hampshire, Wisconsin and Michigan
Elsewhere, Obama and Romney each racked up expected victories in relatively safe territory. Romney, the former governor of Massachusetts, has called the president to concede the race
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Obama and Romney push to the finish |
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Giants sweep Tigers for World Series title |
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Nixon's challenger McGovern dies |
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Union ends Chicago teacher strike |
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US astronaut Neil Armstrong dies
Ohio: He set foot on the Moon on 20 July 1969. A statement from his family says he died from complications from heart surgery he had earlier this ...
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Romney names Ryan as running mate |
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Seven dead at Wisconsin temple
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Storm-hit millions reel from US heatwave |
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Republican Governor Walker survives recall |
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NATO summit Oks Obama's Afghan timetable. Chicago
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NATO summit draws protests |
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Obama rally kicks off campaign |
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Romney reaps Super Tuesday spoils. Ohio
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Fierce storms leave 20 dead in US |
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New York Giants win Super Bowl |
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Romney defeats Santorum by 8 votes. Iowa
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Romney and Santorum tied in caucuses |
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Cardinals clinch World Series win |
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Ohio police hunt escaped animals |
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Bachmann wins Iowa straw poll
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Republicans trade barbs at Iowa debate |
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89 killed by Missouri tornado
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Republicans remove bargaining rights |
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All hostages freed at US school |
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Pope accused of failing to act on abuse. Vatican
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'Not guilty' plea in plane bomb case |
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Jet incident 'was terror attack bid'
Detroit: An incident on an airliner arriving from the Netherlands was an attempt by a passenger to blow up the plane. The suspect was subdued
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Six bodies at rapist's house |
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GM enters bankruptcy protection New York: Car giant General Motors has filed for bankruptcy protection, marking the biggest failure of an industrial company in US history. General Motors had seen its losses widen following a steep fall in sales ... | |
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Demjanjuk deported to Germany |
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GM chairman to leave car maker. Detroit
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Flood fear forces evacuations |
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Illinois governor guilty of abuse |
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Illinois governor seized in probe. Chicago
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Clinton named secretary of state. Chicago
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US car firms ask for $25bn aid. U.S. Congress
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Barack Obama wins presidential election Washington: As polls closed on the West coast, the senator was projected to receive enough electoral votes to pass the 270-vote threshold. Obama is projected to win California, Washington, Oregon, Hawaii and Virginia. Democratic Senator s... | |
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Obama wins battleground Ohio |
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Biden and Palin meet in TV debate |
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Palin makes convention debut |
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McCain picks woman running mate. Ohio
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Senator Joe Biden is Obama's choice. Chicago
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Obama winner of Democratic race
Democratic presidential candidate has earned enough delegates to clinch his party's nomination, US media have projected
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Democrats meet in crucial debate |
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Obama wins Wisconsin primary poll |
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Huckabee and Obama take Iowa wins |
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Shoppers killed in gun rampage |
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Up to 50 vehicles trapped in wreckage |
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Bridge collapses into Mississippi
Minnesota: A freeway bridge over the river has collapsed during the evening rush hour, sending cars into the water
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Obama launches presidential bid |
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Missing teens discovered alive. Missouri
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Seven arrests over 'Chicago plot' |
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Immigrants stage boycott day |
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Civil rights icon Parks dies. Detroit
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10 dead in school shooting. Minnesota
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Boston won World Series title over St Louis |
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Candidates in second TV debate |
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Kerry leads in caucuses. Iowa
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Tornadoes wreak havoc
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McVeigh executed |
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Gore and Bush victorious in caucuses |
before year 2000
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| May. 4, 1970 |
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4 students killed by National Guard at anti-war protest
Map of Kent State University Kent Ohio Ohio Ohio: Kent State massacre occurred at Kent State University, and involved the shooting of unarmed college students by the Ohio National Guard
| Mar. 5, 1946 |
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Winston Churchill 'Iron Curtain' speech
Map of Westminster College Fulton Missouri Missouri Missouri: Churchill's 'Sinews of Peace' address at Westminster College, used the term "iron curtain" in the context of Soviet-dominated Eastern Europe | |
| May. 19, 1925 |
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Malcolm X Birthday
Map of Omaha Nebraska USA An American Muslim minister and a human rights activist. To his admirers he was a courageous advocate for the rights of blacks
| Dec. 12, 1917 |
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Father Flanagan establishes Boys Town in Omaha
An Irish-born priest of the Catholic Church founded the orphanage known as Boys Town, which now also serves as a center for troubled youth
| Feb. 4, 1902 |
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Charles Lindbergh born Detroit: Lindbergh was the first person in history to be in New York one day and Paris the next
| Aug. 19, 1871 |
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Orville Wright born
Ohio: One of two American brothers, inventors, and aviation pioneers who are credited with inventing and building the world's first airplane
| Jun. 8, 1869 |
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Frank Lloyd Wright born
Wisconsin: An American architect, interior designer, writer, and educator, who designed more than 1,000 structures, 532 of which were completed
| Jul. 30, 1863 |
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Henry Ford born
An American industrialist, the founder of the Ford Motor Company, and sponsor of the development of the assembly line technique
| Feb. 11, 1847 |
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Thomas Alva Edison born
Map of Milan Ohio Ohio Ohio: An American inventor and businessman. He developed many devices that greatly influenced life around the world
| 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 of debts