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| Jan.5 |
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 Concorde tanks burst 6 times Fuel tanks were ruptured by tyres on 6 separate occasions before the fatal accident in July
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| Mar.18 |
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Socialists claim victory in Paris| Early results showed Delanoe had taken Paris, a bastion of the right. The left also took Lyon | |
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| Jun.9 |
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 Capriati win French Open Capriati beat Clijsters 1-6, 6-4, 12-10. She will receive $560,000
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| Jun.10 |
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 Kuerten won French Open Kuerten beat Corretja 6-7 (3), 7-5, 6-2, 6-0. Kuerten won his third French Open title
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| Jun.13 |
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Assembly approves EU treaty| National Assembly, France's lower house of parliament, has supported an EU enlargement treaty | |
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| Jul.29 |
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  Armstrong wins Tour de France| Texan won his third straight Tour de France title. He was a leader for the last 7 stages | | |
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| Aug.24 |
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French Concorde makes test flight| Concorde took off from Paris and flew out over the Atlantic to verify technical systems | |
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| Nov.7 |
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  Concorde back in business| Air France Concorde, with 92 passengers took off from Paris for the flight to New York | | |
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