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| Jan.3 |
Washington |
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Fed cut rate, stocks up |
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| Jan.20 |
Washington |
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Bush sworn in as president George W. Bush takes oath as 43rd president. He called for individual responsibility
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| Jan.26 |
Melbourne |
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Capriati won Aussie Open |
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| Jan.27 |
Melbourne |
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Agassi won 3rd Australian Open |
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| Jan.28 |
Florida |
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Ravens won Super Bowl |
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| Feb.5 |
New York |
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Openings in embassy bombings trial |
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| Feb.9 |
Hawaii |
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U.S. sub, Japanese trawler collide| Submarine accidentally hit and sank fishing school vessel. 9 people missing | |
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| Feb.16 |
Iraq |
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U.S. Planes Attack Iraqi Targets
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| Feb.18 |
Florida |
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Earnhardt dies after last-lap crash
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| Feb.20 |
Washington |
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FBI agent charged with espionage |
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| Feb.28 |
Seattle |
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6.8 earthquake injured 28 |
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| Mar.12 |
Kuwait |
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US bomb hits observers, 6 dead |
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| Mar.21 |
Washington |
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Russian diplomats leave U.S.
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| Apr.1 |
China |
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U.S. spy plane lands in China
Map of island of Hainan China Navy reconnaissance plane made an emergency landing. It collided with a Chinese fighter jet
| The electronic surveillance aircraft EP-3 Aries landed on the island of Hainan. Chinese F-8 sent to intercept the aircraft had bumped the EP-3 in the process. U.S. plane was over international waters when the incident occurred. The plane was equipped with highly sensitive equipment that could monitor communications and air movements
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| Apr.7 |
Vietnam |
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Crash includes U.S. MIA team |
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| Apr.8 |
US Georgia |
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Tiger owner of all majors
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| Apr.11 |
China |
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U.S. spy plane crew released
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| Apr.18 |
New York |
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Fed cuts rates, markets rally |
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| Apr.20 |
Peru |
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Missionary plane shut down
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| Apr.21 |
Microsoft |
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Gates toppled as world's richest |
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| Apr.30 |
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Tourist enters space station
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| May.11 |
Oklahoma |
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U.S. postpones McVeigh execution |
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| May.24 |
New England |
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Senator left GOP |
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| May.29 |
New York |
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4 convicted on embassy bombings |
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| Jun.9 |
Colorado |
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Avalanche won Stanley Cup |
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| Jun.11 |
Indiana |
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McVeigh executed Timothy McVeigh, 33, was responsible for the 1995 attack in Oklahoma City that killed 168 people
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| Jun.12 |
Spain |
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Bush begins Europe trip |
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Israel |
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Both parties back U.S. plan |
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| Jun.14 |
Sweden |
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Bush met European leaders |
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| Jun.15 |
Philadelphia |
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NBA Final: Lakers roll past Sixers
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| Jun.16 |
Slovenia |
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Bush meets Putin
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| Jul.4 |
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USA celebrates 225th birthday |
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| Jul.7 |
Washington |
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Rep. admits affair with missing woman |
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| Jul.8 |
London |
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Venus won Wimbledon |
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| Jul.14 |
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Missile test a success |
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| Jul.19 |
Japan |
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Japan charges U.S. airman with rape
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London |
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Bush met Blair |
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| Jul.22 |
Russia |
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Bush, Putin agree on missile talks |
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Northern Italy |
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G8 leaders fail to agree on Kyoto |
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England |
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Duval takes British Open |
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| Jul.23 |
Vatican |
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Pope meets Bush |
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| Jul.28 |
Beijing |
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Powell visit 'very productive' |
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| Jul.29 |
Paris |
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Armstrong wins Tour de France
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| Aug.7 |
Washington |
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Human cloning conference |
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| Aug.17 |
Brazil |
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U.S. Solo Balloonist Lands |
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| Aug.19 |
US Georgia |
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Toms captures PGA Championship |
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| Aug.23 |
California |
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Condit admits Levy relationship on TV
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| Sep.3 |
South Africa |
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U.S. pulls out of racism conference Israel and the U.S. have pulled out of the U.N. Conference Against Racism after compromise over condemning Israel had failed
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| Sep.8 |
New York |
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Venus whips Serena for U.S. Open title |
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| Sep.11 |
New York |
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Attacks paralyze New York |
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New York |
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Terror attacks hit U.S.
Map 3 commercial jets crash into World Trade Center and Pentagon. Both towers collapsed. United Airlines plane crashed
| 2,973 people died. 19 terrorists affiliated with al-Qaeda hijacked four commercial passenger jet airliners. Passengers and members of the flight crew on the Flight 93 attempted to retake control of their plane from the hijackers. The plane crashed into a field near the town of Shanksville, Pennsylvania.
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Pennsylvania |
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United Airlines Flight 93 crashed
Map of Shanksville USA The crew and passengers, alerted through phone calls to loved ones, had overpowered the hijackers
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New York |
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Rescuers comb through rubble |
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| Sep.12 |
NATO |
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NATO reviews retaliatory action
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Massive hunt for attackers |
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New York |
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8 survivors have been pulled |
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New York |
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Insurers face claims up to $15bn |
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| Sep.13 |
New York |
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5,000 people remain missing New Yorkers are carrying photographs of their missing relatives to trace them. 190 people died when a plane crashed into Pentagon
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| Sep.14 |
Washington |
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America mourns its dead
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| Sep.15 |
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Bush says US is at war President views Osama Bin Laden as the main enemy
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| Sep.17 |
New York |
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Wall Street reopens, Stocks plummet Dow Jones was down by 600 points or 6% and the Nasdaq by 5%. Federal Reserve cut interest rates by 0.5% to 3%
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| Sep.18 |
Seattle |
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Boeing slashing up to 30,000 jobs |
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| Sep.20 |
Kabul |
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Clerics ask Bin Laden to leave The resolution is represent a compromise agreed at a meeting in Kabul. The U.S. has dismissed as inadequate
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U.S. Congress |
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Bush addresses nation in Congress President is singling out Osama Bin Laden and his al-Qaeda organisation. Bush creates High Office of Homeland Security
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| Sep.24 |
Moscow |
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Putin pledges support for US
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| Sep.25 |
Washington |
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US warns of long campaign |
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| Sep.28 |
Afghanistan |
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Special forces deploy
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UN Security Council |
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Anti-terrorism resolution |
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| Oct.3 |
Washington |
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Bush package to boost economy |
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| Oct.5 |
Uzbekistan |
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US begins ground deployment The elite 10th Mountain Division, 1,000 US troops are on their way to Uzbekistan. Rumsfeld met Karimov
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Afghanistan |
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Taliban offers aid workers deal |
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| Oct.6 |
Kabul |
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Bush warns Taleban |
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| Oct.7 |
Southern Afghanistan |
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US begins military strike
Map of http://news.bbc.co.uk/olmedia/1585000/images/_1585197_afghan_targets2_300.gif| Loud explosions and anti-aircraft fire in Kabul, Kandahar and Jalalabad. Cruise missiles, bombers and submarines had been used in the attack on broad ... | |
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| Oct.9 |
Florida |
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FBI pursues anthrax lead Agents are combing the offices of a magazine publishers where anthrax traces have been found
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Afghanistan |
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US claims air supremacy
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| Oct.10 |
Florida |
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3rd anthrax case Officials launched a criminal investigation into the source of the disease. US embassies were told to stock up on the antibiotic
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| Oct.11 |
Kabul |
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US planes pound Kabul |
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| Oct.12 |
New York |
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Anthrax confirmed in New York NBC employee has tested positive. Criminal investigation had been opened
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| Oct.13 |
Kabul |
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Bomb went astray |
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| Oct.15 |
U.S. Congress |
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Anthrax sent to Senate leader |
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| Oct.17 |
U.S. Congress |
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Capitol shuts as anthrax spreads
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| Oct.18 |
New York |
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Anthrax hits CBS |
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| Oct.19 |
Southern Afghanistan |
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100 US Rangers clash with Taleban
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| Oct.21 |
Northern Afghanistan |
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US attacks Taleban front line |
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| Oct.22 |
New York |
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Yankees get World Series over Mariners |
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| Oct.23 |
San Francisco Bay Area |
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iPod: New digital music player
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| Oct.25 |
Microsoft |
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Windows XP hits the streets |
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| Oct.27 |
Afghanistan |
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US jets bombard Taleban front line Most sustained bombing raids so far on positions north of Kabul
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| Oct.29 |
Afghanistan |
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US bombs Bin Laden hide-outs |
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| Oct.30 |
Southern Afghanistan |
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Allies pound Kandahar |
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| Oct.31 |
Northern Afghanistan |
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U.S. carpet-bombs Taliban
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| Nov.1 |
Afghanistan |
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Bombing to go on during Ramadan |
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| Nov.2 |
Washington |
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Microsoft reaches anti-trust deal
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Afghanistan |
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US elite troops helicopter crashes Helicopter was forced down by bad weather and a team of US special forces had to be rescued
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| Nov.3 |
Arizona |
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Diamondbacks, Yankees 15-2 |
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| Nov.4 |
Arizona |
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Arizona won World Series over NY
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| Nov.6 |
New York |
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Bloomberg wins mayoral race |
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| Nov.12 |
New York |
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Jet crashes, killing 260| An American Airlines plane crashed in a residential neighborhood after taking off, killing all 255 people on board | |
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| Nov.13 |
Washington |
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Putin visits Bush
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| Nov.16 |
Kabul |
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US kills Bin Laden deputy
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| Nov.17 |
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Harry Potter sets box office record |
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| Nov.21 |
New England |
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94-year-old died from anthrax |
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| Nov.25 |
Boston |
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Human embryo clone created
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| Nov.28 |
Afghanistan |
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CIA officer killed |
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| Nov.29 |
Southern California |
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George Harrison dies Former Beatle singer, songwriter and guitarist has died after losing battle against cancer at age 58
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| Dec.2 |
Texas |
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Enron in bankruptcy filing Energy-trading company filed for Chapter 11 protection
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| Dec.9 |
Afghanistan |
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US planes pound Bin Laden hideout |
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| Dec.10 |
Afghanistan |
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Afghans gaining on al Qaeda |
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| Dec.11 |
Washington |
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First 11 September charges |
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| Dec.13 |
Washington |
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US withdraws from ABM treaty Bush has officially announced withdrawal from the 1972 Anti-Ballistic Missile treaty with Russia
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| |
Washington |
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US releases Bin Laden video
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| |
Afghanistan |
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Bin Laden surrounded in caves |
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| Dec.14 |
Afghanistan |
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US troops storm al-Qaeda caves |
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UN Security Council |
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U.S. vetoes Mideast peace move |
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| Dec.16 |
Afghanistan |
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Allies in hot pursuit of al-Qaeda |
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| Dec.22 |
Boston |
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Explosives feared on Paris flight |
|
| Dec.23 |
New York |
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Giuliani is Person of the Year |
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| Dec.24 |
Boston |
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Bomber held for Friday hearing |
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| Dec.27 |
Qatar |
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Hit US economy, urges Bin Laden |
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| Dec.28 |
Boston |
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Shoe bomb plane 'faced disaster' |
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|
| 2001 |
|
| Feb.9 |
Hawaii |
U.S. sub, Japanese trawler collide| Submarine accidentally hit and sank fishing school vessel. 9 people missing | |
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| Feb.16 |
Iraq |
U.S. Planes Attack Iraqi Targets
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| Mar.12 |
Kuwait |
US bomb hits observers, 6 dead |
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| Apr.1 |
China |
U.S. spy plane lands in China
Map of island of Hainan China Navy reconnaissance plane made an emergency landing. It collided with a Chinese fighter jet
| The electronic surveillance aircraft EP-3 Aries landed on the island of Hainan. Chinese F-8 sent to intercept the aircraft had bumped the EP-3 in the process. U.S. plane was over international waters when the incident occurred. The plane was equipped with highly sensitive equipment that could monitor communications and air movements
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| Apr.11 |
China |
U.S. spy plane crew released
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| Apr.20 |
Peru |
Missionary plane shut down
|
| Jun.12 |
Israel |
Both parties back U.S. plan |
|
| Jul.14 |
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Missile test a success |
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| Jul.19 |
Japan |
Japan charges U.S. airman with rape
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| Jul.22 |
Russia |
Bush, Putin agree on missile talks |
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| Sep.12 |
NATO |
NATO reviews retaliatory action
|
| Sep.15 |
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Bush says US is at war President views Osama Bin Laden as the main enemy
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| Sep.24 |
Moscow |
Putin pledges support for US
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| Sep.25 |
Washington |
US warns of long campaign |
|
| Sep.28 |
Afghanistan |
Special forces deploy
|
| Oct.5 |
Uzbekistan |
US begins ground deployment The elite 10th Mountain Division, 1,000 US troops are on their way to Uzbekistan. Rumsfeld met Karimov
|
| Oct.6 |
Kabul |
Bush warns Taleban |
|
| Oct.7 |
Southern Afghanistan |
US begins military strike
Map of http://news.bbc.co.uk/olmedia/1585000/images/_1585197_afghan_targets2_300.gif| Loud explosions and anti-aircraft fire in Kabul, Kandahar and Jalalabad. Cruise missiles, bombers and submarines had been used in the attack on broad ... | |
|
| Oct.9 |
Afghanistan |
US claims air supremacy
|
| Oct.11 |
Kabul |
US planes pound Kabul |
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| Oct.13 |
Kabul |
Bomb went astray |
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| Oct.19 |
Southern Afghanistan |
100 US Rangers clash with Taleban
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| Oct.21 |
Northern Afghanistan |
US attacks Taleban front line |
|
| Oct.27 |
Afghanistan |
US jets bombard Taleban front line Most sustained bombing raids so far on positions north of Kabul
|
| Oct.29 |
Afghanistan |
US bombs Bin Laden hide-outs |
|
| Oct.30 |
Southern Afghanistan |
Allies pound Kandahar |
|
| Oct.31 |
Northern Afghanistan |
U.S. carpet-bombs Taliban
|
| Nov.1 |
Afghanistan |
Bombing to go on during Ramadan |
|
| Nov.2 |
Afghanistan |
US elite troops helicopter crashes Helicopter was forced down by bad weather and a team of US special forces had to be rescued
|
| Nov.16 |
Kabul |
US kills Bin Laden deputy
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| Nov.28 |
Afghanistan |
CIA officer killed |
|
| Dec.9 |
Afghanistan |
US planes pound Bin Laden hideout |
|
| Dec.10 |
Afghanistan |
Afghans gaining on al Qaeda |
|
| Dec.13 |
Washington |
US withdraws from ABM treaty Bush has officially announced withdrawal from the 1972 Anti-Ballistic Missile treaty with Russia
|
| Dec.13 |
Afghanistan |
Bin Laden surrounded in caves |
|
| Dec.14 |
Afghanistan |
US troops storm al-Qaeda caves |
|
| Dec.14 |
UN Security Council |
U.S. vetoes Mideast peace move |
|
| Dec.16 |
Afghanistan |
Allies in hot pursuit of al-Qaeda |
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|
| 2001 |
|
| Feb.9 |
Hawaii |
U.S. sub, Japanese trawler collide| Submarine accidentally hit and sank fishing school vessel. 9 people missing | |
|
| Feb.28 |
Seattle |
6.8 earthquake injured 28 |
|
| Apr.1 |
China |
U.S. spy plane lands in China
Map of island of Hainan China Navy reconnaissance plane made an emergency landing. It collided with a Chinese fighter jet
| The electronic surveillance aircraft EP-3 Aries landed on the island of Hainan. Chinese F-8 sent to intercept the aircraft had bumped the EP-3 in the process. U.S. plane was over international waters when the incident occurred. The plane was equipped with highly sensitive equipment that could monitor communications and air movements
|
| | |
|
| Apr.7 |
Vietnam |
Crash includes U.S. MIA team |
|
| Apr.20 |
Peru |
Missionary plane shut down
|
| Aug.23 |
California |
Condit admits Levy relationship on TV
|
| Sep.11 |
New York |
Terror attacks hit U.S.
Map 3 commercial jets crash into World Trade Center and Pentagon. Both towers collapsed. United Airlines plane crashed
| 2,973 people died. 19 terrorists affiliated with al-Qaeda hijacked four commercial passenger jet airliners. Passengers and members of the flight crew on the Flight 93 attempted to retake control of their plane from the hijackers. The plane crashed into a field near the town of Shanksville, Pennsylvania.
|
| | |
|
| Sep.11 |
Pennsylvania |
United Airlines Flight 93 crashed
Map of Shanksville USA The crew and passengers, alerted through phone calls to loved ones, had overpowered the hijackers
|
| Sep.11 |
New York |
Rescuers comb through rubble |
|
| Sep.12 |
New York |
8 survivors have been pulled |
|
| Sep.13 |
New York |
5,000 people remain missing New Yorkers are carrying photographs of their missing relatives to trace them. 190 people died when a plane crashed into Pentagon
|
| Oct.10 |
Florida |
3rd anthrax case Officials launched a criminal investigation into the source of the disease. US embassies were told to stock up on the antibiotic
|
| Nov.2 |
Afghanistan |
US elite troops helicopter crashes Helicopter was forced down by bad weather and a team of US special forces had to be rescued
|
| Nov.12 |
New York |
Jet crashes, killing 260| An American Airlines plane crashed in a residential neighborhood after taking off, killing all 255 people on board | |
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|
| 2001 |
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| Jan.26 |
Melbourne |
Capriati won Aussie Open |
|
| Jan.27 |
Melbourne |
Agassi won 3rd Australian Open |
|
| Jan.28 |
Florida |
Ravens won Super Bowl |
|
| Feb.18 |
Florida |
Earnhardt dies after last-lap crash
|
| Apr.8 |
US Georgia |
Tiger owner of all majors
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| Jun.9 |
Colorado |
Avalanche won Stanley Cup |
|
| Jun.15 |
Philadelphia |
NBA Final: Lakers roll past Sixers
|
| Jul.8 |
London |
Venus won Wimbledon |
|
| Jul.22 |
England |
Duval takes British Open |
|
| Jul.29 |
Paris |
Armstrong wins Tour de France
|
| Aug.17 |
Brazil |
U.S. Solo Balloonist Lands |
|
| Aug.19 |
US Georgia |
Toms captures PGA Championship |
|
| Sep.8 |
New York |
Venus whips Serena for U.S. Open title |
|
| Oct.22 |
New York |
Yankees get World Series over Mariners |
|
| Nov.3 |
Arizona |
Diamondbacks, Yankees 15-2 |
|
| Nov.4 |
Arizona |
Arizona won World Series over NY
|
|
| 2001 |
|
| Jan.3 |
Washington |
Fed cut rate, stocks up |
|
| Apr.18 |
New York |
Fed cuts rates, markets rally |
|
| Apr.21 |
Microsoft |
Gates toppled as world's richest |
|
| Aug.7 |
Washington |
Human cloning conference |
|
| Sep.12 |
New York |
Insurers face claims up to $15bn |
|
| Sep.17 |
New York |
Wall Street reopens, Stocks plummet Dow Jones was down by 600 points or 6% and the Nasdaq by 5%. Federal Reserve cut interest rates by 0.5% to 3%
|
| Sep.18 |
Seattle |
Boeing slashing up to 30,000 jobs |
|
| Oct.3 |
Washington |
Bush package to boost economy |
|
| Oct.23 |
San Francisco Bay Area |
iPod: New digital music player
|
| Oct.25 |
Microsoft |
Windows XP hits the streets |
|
| Nov.2 |
Washington |
Microsoft reaches anti-trust deal
|
| Nov.17 |
|
Harry Potter sets box office record |
|
| Nov.25 |
Boston |
Human embryo clone created
|
| Dec.2 |
Texas |
Enron in bankruptcy filing Energy-trading company filed for Chapter 11 protection
|
|
| 2001 |
|
| Feb.5 |
New York |
Openings in embassy bombings trial |
|
| Feb.20 |
Washington |
FBI agent charged with espionage |
|
| Mar.21 |
Washington |
Russian diplomats leave U.S.
|
| May.11 |
Oklahoma |
U.S. postpones McVeigh execution |
|
| May.29 |
New York |
4 convicted on embassy bombings |
|
| Jun.11 |
Indiana |
McVeigh executed Timothy McVeigh, 33, was responsible for the 1995 attack in Oklahoma City that killed 168 people
|
| Jul.19 |
Japan |
Japan charges U.S. airman with rape
|
| Sep.11 |
New York |
Attacks paralyze New York |
|
| Sep.11 |
New York |
Terror attacks hit U.S.
Map 3 commercial jets crash into World Trade Center and Pentagon. Both towers collapsed. United Airlines plane crashed
| 2,973 people died. 19 terrorists affiliated with al-Qaeda hijacked four commercial passenger jet airliners. Passengers and members of the flight crew on the Flight 93 attempted to retake control of their plane from the hijackers. The plane crashed into a field near the town of Shanksville, Pennsylvania.
|
| | |
|
| Sep.11 |
Pennsylvania |
United Airlines Flight 93 crashed
Map of Shanksville USA The crew and passengers, alerted through phone calls to loved ones, had overpowered the hijackers
|
| Sep.12 |
|
Massive hunt for attackers |
|
| Sep.20 |
Kabul |
Clerics ask Bin Laden to leave The resolution is represent a compromise agreed at a meeting in Kabul. The U.S. has dismissed as inadequate
|
| Sep.28 |
UN Security Council |
Anti-terrorism resolution |
|
| Oct.5 |
Afghanistan |
Taliban offers aid workers deal |
|
| Oct.9 |
Florida |
FBI pursues anthrax lead Agents are combing the offices of a magazine publishers where anthrax traces have been found
|
| Oct.10 |
Florida |
3rd anthrax case Officials launched a criminal investigation into the source of the disease. US embassies were told to stock up on the antibiotic
|
| Oct.12 |
New York |
Anthrax confirmed in New York NBC employee has tested positive. Criminal investigation had been opened
|
| Oct.15 |
U.S. Congress |
Anthrax sent to Senate leader |
|
| Oct.17 |
U.S. Congress |
Capitol shuts as anthrax spreads
|
| Oct.18 |
New York |
Anthrax hits CBS |
|
| Nov.21 |
New England |
94-year-old died from anthrax |
|
| Dec.11 |
Washington |
First 11 September charges |
|
| Dec.13 |
Washington |
US releases Bin Laden video
|
| Dec.22 |
Boston |
Explosives feared on Paris flight |
|
| Dec.24 |
Boston |
Bomber held for Friday hearing |
|
| Dec.27 |
Qatar |
Hit US economy, urges Bin Laden |
|
| Dec.28 |
Boston |
Shoe bomb plane 'faced disaster' |
|
|
| 2001 |
|
| Jan.20 |
Washington |
Bush sworn in as president George W. Bush takes oath as 43rd president. He called for individual responsibility
|
| Mar.21 |
Washington |
Russian diplomats leave U.S.
|
| Apr.30 |
|
Tourist enters space station
|
| May.24 |
New England |
Senator left GOP |
|
| Jun.12 |
Spain |
Bush begins Europe trip |
|
| Jun.14 |
Sweden |
Bush met European leaders |
|
| Jun.16 |
Slovenia |
Bush meets Putin
|
| Jul.4 |
|
USA celebrates 225th birthday |
|
| Jul.7 |
Washington |
Rep. admits affair with missing woman |
|
| Jul.19 |
London |
Bush met Blair |
|
| Jul.22 |
Northern Italy |
G8 leaders fail to agree on Kyoto |
|
| Jul.23 |
Vatican |
Pope meets Bush |
|
| Jul.28 |
Beijing |
Powell visit 'very productive' |
|
| Aug.23 |
California |
Condit admits Levy relationship on TV
|
| Sep.3 |
South Africa |
U.S. pulls out of racism conference Israel and the U.S. have pulled out of the U.N. Conference Against Racism after compromise over condemning Israel had failed
|
| Sep.14 |
Washington |
America mourns its dead
|
| Sep.20 |
Kabul |
Clerics ask Bin Laden to leave The resolution is represent a compromise agreed at a meeting in Kabul. The U.S. has dis