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Hosni Mubarak the president of Egypt orders the constitution changed to allow multi-candidate presidential elections before September 2005 by asking Egyptian parliament to amend Article 76 of the constitution. |
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The United States lifts a ban on travel to Libya, ending travel restrictions to the nation that had lasted for 23 years. |
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Macedonian President Boris Trajkovski is killed in a plane crash near Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina. |
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The Taliban destroy two giant Buddha statues in Bamyan, Afghanistan. |
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The United Kingdoms oldest investment banking firm, Barings Bank collapses after a securities broker, Nick Leeson, loses $1.4 billion by speculating on the Singapore International Monetary Exchange using futures contracts. |
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Tim Berners-Lee introduces WorldWideWeb, the first web browser. |
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Gulf War: On Baghdad Radio Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein announces the withdrawal of Iraqi troops from Kuwait. |
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The Sandinistas are defeated in Nicaraguan elections. |
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Iran-Contra affair: The Tower Commission rebukes American President Ronald Reagan for not controlling his national security staff. |
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People Power Revolution in the Philippines. |
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US troops withdraw from Beirut. President Ronald Reagan had sent the troops as a peacekeeping force in August 1982. |
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Buffalo Creek Flood caused by a burst dam kills 125 in West Virginia. |
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Secretary-General U Thant signs United Nations proclamation of the vernal equinox as Earth Day. |
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National Public Radio incorporates as a non-profit corporation. |
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Apollo Program: Launch of AS-201, the first flight of the Saturn IB rocket |
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United Kingdom Prime Minister Winston Churchill announces that his nation has an atomic bomb. |
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In the February 26 Incident, young Japanese military officers attempt to stage a coup against the government. |
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The Luftwaffe is reformed. |
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The Daventry Experiment, Robert Watson-Watt carried out a demonstration near Daventry which led directly to the development of RADAR in the United Kingdom. |
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The Grand Teton National Park is created. |
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An act of the U.S. Congress establishes most of the Grand Canyon as a United States National Park (see Grand Canyon National Park). |
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The Original Dixieland Jass Band records the first ever jazz record for the Victor Talking Machine Company in New York. |
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Sigma Pi Fraternity, International was founded at Vincennes University. |
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At the SCG, George Lohmann becomes the first bowler to take eight wickets in a Test innings. |
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The Berlin Act, which resulted from the Berlin Conference regulating European colonization and trade in Africa, was signed |
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In New York City, the first pneumatic-subway opens. |
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U.S. President Abraham Lincoln signs the National Banking Act into law. |
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The second French Republic is proclaimed. |
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Napoleon Bonaparte escapes from Elba. |
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The Bank of England issues the first one-pound and two-pound notes. |
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Christiansborg Castle, Copenhagen burns down. |
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Battle of Benevento: An army led by Charles, Count of Anjou, defeats a combined German and Sicilian force led by King Manfred of Sicily. Manfred is killed in the battle and Pope Clement IV invests Charles as king of Sicily and Naples. |
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Valentinian I is proclaimed Roman Emperor. |
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