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Former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto is assassinated, brought down by a suicide bomber. |
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Two truck bombs kill 72 and wound 200 at the pro-Moscow headquarters of the Chechen government in Grozny, Chechnya. |
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The Peoples Republic of China is granted permanent normal trade relations with the United States. |
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Protestant paramilitary leader Billy Wright is assassinated in Northern Ireland. |
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Taliban forces retake the strategic Bagram air base which solidifies their buffer zone around Kabul. |
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Palestinian guerrillas kill eighteen people inside Rome and Vienna airports. |
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The Soviet Union seizes control of Afghanistan and Babrak Karmal replaces overthrown and executed President Hafizullah Amin. |
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Spain becomes a democracy after 40 years of dictatorship. |
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Apollo Program: Apollo 8 splashes down in the Pacific Ocean, ending the first manned mission to the Moon. |
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Indonesian National Revolution: The Netherlands officially recognizes Indonesian independence. |
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The World Bank was created with the signing of an agreement by 28 nations. |
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Erzincan, Turkey was hit by an earthquake. |
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The Radio City Music Hall in New York City opens. |
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Namba Daisuke, a Japanese student, tries to assassinate the Prince Regent Hirohito. |
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The Great Poland Uprising against the Germans begins. |
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Ether anesthetic is used for childbirth for the first time by Dr. Crawford Williamson Long in Jefferson, Georgia. |
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The worst ever avalanche in England occurs at Lewes, Sussex, killing 8 people. |
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Charles Darwin embarks on his journey aboard the HMS Beagle, during which he will begin to formulate the theory of evolution. |
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Destruction of schooner Carolina, the last of Commodore Daniel Pattersons make-shift fleet that fought a series of delaying actions that contributed to Andrew Jacksons victory at the Battle of New Orleans. |
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Portugal and England sign the Methuen Treaty which gives preference to Portuguese imported wines into England. |
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The Flushing Remonstrance is signed. |
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The Spanish Crown issues the Laws of Burgos, governing the conduct of settlers with regards to native Indians in the New World. |
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The Hagia Sophia is completed. |
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