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President George W. Bush signs into law the No Child Left Behind Act.
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Michael Jackson receives the Artist of the Century award at the American music awards
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U.S. invasion of Afghanistan: Operation Anaconda begins in eastern Afghanistan
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Passover Massacre: A suicide bomber kills 29 people in Netanya, Israel.
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The United States is re-elected to the United Nations Commission on Human Rights, one year after losing the seat it had held for 50 years.
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Dutch politician Pim Fortuyn is shot and killed by an animal rights activist.
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A China Northern Airlines MD-82 plunges into the Yellow Sea, killing 112 people.
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Russia and the United States sign the Moscow Treaty
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Near earth asteroid 2002 MN missed the Earth by 75,000 miles (120,000 km), about one-third of the distance between the Earth and the Moon
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Oct 2nd - The Beltway sniper attacks begin, extending over three weeks.
