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NASA loses radio contact with the mars polar lander.
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The escape Texas 7 from John Connally unit near kenedy,Texas and go on a robbery spree killing police officer Aubrey Hawins.
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Apple releases the ipod
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A oil tanker Prestige sinks off the Galician coast and causes a huge oil spill.
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A 6.6 earthquake devastates southeast Iranian city of Bam, killing tens of thousands and destroying the citadel of Arg-é Bam
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Video game Halo 2 a first person shooter first released on Xbox by Bungie Studios.
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Hurricane Wilma becomes the most intense
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Powerful tornadoes rip through Iowa City, Iowa.
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okela school shooting in Tuusula, Finland, resulting in the death of nine people.
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Barack Obama becomes the first African-American to be elected President of the United States.
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A 8.0 earthquake hits near Samoan Island an causes a tsunami
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New Orleans saint defeated The Indianapolis Colts 31-17 to win there first superbowl
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NASA's Space Shuttle program ends with the landing of Space Shuttle Atlantis on mission STS-135.
