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Hostages in Tehran
On this day, Iran releases the 52 U.S. hostages held in Tehran after 444 days. -
U.S. and Soviet Union
On this day, the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty was signed in Washington, D.C. between the U.S. and Soviet Union. -
Hurricane Hugo
On this day, Hurricane Hugo struck the East Coast, killing 49 people and causing $7 billion in damage. -
Hurricane Andrew
Hurricane Andrew, a category 5 hurricane, killed sixty-five people and caused $26 billion in damage to Florida and other areas of the Gulf Coast. -
World Trade Center
On this day in history, a truck bomb exploded in the parking garage under the World Trade Center in Manhattan, killing six people and injuring 1,042 others. -
4 Deadly Planes
Nineteen terrorists hijacked four planes and crashed them into the World Trade Center, the Pentagon, and an open field. This ended up killing 2,996 people and injuring over 6,000. Flight 93 was about to make a crash in Washington, D.C., but the passengers fought the terrorists until the plane crashed into the field. -
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Hurricane Ike
On this day, a hurricane killed 100 people along the Texas coast, causing $31 billion of damage and contributing to the rise in oil prices. -
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Hurricane Sandy
On this day, a devastating hurricane hit the Eastern United States coast. There were many states severely impacted by the hurricane, especially New York and New Jersey, which took a direct hit from the storm.