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February 2001 Disasters
Feb. 9, nr. Pearl Harbor, Hawaii: U.S. submarine Greeneville collided with the Ehime Maru, a Japanese fishing boat, which quickly sank. Twenty-six of the people aboard were rescued; nine…2002 Men's Singles Tennis U.S. Open
FINAL EIGHT—#1 Lleyton Hewitt, #6 Andre Agassi, #11 Andy Roddick, #17 Pete Sampras, #20 Younes El Aynaoui, #24 Sjeng Schalken, #28 Fernando Gonzalez and #32 Max Mirnyi. Quarterfinals Hewitt def.…2002 PGA Majors Season Results: British Open
Edition:131stDates:July 18–21Site:Muirfield Golf Links, Guilland, ScotlandPar:36-35–71 (7034 yards)Purse:$4,720,650 1234TotEarnings1Ernie Els*70-66-72-70—278$1,106,140 Thomas Levet72-66-74-…America's 25 Most Ozone-Polluted Metropolitan Areas
Each year the American Lung Association issues their "State of the Air" report. They track year-round and short-term particle pollution as well as the ozone pollution listed here. Though ozone…Fact Sheet: Iraqi War
Length of official combat operation, Operation Iraqi Freedom: March 20–May 1, 2003.Deployment: More than 300,000 coalition troops deployed to the Gulf region: about 255,000 U.S., 45,000 British, 2,…Notable Decisions of the U.S. Supreme Court, 2004–2005 Term
Court Declares Sentencing Guidelines Unconstitutional (Jan. 12, 2005): In the first part of a two-part ruling in United States v. Booker, Court rules, 5–4, that federal sentencing guidelines…Albert Bacon FALL, Congress, NM (1861-1944)
Senate Years of Service: 1912-1921 Party: Republican FALL Albert Bacon , a Senator from New Mexico; born in Frankfort, Franklin County, Ky., November 26, 1861; attended the country schools; taught…Copland, Aaron
(Encyclopedia) Copland, AaronCopland, Aaronkōpˈlənd [key], 1900–1990, American composer, b. Brooklyn, N.Y. Copland was a pupil of Rubin Goldmark and of Nadia Boulanger, who introduced his work to the…hajj
(Encyclopedia) hajjhajjhäj [key], the pilgrimage to Mecca, Saudi Arabia, one of the five basic requirements (arkan or “pillars”) of Islam. Its annual observance corresponds to the major holy day id…Yosemite National Park
(Encyclopedia) Yosemite National ParkYosemite National Parkyōsĕmˈĭtē [key], 748,436 acres (302,881 hectares), E central Calif.; est. 1890 as a result of the efforts of conservationist John Muir.…Trending
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