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Kindergarden
I started Kindergarden. I was 5 years old and my teacher was Mrs. Fitch -
Tupac's death
Tupac with Suge after the Seldon / Tyson fight, moments before the shooting.
one of the last photos of Tupac ever taken Shakur was shot 4 times in the chest by an unknown person driving a white Cadillac. This car then sped off into the night, leaving Tupac bleeding to death, yet Suge Knight was barely grazed. Tupac was rushed to University Medical Center and underwent surgery, including the removal of his right lung. The next few days in hospital were critical for Tupac, at one point his body -
Princess Diana
Diana, Princess of Wales, is taken to hospital after a car accident shortly after midnight, in the Pont de l'Alma road tunnel in Paris. She is pronounced dead at 04:00 a.m -
STS-47
STS-47: Dr. Mae Jemison becomes the first African American woman to travel into space, aboard the Space Shuttle -
Carandiru Massacre
A riot breaks out in the Carandiru Penitentiary in São Paulo, Brazil, resulting in the Carandiru Massacre -
Yoshihiro Hattori
Yoshihiro Hattori, a 16-year-old Japanese exchange student, mistakes the address of a party and is shot dead after knocking on the wrong door in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The shooter, Rodney Peairs, is later acquitted, sparking outrage in Japan. -
Women become priests
The Church of England votes to allow women to become priests. -
Flubber
Genres: Action/Adventure, Comedy, Kids/Family, Science Fiction/Fantasy, Adaptation and Remake Running Time: 1 hr. 33 min. Release Date: November 26, 1997 MPAA Rating: PG for slapstic action and violence. Distributors: Walt Disney Studios Distribution U.S. Box Office: $92,969,824 Starring: Robin Williams, Marcia Gay Harden, Christopher McDonald, Raymond J. Barry, Clancy Brown
Directed by: Micky Moore, Les Mayfield, Peter T. Crosman
Produced by: David Nicksay, John Hughes, Ri -
Scream 2
Genres: Suspense/Horror, Thriller, Sequel and Teen Running Time: 2 hrs. 2 min. Release Date: December 12, 1997 MPAA Rating: R for language and strong bloody violence. Distributors: Dimension Films U.S. Box Office: $101,334,374 -
Release of Titnanic
Genres: Action/Adventure, Drama and Romance Running Time: 3 hrs. 17 min. Release Date: December 19, 1997 MPAA Rating: PG-13 for disaster related peril and violence, nudity, sensuality and brief language. Distributors: Paramount Pictures U.S. Box Office: $600,743,440 -
Smoking banned
Smoking is banned in all California bars and restaurants -
Paula Jones vs. Bill Clinton
Paula Jones accuses U.S. President Bill Clinton of sexual harassment. -
272 human skulls
Nepalese police intercept a shipment of 272 human Skulls in Kathmandu. -
Gay rights
Gay rights: Oncale v. Sundowner Offshore Services: The Supreme Court of the United States rules that federal laws banning on-the-job sexual harassment also apply when both parties are the same sex. -
Euro
Euro is established -
Dennis Hastert
Dennis Hastert becomes Speaker of the United States House of Representatives. -
The Rescuers recall
3.4 million copies of the film The Rescuers are recalled after a photo of a topless woman was discovered in two of the 110,000 slides in that scene of the movie. -
Drug Bust
in one of the largest drug busts in American history, the United States Coast Guard intercepts a ship with over 9,500 pounds (4.3 tons) of cocaine aboard, headed for Houston, Texas. -
Earthquake hits western Columbia
Richter scale earthquake hits western Colombia, killing at least 1,000. -
Amadou Diallo
Unarmed West African immigrant Amadou Diallo is shot dead by NYC police officers on an unrelated stake-out, inflaming race relations in the city.[1] -
Pluto moves
Pluto moves along its eccentric orbit further from the Sun than Neptune. It had been nearer than Neptune since 1979, and will become again in 2231. -
LaGrande Case
LaGrand Case: The State of Arizona executes Karl LaGrand, a German national involved in an armed robbery that led to a death. Karl's brother Walter is executed a week later, in spite of Germany's legal action in the International Court of Justice to attempt to save him. -
Hot air balloon
While trying to circumnavigate the world in a hot air balloon, Colin Prescot and Andy Elson set a new endurance record after being aloft for 233 hours and 55 minutes -
Captain richard J Ashby
In a military court, United States Marine Corps Captain Richard J. Ashby is acquitted of the charge of reckless flying which resulted in the deaths of 20 skiers in the Italian Alps, when his low-flying jet hit a gondola cable. -
Enron energy traders
Enron energy traders allegedly route 2,900 megawatts of electricity destined for California to the town of Silver Peak, Nevada, population 200. -
Third Nail Bomb
A third nail bomb (see April 17) explodes in the Admiral Duncan pub in Old Compton Street, Soho, London, killing a pregnant woman and two friends and injuring 70 others, including her husband. This is part of a hate campaign against ethnic minorities and gay people by David Copeland.[citation needed] -
Terminaton of military rule
Nigeria terminates military rule, and the Nigerian Fourth Republic is established with Olusegun Obasanjo as president. -
Flight 1420
American Airlines Flight 1420 overruns the runway in Little Rock, Arkansas killing 11 people. -
King of Bhutan
After decades of fighting off outside technological influences like television, the King of Bhutan allows television transmissions to commence in the Kingdom for the first time, coinciding with the King's Silver Jubilee (see Bhutan Broadcasting Service). -
Apple Computer
Apple Computer releases the first iBook, the first[citation needed] Laptop designed specifically for average consumers. -
John F Kennedy crashes
Off the coast of Martha's Vineyard, a plane piloted by John F. Kennedy Jr. crashes, killing him and his wife Carolyn Bessette Kennedy and her sister Lauren Bessette. -
NASA intentionally crashes
NASA intentionally crashes the Lunar Prospector spacecraft into the Moon, thus ending its mission to detect frozen water on the lunar surface. -
1999 izmti earthquake
1999 İzmit earthquake: A 7.6-magnitude earthquake strikes İzmit and levels much of northwestern Turkey, killing more than 17,000 and injuring 44,000. This is the first of a long series of unrelated but frequent earthquakes throughout the world during the years 1999 and 2000 -
921 Earthquake
The 921 earthquake, also known as the Jiji earthquake,(magnitude 7.6 on the Richter scale) kills about 2,400 people in Taiwan. -
Boris Yeltsin
Boris Yeltsin resigns as President of Russia, leaving Prime Minister Vladimir Putin as the acting President.
Undated in December 1999 – In Jordan, CIA liaison services take direct action against al Qaeda cells. -
Time warner
America Online announces an agreement to purchase Time Warner for $162 billion (the largest-ever corporate merger). -
Dr. Harold Shipman
Dr. Harold Shipman is found guilty of murdering 15 patients between 1995 and 1998 and sentenced to life imprisonment. -
Klaus-Peter Sabotta
German extortionist Klaus-Peter Sabotta is jailed for life for attempted murder and extortion, in connection with the sabotage of German railway lines. -
republic of China
Republic of China presidential election, 2000: Chen Shui-bian is elected President of the Republic of China (Taiwan); the Democratic Progressive Party ends Kuomintang rule for the first time. -
IDF forces
Israel withdraws IDF forces from southern Lebanon after 22 years. -
Elian Gonzalez
In a predawn raid, federal agents seize 6-year old Elián González from his relatives' home in Miami, Florida and fly him to his Cuban father in Washington, DC, ending one of the most publicized custody battles in U.S. history. -
ILOVEYOU Computer Virus
After originating in The Philippines, the ILOVEYOU computer virus spreads quickly throughout the world. -
Vincente Fox
Vicente Fox is elected President of Mexico, as candidate of the rightist PAN (National Action Party), ending 71 years of PRI (Institutional Revolutionary Party) rule. -
Hampshire, England
Rioting erupts on the Paulsgrove estate in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England, after more than 100 people besiege the home of a block of flats allegedly housing a convicted paedophile. This is the latest vigilante violence against suspected sex offenders since the beginning of the "naming and shaming" anti-paedophile campaign by the tabloid newspaper News of the World. -
The Greek ferny Express samina
The Greek ferry Express Samina sinks off the coast of the island of Paros; 80 out of a total of over 500 passengers perish in one of Greece's worst sea disasters -
Singapore Airlines Flight 006
Singapore Airlines Flight 006 collides with construction equipment in the Chiang Kai Shek International Airport, resulting in 83 deaths. -
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Rodham Clinton is elected to the United States Senate, becoming the first First Lady of the United States to win public office. -
Black monolith
A black monolith measuring approximately 9 feet tall appears in Seattle, Washington's -
earthquake hits Gujarat
An earthquake hits Gujarat, India, killing more than 12,000 -
Robert Hanssen
FBI agent Robert Hanssen is arrested and charged with spying for Russia for 15 years.
February 20 – The 2001 UK foot and mouth crisis begins. -
Hainan Island incident
Hainan Island incident: A Chinese fighter jet bumps into a U.S. EP-3E surveillance aircraft, which is forced to make an emergency landing in Hainan, China. The U.S. crew is detained for 10 days and the F-8 Chinese pilot, Wang Wei, goes missing and is presumed dead. -
Banja Luka
In Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina, an attempt is made to reconstruct the Ferhadija mosque. However, the ceremony results in mass riots by Serb nationalists, who beat and stone 300 elderly Bosnian Muslims. -
The world's longest train
the world's longest train is set up by BHP Iron Ore and is recorded going between Newman and Port Headland in Western Australia (a distance of 275 km, or 170 miles) and the train consists of 682 loaded iron ore wagons and 8 GE AC6000CW locomotives, giving a gross weight of almost 100,000 tonnes and moves 82,262 tonnes of ore; the train is 7.353 km (4.568 miles) long. -
Aaliyah
Aaliyah was an actress and pop singer on the verge of superstardom when she was killed in a 2001 plane crash. She sang professionally as a child and released her first album, Age Ain't Nothin' But A Number (1994), when she was 14. She released the album One in a Million in 1996, and by the end of the decade she was working in the movies as an actress and composer. She co-starred with Jet Li in Romeo Must Die (2000), and her song from the movie, "Try Again," was a hit single. At the time of her d -
September 11th attacks
Twin towers of the World Trade Center burning.
Location New York City; Arlington County, Virginia; and near Shanksville, Pennsylvania.
Date Tuesday, September 11, 2001
8:46 am (2001-09-11T08:46) – 10:28 am (2001-09-11T10:29) (UTC-4)
Attack type Aircraft hijacking, mass murder, suicide attack
Death(s) 2,973 victims and 19 hijackers
Injured 6,000+
Belligerent(s) al-Qaeda led by Osama bin Laden, see also Responsibility and Hijackers -
Charles Bishop
Charles Bishop, a 15-year-old student pilot, crashes a light aircraft into a Tampa, Florida building, evoking fear of a copycat 9/11 terrorist attack. -
No child left behind act
The No Child Left Behind Act is signed into law by U.S. President George W. Bush. -
Antarctica Larsen Ice Shelf
A large section of the Antarctic Larsen Ice Shelf begins disintegrating, consuming about 3,250 km (1,254 miles) over 35 days. -
Gujarat communal riots
Gujarat communal riots begin, wherein the Gulbarg Society massacre takes place in Ahmedabad, in which 69 people were burnt alive or killed. -
funeral of Queen Elizabeth
The funeral of Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother takes place in Westminster Abbey, London. -
STS-107 mission
At the conclusion of the STS-107 mission, the Space Shuttle Columbia disintegrates during reentry over Texas, killing all 7 astronauts onboard. -
Human evolution
Human evolution: The journal Nature reports that 350,000-year-old upright-walking human footprints had been found in Italy. -
A female suicide bomber
A female suicide bomber detonates a bomb near a bus carrying soldiers and civilians to a military airfield in Mozdok, a major staging point for Russian troops in Chechnya, killing at least 16. -
Celebrities common at both Daytona events
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- NASCAR race fans attending this weekend's NASCAR and Grand-American Road Racing Series events at Daytona International Speedway -- or even those watching on television -- had better keep their eyes open. -
Europe's busiest shopping centre
Europe's busiest shopping centre, the Bullring in Birmingham, is officially opened by Sir Albert Bore. -
Harold shipman
Serial killer Harold Shipman is found hanged in his cell at Wakefield Prison, 4 years after being convicted of murdering 15 patients in Cheshire, England. -
Hutton Inquiry
The findings of the Hutton Inquiry are published in London. The British Government is found not to have falsified information in the "sexed up dossier." The report criticizes the BBC's role in the death of David Kelly, a weapons expert on Iraq. -
no imminent threat
The CIA admits that there was no imminent threat from weapons of mass destruction before the 2003 invasion of Iraq. -
Riots break out between New South Wales Police and Aboriginal
Riots break out between New South Wales Police and Aboriginal residents of Redfern, New South Wales, a suburb of Sydney, Australia. -
A 6.5 Richter scale earthquake
A 6.5 Richter scale earthquake in Northern Morocco hits in the Rif mountains near the city of Al Hoceima, killing 400. Ait Kamara is destroyed; 517 are killed. -
John Kerry effectively clinches the 2004 U.S. Democratic Party presidential nomination
John Kerry effectively clinches the 2004 U.S. Democratic Party presidential nomination by winning 9 out of 10 "Super Tuesday" primaries and caucuses. -
Death of Kurt Cobain
Kurt Cobain was found dead at his home in Seattle, Washington, United States on April 8, 1994. Cobain, the lead singer of the American grunge band Nirvana, had checked out of a drug rehabilitation facility and been reported suicidal by his wife Courtney Love. The Seattle Police Department incident report states that Cobain was found with a shotgun across his body, had a visible head wound and there was a suicide note discovered nearby. The King County Medical Examiner noted that there were punct -
Hurricane Jeanne
Hurricane Jeanne makes landfall near Port Saint Lucie, Florida, near the location Hurricane Frances hit 2 weeks earlier. Jeanne kills over 3,030, mostly in Haiti. -
The Cassini
The Cassini probe passes within 1,200 km of Titan. -
George W. Bush is inaugurated
George W. Bush is inaugurated in Washington, D.C. for his second term as the 43rd President of the United States.[7] -
NASA's Stardust mission
NASA's Stardust mission successfully ends, the first to return dust from a comet.[17] -
Red Cross
The International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement adopts the Red Crystal as a non-religious emblem for use in its overseas operations. -
Britney Spears shaves her head
It wasn't long ago that few thought or cared about what went on inside the mind of the pretty, perky pop star. Now, after she shaved her head in a bizarre episode that culminates a months-long saga of controversial behavior, it's the question being asked by her fans, her foes and the general public: What was she thinking? While psychologists and those around Spears speculate about the cause of her downward spiral, two things seems clear: The one-time pop princess is acting out and in dire need -
Edmund Hillary death
Edmund Hillary, New Zealand mountaineer, explorer, and philanthropist
Born 20 July 1919(1919-07-20)
Auckland, New Zealand
Died 11 January 2008 (aged 88)
Auckland, New Zealand
Cause of death Myocardial infarction
Spouse(s) Louise Mary Rose (m. 1953–1975) «start: (1953)–end+1: (1976)»"Marriage: Louise Mary Rose to Edmund Hillary" Location: (linkback:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edmund_Hillary)
June Mulgrew, QSM (1989-2008)
Children Peter (b.1954)
Sarah (b.1955)
Belinda (1959-1975)
Parents Per -
A Macedonian Army Mil Mi-17 helicopter
A Macedonian Army Mil Mi-17 helicopter crashes in thick fog southeast of Skopje, killing all 11 military personnel on board.[12] -
the MESSENGER space probe
At 19:04:39 UTC, the MESSENGER space probe is at its closest approach during its first flyby of the planet Mercury.[13] -
Death of Heath Ledger
Born Heath Andrew Ledger
4 April 1979(1979-04-04)
Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Died 22 January 2008 (aged 28)
New York City, New York, United States
Occupation Actor
Years active 1992–2008
Domestic partner(s) Michelle Williams
(2005–2007, 1 child) -
Iran's judiciary sentences to prison
Iran's judiciary sentences to prison 54 Bahá'í Faith followers for 'anti-regime propaganda'. -
Joshua Lederberg death
Joshua Lederberg, American molecular biologist and Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1925) -
U.S. stock market
U.S. stock market indices plunge more than 3% after a report shows signs of economic recession in the service sector. The S&P 500 fall 3.2%, The Dow Jones Industrial Average 370 points.[26] -
Lunar eclipse
total lunar eclipse crosses North and South America, Europe, Africa, and Southwest Asia.[39] -
Arthur C. Clarke Death
Arthur C. Clarke, English author, inventor, and futurist Born 16 December 1917(1917-12-16)
Minehead, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
Died 19 March 2008 (aged 90)
Colombo, Sri Lanka
Pen name Charles Willis,[1]
E.G. O'Brien[1]
Occupation Author, Inventor
Nationality British
Citizenship United Kingdom & Sri Lanka
Genres Hard science fiction
Popular science
Subjects Science
Notable work(s) Childhood's End
2001: A Space Odyssey
Rendezvous with Rama
The Fountains of Paradise
Spouse(s) Mari -
Charlton Heston death
Charlton Heston, American actor -
Privy Council
Privy Council of Sark dismantles its feudal system to comply with the European Convention on Human Rights.[51] and the first elections under the new law will be held in December 2008 and the new chamber will first convene in January 2009.[52][53][54] -
Over 69,000 are killed
Over 69,000 are killed in central south-west China by the Wenchuan quake, an earthquake measuring 7.9 Moment magnitude scale. The epicenter is 90 kilometers (55 miles) west-northwest of the provincial capital Chengdu, Sichuan province. -
Political crisis in Thailand
Political crisis in Thailand: The Constitutional Court of Thailand orders Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej to resign, after he is paid for appearing on a television cooking show.[93] -
A suicide truck bomb explosion
A suicide truck bomb explosion destroys the Marriott Hotel in Islamabad, Pakistan, killing at least 60 and injuring 266. -
Delta Air Lines
Delta Air Lines merges with Northwest Airlines, forming the world's largest commercial carrier.[133] -
Barack Obama becomes president
Washington — Shortly after noon EST (1700 GMT) January 20, Barack Obama took the presidential oath of office, becoming the 44th president and first African-American leader of the United States. Chief Justice of the Supreme Court John Roberts administered the oath of office to Obama on the steps of the U.S. Capitol. “I will faithfully execute the office of the president of the United States,” Obama said as he placed his hand on the Bible last used to inaugurate President Abraham Lincoln in 1861. -
Eminem’s Relapse Album Cover Revealed
The album cover features the rapper in a resemblance of a mosaic portrait designed out of capsule pills and the word “Relapse” with a backwards “E” at the end and with the letter “x” under the “R” which spells out Rx (prescription) like the Rx in HipHopRx.com. In addition to this, the cover bares a prescription label with the words “Prescribed by Dr. Dre” which includes a dosage of 250MG, quantity of 313, Take 1 tablet(s) one time(s) daily at 3 AM and the date for refills as 05-19-09 which is t -
Death of Michael Jackson
American singer Michael Jackson died after he suffered cardiac arrest at his home in the Holmby Hills neighborhood in Los Angeles, California. His personal physician, Conrad Murray, said he found Jackson in his room, not breathing but with a faint pulse, and that he administered CPR to no avail. Jackson was treated by paramedics at his home, but was pronounced dead at the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center.[1] While initial reports discussed the possible role of painkillers in Jackson's death,[1] -
Actress Brittany Murphy dies
LOS ANGELES — Brittany Murphy, the actress who got her start in the sleeper hit "Clueless" and rose to stardom in "8 Mile" before her movie roles declined in recent years, died Sunday in Los Angeles of what appeared to be natural causes, a Los Angeles County coroner's official said. She was 32. -
Boston Bruins defeat Philadelphia Flyers, 2-1
Boston Bruins defeat Philadelphia Flyers, 2-1
Per his lifetime habit as a hockey player, Patrice Bergeron looks skyward after certain plays to watch scoreboard replays, only to check himself for his mistake. Yesterday, naturally, all... -
Green Bay Packers defeat Arizona Cardinals, 33-7
Green Bay Packers defeat Arizona Cardinals, 33-7
Glendale, Ariz. — The Green Bay Packers will play a considerably more difficult schedule in 2010 than they did in 2009. Green Bay's opponents this season had a composite record of 113-... -
Graduation
Graduation !!!!!!!
