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September 22, 2006 01:02 PM EDT --
As was noted yesterday in some other Gather articles, Richard Branson, the chairman of Virgin Group, pledged an estimated $3 billion (all profits from his transportation businesses over the next 10 years) . . . more
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September 28, 2006 09:48 AM EDT --
This Day in History --
1958: Madagascar voted for autonomy within the French Community.
1920: In what became known as the Black Sox Scandal, eight members of the Chicago White . . . more
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November 09, 2006 03:25 PM EST --
This Day in History –- November 9
1989: Opening of the Berlin Wall
Long a symbol of the Cold War, the Berlin Wall, erected in 1961 and eventually extending 28 miles (45 km) to divide the western . . . more
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November 14, 2006 11:13 PM EST --
This Day in History –- November 14
1962: Eritrea made a province of the Ethiopian empire
On this day in 1962, the Ethiopian parliament and Eritrean Assembly voted unanimously for the abolition . . . more
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October 04, 2006 06:10 PM EDT --
This Day in History --
1957: Sputnik 1 launched by U.S.S.R.
On this day in 1957 the Soviet Union launched Sputnik 1, the first artificial satellite, which orbited the Earth until 1958, inaugurated . . . more
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October 06, 2006 03:14 PM EDT --
This Day in History --
2000:Near Sakaiminato, Japan, an earthquake of magnitude 7.3 struck, the most powerful earthquake since the devastating Great Hanshin Earthquake in 1995, but damage and casualties . . . more
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October 23, 2006 06:47 PM EDT --
Biography of the Day -- Pelé
Born this day in Brazil in 1940, Pelé became the most famous football(soccer) player in the sport's history, and, by the time of his retirement in 1977, he . . . more
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October 24, 2006 10:49 PM EDT --
Biography of the Day -- Luciano Berio
Italian musician Luciano Berio, born this day in 1925, combined lyric and expressive qualities with advanced techniques of electronicand aleatoricmusic and ranked . . . more
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October 05, 2006 06:32 PM EDT --
Biography of the Day -- Václav Havel
Czech writer and dissident Václav Havel, born this day in 1936, was known for his absurdist depiction of bureaucratic routines and later served as president . . . more
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October 20, 2006 11:00 AM EDT --
This Day in History – October 20
1973: During the ongoing Watergate investigation, U.S. President Richard M. Nixon fired special prosecutor Archibald Cox, prompting the resignations . . . more
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December 19, 2006 11:16 AM EST --
This Day in History –- December 19
1998: Articles of impeachment approved against U.S. President Bill Clinton
On this day in 1998, the U.S. House of Representatives impeached President . . . more
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October 17, 2006 01:52 PM EDT --
This Day in History – October 17
1979: Mother Teresa awarded Nobel Prize
On this day in 1979, Mother Teresa, founder of a Roman Catholic order of women dedicated to the poor and particularly to . . . more
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November 13, 2006 06:14 PM EST --
This Day in History –- November 13
2001: Kabul captured by Northern Alliance
On this day in 2001, on the heels of the U.S.-led invasion of Afghanistan prompted by the deadly terrorist attacks . . . more
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December 04, 2006 03:56 PM EST --
This Day in History –- December 4
1996: The unmanned space vehicle Mars Pathfinder was launched from Cape Canaveral, Florida, in order to explore the surface of Mars.
1918: U.S. . . . more
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December 05, 2006 06:59 PM EST --
Biography of the Day -- Walt Disney
Walt Disney, born in Chicago this day in 1901, pioneered animated cartoon films, created such beloved characters as Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck, and founded . . . more
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November 29, 2006 07:08 PM EST --
This Day in History –- November 29
2001: George Harrison, formerly of the Beatles, died of cancer at the home of a friend in Los Angeles.
1997: In a ceremony that was broadcast around . . . more
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July 10, 2007 05:40 PM EDT --
by Robert McHenry
(originally published July 9, 2007 in the Britannica Blog)
Newly elected French president Nicolas Sarkozy is an avid runner.
According to some French critics – and here, the term . . . more
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