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2003 The United Nations reported that there is no link between al Queda and Iraq
2002 China Northern Airlines flight 6163 crashes in the ocean near Dalian, China after a fire is reported onboard, killing 112 2000 After years of preparation for Y2K, only minor computer-related problems were reported (a problem with Hotmail, with a nuclear power plant in Japan and with apartment heating in Korea) 1996 Eastenders star Michael French is reported to be a homosexual 1989 1st reported case of AIDS transmitted by heterosexual oral sex 1988 Widespread earthquake hits NE U.S., Canada; no damage reported 1988 Oldest known insect fossils (390 million yrs) reported in Science 1988 31 reported dead as Ugandan jetliner crashes in fog near Rome 1986 It is reported Boy George is being treated for heroin addiction 1976 Ted Turner purchases Atlanta Braves for reported $12 million 1975 Former Teamsters' president James Hoffa reported missing 1974 148 tornadoes are reported over an area covering a dozen states 1970 Man-eating tiger is reported to have killed 48, 80 km from New Delhi 1969 1968 massacre of civilians at Mylai South Vietnam, by U.S. is 1st reported 1969 "Clues Hint at Beatle's Death," reported in Illinois University newspaper, sparking widespread rumours of Paul McCartney's death 1968 Nuclear-powered sub Scorpion, with 99 men, reported missing and is later found at the bottom of the ocean off Azores 1966 Tom Seaver, signs with the Mets for a reported $50,000 bonus 1961 1st case of motion sickness in space reported 1960 1st redshank old world shore bird reported in North America (Halifax) 1959 Dorothy Rigney sells 54% of White Sox to Bill Veeck for a reported $27M 1955 1st separation of virus into component parts reported 1941 Citizen Register reports "Hostile planes reported nearing Westchester" 1917 Race riots in East St. Louis Illinois (40 to 200 reported killed) 1908 Michael T. Fitzmaurice, born in Chicago, Illinois, actor, Reported Missing, 14 Hours 1888 246 reported killed by hail in Moradabad, India 1887 John Reed, journalist who reported on Mexican, Russian revolutions 1863 2,500 reported killed at Church of La Compana, Santiago Chile 1762 1st reported counterfeiting attempt, Boston 1653 An athlete from Croydon is reported to have run 20 miles from St. Albans to London in less than 90 minutes 1644 Perplexed Pilgrims in Boston reported America's 1st UFO sighting 1054 Brightest supernova (Crab Nebula) 1st reported 565 St. Columba reported seeing monster in Loch Ness |
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