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The U.S. invasion of Afghanistan begins with an air assault and covert operations on the ground, starting the longest…
U.S. president George W. Bush announces the establishment of the Office of Homeland Security.
The Polaroid Corporation files for federal bankruptcy protection.
Israeli tourism minister Rehavam Ze'evi is assassinated by Hamdi Quran, a member of the PFLP, thus becoming the…
The United States passes the USA PATRIOT Act into law.
President Bill Clinton announces that accurate GPS access would no longer be restricted to the United States military
President Bill Clinton announces that accurate GPS access would no longer be restricted to the United States military
Vladimir Putin is inaugurated as president of Russia
Second Chechen War: Chechen separatists ambush Russian paramilitary forces in the Republic of Ingushetia
Second Chechen War: Chechen separatists ambush Russian paramilitary forces in the Republic of Ingushetia
Israeli troops withdraw from southern Lebanon after 22 years of occupation
Liberation Day of Lebanon: Israel withdraws its army from Lebanese territory (with the exception of the disputed Shebaa
The Six-Day War in Kisangani begins in Kisangani, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, between Ugandan and Rwandan f
The Six-Day War in Kisangani begins in Kisangani, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, between Ugandan and Rwandan f
President Kim Dae-jung of South Korea meets Kim Jong-il, leader of North Korea, for the beginning of the first ever inte
The Secretary-General of the UN reports that Israel has complied with United Nations Security Council Resolution 425, 22
Section 28 (of the Local Government Act 1988), outlawing the 'promotion' of homosexuality in the United Kingdom, is repe
The Human Genome Project announces the completion of a "rough draft" sequence
Vicente Fox Quesada is elected the first President of México from an opposition party, the Partido Acción Nacional,…