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January the 2nd
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2006 |
An explosion inside a coal mine in West Virginia, USA, caused the death of 12 miners. |
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2006 |
Fifteen people died when the roof of an ice rink collapsed in Bavaria, Germany. |
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1983 |
The popular musical play, Annie, was performed for the last time on Broadway after 6 years and almost 2,500 thousand performances. |
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1980 |
In the United Kingdom, steel workers go on strike over pay issues, it was the first national strike in Britain in more than fifty years. |
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1971 |
66 people died after a crush barrier collapsed crushing them after a Rangers Celtic football game in Scotland. |
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1968 |
American actor, Cuba Gooding Jr., was born in New York. His first major film was Boyz N The Hood in 1991. |
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1955 |
Panamanian president, Jose Antonio Remon, was assassinated. |
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1920 |
Russian born author, Isaac Asimov, was born in Petrovichi, Russia. He was one of the most popular and successful writers of science fiction novels. |
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1870 |
Construction of the Brooklyn Bridge began. The bridge opened for traffic in 1883. |
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1822 |
German physicist, Rudolf Clausius, was born in Koslin, Prussia. He was one of the founders of thermodynamics. |
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1492 |
The last Arab stronghold in Spain was retaken by Spanish forces. |
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