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Post by kbs on Jan 1, 2010 9:10:11 GMT -7
New Year, New Time Line... 1-1-10: Start of a new decade and a new year.
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Post by 04Thirteen on Jan 8, 2010 16:33:33 GMT -7
01/04 - At half a mile high the world's tallest tower 'Dubai Tower' opens in Dubai.
01/04 - Casey Johnson, daughter of Jets owner, dies at age 30
01/08 Vice Presiden Biden's mother,Jean, dies at age 92.
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Post by 04Thirteen on Jan 13, 2010 16:51:23 GMT -7
01/11 - Miep Gies, the last of the people who helped Anne Frank and her family hide, passes away.
01/12 - A massive magnitude 7 Earthquake Rocks Haiti, flattening much of the capital, Port-Au-Prince.
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Post by kbs on Jan 19, 2010 18:07:49 GMT -7
Wow - someone has been busy keeping up on the timeline. Good job.
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Post by kbs on Feb 17, 2010 17:33:02 GMT -7
Hey - I haven't forgotten the timeline, been busy... I have lots to add, just got to get all my dates together and log back on at some point in the near future.
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Post by kbs on Feb 27, 2010 20:22:39 GMT -7
2-7-10: The New Orleans Saints win the superbowl. 2-12-10: The Winter Olympic Games began in Vancouver, Canada. 2-18-10: Andrew Joseph Stack flew his flew small plane into an Austin, Texas IRS office complex killing himself and one other person. 2-18-10: Most of the Baptist missionaries being held in Haiti on charges of attempted kidnapping are released. 2-22-10: 48 students were rescued after their educational cruise that sank on the Brazilian coast. 2-24-10: The president of Toyota Akio Toyoda apologized to the U.S. Congress committee that is investigating the companies problems that lead to the recall of 8.5 million cars. 2-24-10: Two students were injured in a shooting at a middle school in Littleton, Colorado. 2-24-10: SeaWorld Trainer Dawn Brancheau is killed by Tillikum the whale. 2-24-10: Child star of Growing Pains and son of Star Trek's Walter Koening, Andrew Koenig, goes missing. 2-26-10: A magnitude-8.8 quake stikes Chili.
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Post by sk2029 on Mar 5, 2010 19:27:11 GMT -7
3-5-10 A man walks into the Pentagon, shoots and wounds two people. He is shoot and killed.
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Post by kbs on Mar 13, 2010 20:20:23 GMT -7
I have more to update. Be back soon.
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Post by fhacett on Apr 1, 2010 21:37:58 GMT -7
so...where's the updates
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Post by kbs on Apr 2, 2010 17:31:55 GMT -7
At long last, here are some updates... some.
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Post by kbs on Apr 2, 2010 17:42:46 GMT -7
3-21-10: Healthcare reform passes through the House.
3-23-10: President Obama signs the controversial healthcare bill.
3-26&27-10: Sarah Palin joins John McCain in Tucson and Mesa, Arizona to help his campaign for the fall Senate seat. Thousands came out to see the duo.
3-29-10: 38 people are killed in a duo bombing attack on the subway system in the Soviet Union.
3-30-10: A new search began for the black boxes and wreckage of AirFrance Flight 447. 228 people lost their lives when the flight disappeared en route to Paris from Rio de Janerio on 6-1-09.
3-30-10: Jamie Escalente passes away. His teaching practices and recognition where portrayed in the 1988 movie "Stand and Deliver."
3-31-10: Eugene Allen, the White House butler who served 8 presidents, passes away at the age of 90.
3-31-10: President Obama opens up limited off shore drilling.
4-1-10: A jetliner's wheels catch fire upon landing in Australia. The passengers on board the plane were able to see this happening as they watched on board cameras. No one was injured.
4-1-10: An active volanco in Iceland becomes a increasing tourist location.
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Post by kbs on Apr 2, 2010 17:43:10 GMT -7
How is that for a start?
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Post by FHACETTE on Apr 3, 2010 19:25:10 GMT -7
KSB...HAVIN FUN YET..POST SOME MORE. GOFOR IT. ;D
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Post by kbs on Apr 4, 2010 21:09:33 GMT -7
4-4-10: A 7.2 quake hits Baja, California and is felt as far away as Las Vegas, Phoenix and Los Angelos. (Not in those areas and I felt it!)
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Post by kbs on Apr 8, 2010 18:43:03 GMT -7
4-5-10: An massive coal mine explosion kills 25, leaves 4 missing in West Virginia.
4-6-10: Indonesia is hit by a massive 7.8 earthquake.
4-8-10: Rescue efforts are halted for the missing coal miners in West Virgina.
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Post by fhacett on Apr 9, 2010 19:20:01 GMT -7
Today, april 9th is the 145th anniversary of the end of the civil war.
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Post by kbs on Apr 10, 2010 10:08:05 GMT -7
Hey, Fhacett, that is a good contribution. 4-10-10: Polish President Lech Kaczynski was killed when the presidential plane crashed upon landing in Russia. 97 people lost their lives including some of the countries highest military leaders.
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Post by kbs on Apr 10, 2010 10:12:18 GMT -7
4-10-10: The remaining 4 missing West Virginia coal miners were found dead bringing the death toll from the 4-5 explosion to 29.
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Post by fhacette on Apr 10, 2010 12:11:35 GMT -7
;Dty kbs
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Post by kbs on Apr 11, 2010 13:46:36 GMT -7
4-10-10: Dixie Carter, who starred in Designing Woman, passes away at the age of 70.
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Post by kbs on Apr 11, 2010 13:49:35 GMT -7
4-9-10: Meinhardt Raabe, the Munchkin coroner in "The Wizard of Oz," passed away. He was 94.
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Post by route66 on Apr 11, 2010 22:49:10 GMT -7
...not merely, dead. She most sincerely dead... ;D
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Post by kbs on Apr 12, 2010 18:24:20 GMT -7
Yes, exactly, Route66.
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Post by kbs on Apr 12, 2010 18:26:01 GMT -7
4-14-10: Today marks 145 years since President Abraham Lincoln was shoot at Ford's Theatre by John Wilkes Booth.
(a little early, I know, but didn't want to forget to add this)
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Post by fhacette on Apr 13, 2010 16:33:15 GMT -7
"Houston we have problem" 40 years ago on this day April 13, 1970, Apollo 13 suffered a explosion in the oxygen tanks.
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Post by kbs on Apr 13, 2010 18:37:28 GMT -7
Good one!!
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Post by kbs on Apr 14, 2010 19:11:03 GMT -7
4-14-10: A 6.9 magnitude earthquake hits China.
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Post by kbs on Apr 17, 2010 8:47:33 GMT -7
4-15-10: A massive volcanic ashcloud from Iceland halts air travel over the United Kingdom.
4-15-10: Mexico experiences a 4.9 earthquake.
4-16-10: Over 17,000 flights are grounded from the continuing effects of the ash cloud. This is the biggest disruption to air travel since September 11.
4-16-10: Utah experiences a 4.9 earthquake.
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Post by kbs on Apr 19, 2010 18:14:54 GMT -7
4-19-10: Today marks the 15th anniversary of the terrorist bombing at the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building. 168 people lost their lives. More than 600 were injured.
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Post by kbs on Apr 20, 2010 16:51:27 GMT -7
4-20-10: Dorothy Height, an insturmental figure in the civil rights movement, passes away. She was 98.
4-20-10: Over 95,000 flights have been cancelled due to the volcanic eruption in Iceland. Some airspace has been opened, but with limited fly zones.
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