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Downed US Air Force Pilot Rescued in Bosnia (1995)

On June 2, 1995, US Air Force pilot Scott O'Grady was enforcing a NATO no-fly zone over Bosnia when his F-16 was hit by a surface-to-air missile. He ejected and, for the next six days, survived in the wilderness by eating leaves and ants. During that time, he avoided capture by Serb patrols and made contact with US forces. The Marines then mounted a daring rescue and brought him home. The 2001 film Behind Enemy Lines is loosely based on O'Grady's ordeal. Why did he sue the filmmakers? More... Discuss

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Francis Harry Compton Crick (1916)

While working in a research lab at Cambridge after WWII, Crick helped discover the molecular structure of DNA. It was one of the most important scientific findings of the century, and he shared the 1962 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his work. He also clarified how cells use DNA to build proteins. During WWII, he was deflected from his original course of research after a bomb hit his lab. Crick later said he had been studying "the dullest problem imaginable" at the time. What was it? More... Discuss

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Definition:(noun) The term during which some position is held.
Synonyms:tenure, term of office
Usage:During his incumbency, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt instituted the New Deal to counter the Great Depression.

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Jul 17

1453: The Hundred Years' War between England and France ends with the English defeat at the Battle of Castillon in France.


1941: After hitting in a record 56 consecutive games, Joe DiMaggio is held hitless by the Cleveland Indians. The next day, he begins another hitting streak of 16 games.


1945: Harry Truman, Winston Churchill, and Joseph Stalin meet at the beginning of the Potsdam Conference, which will determine the details of the Allied occupation of Germany.

1810 - Napoleonic Empire annexes Holland.

1999 - A heat wave and a violent storm converge on central and eastern Europe killing more than a dozen people and blocking rails and roads. Hail causes extensive damage and kills hundreds of farm animals.

2000 - A damaged gasoline pipeline explodes in southern Nigeria, killing 200 people and injuring dozens of others.

2006 - Eight bombs hit Bombay's commuter rail network during rush hour in the financial hub of India, killing at least 200 people and wounding hundreds more.

1974: Bomb blast at the Tower of London
An explosion in the Tower of London leaves one person dead and 41 injured.

2000: Tesco bows to imperial pressure
British supermarket Tesco is to revive imperial measures in its stores.

1821 -Spain ceded Florida to the United States.

1898 -Spanish troops in Santiago, Cuba, surrendered to U.S. forces during the Spanish-American War.

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