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In 2001, a yearlong investigation by the U.S. Army concluded that U.S. soldiers killed unarmed South Korean civilians in July 1950 during the Korean War.

In 2002, Ford announced it planned to lay off 35,000 employees, drop four car models and close four plants.

In 2003, a few days before leaving office, Illinois Gov. George Ryan commuted the death sentences of 171 inmates to life in prison.

In 2005, NASA scientists studying the tsunami-inducing Indonesia earthquake of Dec. 26 calculated it slightly changed Earth's shape and shifted the poles about 1 inch.

In 2006, India reported as many as 172 deaths blamed on a cold wave.

In 2007, Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir agreed to a 60-day cease-fire in the war-torn Darfur region but opposed a U.N. presence in the African country.

 

In 2009, Russia and Ukraine signed an agreement with the European Union that led to resumption of natural gas deliveries, cut off in a back payment dispute.

In 2010, 78 percent of U.S. air travelers say they support using full body airport scanners, a Gallup poll indicated.

In 2011, a downpour of 10 inches of rain in Brazil in a 24-hour period triggered floods and mudslides that killed more than 900 people and left an estimated 25,000 others homeless. Severe weather ranging from flooding to snow and ice hit many other areas hard, including much of the United States and Australia's Brisbane area.

In 2012, Iran blamed the United States and Israel for the bombing death of nuclear scientist Mostafa Ahmadi Roshan, the fourth such attack in two months. The White House denied responsibility.


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