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Iraq blocked all e-mail services following a batch of messages from disguised US agencies urging dissent and military defections. Some service was restored the next day.
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North Korea announced that it was pulling out of the Nuclear Non-proliferation Treaty.
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It was reported that an estimated 3,000 Pakistani boys are sold each year to the gulf states to work as camel jockeys.
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In Venezuela opponents of President Hugo Chavez took to the streets as a bank strike prompted authorities to suspend dollar auctions for a second day in a row after Venezuela's currency fell.
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Pres. Mugabe enacted sweeping security and election laws to clamp down on critics and limit election monitoring. Iden Wetherell, editor of the Zimbabwe Independent, was arrested along with 2 staff members on charges of defaming Mugabe.
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Todd Eldredge won his 6th US Figure Skating Championship title.
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The White House revealed that Enron Corp. had sought the administration's help shortly before collapsing with the life savings of many workers.
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MAY, 22
- Current / Future Events
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1990 –
Adnan Causevic, Bosnian-Norwegian soccer player
1990 –
Tao Li, Singaporean swimmer
1989 –
Kyle Reimers, Australian rules footballer
1986 –
Abigail Clancy, English model
1986 –
Saleisha Stowers, American model
1983 –
Danilo Dirani, Brazilian racing driver
1983 –
Li Nina, Chinese aerial free-style skier
1982 –
Josh Ryan Evans, American actor (d. 2002)
1981 –
Brian Joo, Korean-born singer
1980 –
Matt Roney, American baseball player
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January, 10
- Births
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2009,
William Frederick "Bill" Stone, British World War I veteran (b. 1900)
2008,
Christopher Bowman, American figure skater (b. 1967)
2008,
Maila Nurmi, aka Vampira, Finnish-born American actress (b. 1921)
2008,
Mikhail Minin, Russian Soviet soldier (b. 1922)
2007,
Carlo Ponti, Italian film producer (b. 1912)
2007,
Bradford Washburn, American explorer (b. 1910)
2005,
Gene Baylos, American comedian (b. 1906)
2005,
Margherita Carosio, Italian soprano (b. 1908)
2005,
James Forman, American civil rights leader (b. 1928)
2005,
Kalevi Hämäläinen, Finnish cross country skier (b. 1932)
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January, 10
- Deaths
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