Jubilant and angry scenes at Lebanon Israel border
At the Lebanon Israel frontier crowds gather after Israel's 22 year pullout from southern Lebanon. Lebanese celebrate and vent near the border fence at Chebaa farms and Kfar Kila while Israeli gunfire injures three in clashes. Vendors sell date rolls and corn as civilians approach the line near Abbasiya gate.
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Lebanon
Chebaa
Mount Hermon
Mediterranean Sea
Kfar Kila
Abbassiyeh
Syria
South
Powerful 7.9 Quake Hits Indonesia Kills 44 in Bengkulu
A magnitude 7.9 earthquake struck near Bengkulu Indonesia causing at least 44 deaths and hundreds injured as aftershocks and power outages hampered rescue. The U S Geologic Survey measured 7.9 and officials warned the toll could rise.
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Jakarta
Sumatra
Bengkulu
Indonesian Meteorological and Geophysical Service
Indian Ocean
U.S. Geological Survey
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Colo
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Notable historical events by year from 1783 to 1999
A list of pivotal moments includes the Montgolfier balloon flight in Annonay 1783, the 1794 Neutrality Act, Sherman rejecting a presidential nomination in 1884, draft registration in World War I 1917, end of the gold standard 1933, Battle of France 1940, Marshall Plan proposal 1947, Arab‑Israeli conflict escalation 1967, RFK assassination 1968, Suez Canal reopening 1975, Teton Dam disaster 1976, and Mel Torme’s death in 1999.
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Jacques Montgolfier
Annonay
France
William T. Sherman
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George C. Marshall
Harvard University
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Robert F. Kennedy
California
Sirhan Bishara Sirhan
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Suez Canal
Israel
Teton Dam
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