February 25, 2004 — Niyazov bans beards in Turkmenistan
Just in case there was any remaining doubt that he was a raving loony, Saparmurat Niyazov, President For Life of...
July 29, 2013
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March 9, 2005 — Chris LeDoux dies
Chris LeDoux was best known for his career in country music, which included 36 albums worth of material, a large...
June 19, 2013
June 27, 2005 — Bunny Greenhouse testifies regarding Halliburton’s corruption
Bunny Greenhouse was a rising star in the United States Army Corps of Engineers until the year 2000. Suddenly, under...
June 4, 2013
August 29, 2005 — Hurricane Katrina destroys much of New Orleans
At 6:10AM on the morning of August 29, 2005, Hurricane Katrina made a landfall on the Louisiana coast near Buras-Triumph....
May 29, 2013
December 13, 2005 — Stanley ‘Tookie’ Williams executed
Tookie Williams wasn’t anyone’s idea of a nice guy. He was one of the leading members of the notorious Crips...
May 24, 2013
September 8, 2006 — Peter Brock dies
One of the greatest motor car racers in Australian history, Peter Brock was known as “Peter Perfect”, “The King of...
May 17, 2013
September 13, 2006 — Pluto is demoted from planetary status
Originally discovered in 1930, Pluto was at that time classed as a planet, and named for the Roman god of...
May 14, 2013
November 29, 2007 — Julie Bishop becomes the Deputy Leader of the Liberal Party
In the wake of the crushing defeat of the Liberal Party in the 2007 Australian federal election, the incumbent leader...
May 9, 2013
January 22, 2008 — Heath Ledger dies
Heath Ledger was riding high as 2007 ended. The gossip about his performance as the Joker in Christopher Nolan’s “The...
May 29, 2012
August 29, 2008 — Sarah Palin announced as Republican Vice-Presidential candidate
Sarah Palin was almost unknown outside of her home state of Alaska prior to August 2008. She’d been Governor there...
May 24, 2012
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