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3 days ago · Constructed in stages starting in 2002, the Guantánamo Bay detention camp (often called Gitmo, which is also a name for the naval base) was used to house Muslim militants and suspected terrorists captured by U.S. forces in Afghanistan, Iraq, and elsewhere (see also Iraq War).
2 days ago · The year's most prominent event was the September 11 attacks against the United States by Al-Qaeda, which killed 2,977 people and instigated the global war on terror.
16 hours ago · Saving Private Ryan (1998) is a quintessential D-Day movie due to its intense, realistic portrayal of the Normandy invasion and its emotional, character-driven narrative. Directed by Steven Spielberg, the film opens with a harrowing depiction of the Omaha Beach landings, capturing the chaos, brutality and heroism of the men involved.
2 days ago · No handoff was more iconic than Joe Sakic to Ray Bourque in 2001 when the Colorado Avalanche captured the Cup. The remaining four teams in the Stanley Cup playoff field include some grizzled veterans who have come close but never won in their storied careers.
16 hours ago · U.S. District Court Judge Larry Hicks, who was appointed by President George W. Bush in 2001, tragically lost his life in a car crash in Nevada. The 80-year-old judge was hit by a car outside the federal courthouse in downtown Reno and later died at a local hospital.
2 days ago · It was fought on 3–4 October 1993, in Mogadishu, Somalia, between forces of the United States —supported by UNOSOM II —against the forces of the Somali National Alliance (SNA) and armed irregulars of south Mogadishu. The battle was part of the two-year-old Somali Civil War.
A plane had hit and I watched number 2. Hit the 2nd tower right on cue. The shock, confusion, and disbelief. People floated down like a leaf. Against the fire and the raging heat. And the height of 1,790 feet. Heroes rushed in to that dangerous place. Untold sights and horrors they had to face. Hundreds spilled out to the sound of thud.
