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Today in History: August 31, U.S. mission in Iraq ends
Associated Press via Yahoo! Philippines News· 2 years agoOn Aug. 31, 2010, President Barack Obama ended the U.S. combat mission in Iraq, declaring no victory after seven years of bloodshed and telling those divided over the war in his country and ...
Today in History: August 28, King's "I Have a Dream" speech
Associated Press via Yahoo! Philippines News· 2 years agoToday in History Today is Sunday, Aug. 28, the 240th day of 2022. There are 125 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On Aug. 28, 1955, Emmett Till, a Black teen from Chicago, ...
Key takeaways from the U.N. ‘climate time-bomb’ report
Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe world has an even tighter timeline for avoiding catastrophic climate change, according to the...
Today in History: August 27, Krakatoa erupts
Associated Press via Yahoo! Philippines News· 2 years agoToday in History Today is Saturday, Aug. 27, the 239th day of 2022. There are 126 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On Aug. 27, 1883, the island volcano Krakatoa erupted with ...
Today in History: August 30, Thurgood Marshall confirmed
Associated Press via Yahoo! Philippines News· 2 years agoToday in History Today is Tuesday, Aug. 30, the 242nd day of 2022. There are 123 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On Aug. 30, 2021, the United States completed its withdrawal ...
'Clairvoyant' 2012 climate report warned of extreme weather
Associated Press via Yahoo! Philippines News· 2 years agoRecord high temperatures in urban Europe as heat waves bake the planet more often. Drought and...
Today in History: August 25, deaths of McCain and Kennedy
Associated Press via Yahoo! Philippines News· 2 years agoOn Aug. 25, 2018, Sen. John McCain of Arizona, who had spent years as a prisoner of war in Vietnam before a 35-year political career that took him to the Republican presidential nomination, ...
Today in History: September 4, Mother Teresa is canonized
Associated Press via Yahoo! Philippines News· 2 years agoToday in History Today is Sunday, Sept. 4, the 247th day of 2022. There are 118 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On Sept. 4, 2016, elevating the “saint of the gutters” to ...
