British adventurer flies powered paraglider over Everest

Friday, May 18, 2007 British explorer and mountaineer Edward “Bear” Grylls, has set a new altitude record by piloting a powered paraglider above Mount Everest reaching 29,494ft (8,990m). He and his fellow pilot, Giles Cardozo, who had invented and developed […]

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Discovery lands at Kennedy Space Center

Tuesday, July 18, 2006 Space shuttle Discovery landed at Cape Canaveral at 9:14 a.m. (1314 UTC) yesterday. It returned after a thirteen day mission to the International Space Station (ISS). The mission was used to provide thousands of pounds of […]

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Woman killed in house fire in South Yorkshire, England

Monday, January 25, 2010 An elderly woman has died in a house fire in South Yorkshire, England. The woman, who is currently remaining unidentified, was blind and 93-years-old when her bungalow in Sheffield caught fire as a result of an […]

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Record snowfall in Northeastern United States

Sunday, February 12, 2006 The National Weather Service announced that some 27 inches of snow was measured at 4:10 p.m. EST at Central Park in New York City today, breaking a record set in 1947. This after a day of […]

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Video Games: Playstation}

Submitted by: Nancy Jackson Electronic amusements are more than idle pastimes. They have become important social and even educational tools. Interactive games are picking up where social groups have left off, and PlayStation is one manufacturer that is leading the […]

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Pennsylvania couple murdered; daughter abducted

Monday, November 14, 2005 Michael and Cathryn Borden, a couple, both 50 years old, were found shot to death in Lititz, Pennsylvania shortly after 8 AM EST (1300 UTC). Their 9 year old son, David, had fled to a neighbor’s […]

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