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Cross-country drive on 2 gallons of gas
Today is March 2.
It was on this date in 1836 that Texas proclaimed its independence from Mexico. Mexico was not amused, prompting the War for Texas Independence. Guess who won?
It was a first step toward involvement -- covert and otherwise -- in a bloody, drawn-out civil war. On this day in 1981, the United States announced it was sending 20 military advisers and $25 million in equipment to El Salvador.
Around the world in 94 hours: in 1949, a U.S. Air Force plane piloted by Capt. James Gallagher completed the first non-stop around-the-world flight in just over 94 hours. Today it only SEEMS that some flights are that long.
Paul McCartney shot down more rumors of a Beatles reunion when, on this date in 1996, he denied reports that the surviving Beatles were considering reuniting for a 22-city tour that'd pay them $225 million.
We now return you to the present, already in progress.
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NEW YORK, May 28 (UPI) --
"Sex and the City" actress Cynthia Nixon married her girlfriend, education activist Christine Marinoni, in New York, officials say.
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TUZLA, Bosnia-Herzegovina, May 28 (UPI) --
Police rescued a German teenage girl allegedly enslaved for eight years by a Tuzla, Bosnia-Herzegovina, couple who abused and tortured her, officials said.
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TOLEDO, Ohio, May 28 (UPI) --
Authorities in Ohio said a man clad in a Darth Vader mask and black clothes robbed a bank with a semi-automatic pistol instead of a light saber and the Force.
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To avoid a meltdown in 2006, Ford Motor Co. mortgaged the farm putting up its assets – including its Blue Oval logo, and F-150 pickup and iconic Mustang trademarks – to secure $23.5 billion in credit.
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