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A Blast from the Past

By United Press International
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Today is Sept. 12.


In the aftermath of the terrorist attacks on New York and Washington, the United States worked quickly to line up support for an all-out war on terrorism. Calling the attacks "an act of war," President Bush, who promised to not only punish those behind the attacks but the countries that harbored them as well, was given the go-ahead by a supportive Congress to use all "necessary and appropriate force" needed against those responsible.

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It was on this date in 1974 that Ethiopian military officers deposed Emperor Haile Selassie from the throne he'd occupied for more than half-a-century. Today, Ethiopia celebrates the anniversary with a national holiday.


In a civil rights milestone, the U.S. Supreme Court, on this date in 1958, ordered the Little Rock High School in Arkansas to admit blacks.


It was on this date in 1609 that English explorer Henry Hudson discovered what's now known as the Hudson River.


And alarm over presidential security was raised on this date in 1994, when a pilot crashed his small plane on the White House lawn, killing himself. It is against federal and aviation laws to violate air space above the White House -- but that apparently didn't stop this guy. No one on the ground was injured.

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We now return you to the present, already in progress.

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