Those born on this date are under the sign of Leo. They include: -- Mathematician Pierre de Fermat in 1601 -- Frontiersman ...

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On Aug. 17, 1999, an earthquake in a densely populated region of northwestern Turkey killed at least 17,000 people and ...

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U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin, after a face-to-face summit in Alaska on Friday, said they ...

Aug. 15 (UPI) -- NASA is accepting contest entries from student teams to design, build and test rovers on the moon and Mars.

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The deadly explosion at Clairton Coke Works near Pittsburgh occurred when a gas valve was flushed before planned maintenance, ...

Demonstrations are taking place Saturday in 34 states to protest congressional redistricting efforts in Texas that have ...

Hours after Air Canada flight attendants went on strike and the airline paused all flights, Canada's government intervened ...

Scott Sizemore drove in a pair of runs and Masahiro Tanaka picked up his first victory of the spring, as the Yankees edged the Minnesota Twins, 5-4. Sports News // 1 decade ago A's Sizemore hurts knee ...

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