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On this day in 2009, U.S. President Barack Obama was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, recognized by the Norwegian Nobel Committee for his “extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between peoples.”
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1910: A tragic coal dust explosion at the Starkville Mine in Colorado claimed the lives of 56 miners.
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1962: Uganda officially gained independence from British rule.
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1963: A devastating mega-tsunami, caused by a massive landslide at Italy’s Vajont Dam, wiped out nearby villages and killed around 2,000 people.
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1967: Che Guevara, the Marxist revolutionary and guerrilla leader, was executed by the Bolivian army, one day after being captured.
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1985: Strawberry Fields, the Central Park memorial dedicated to John Lennon, was formally opened in New York City.
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2010: Rescue teams in Chile made a historic breakthrough, reaching the underground chamber where 33 miners had been trapped for over two months.
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2012: In Pennsylvania, former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky was sentenced to 30 to 60 years in prison after being convicted on 45 counts of child sexual abuse.
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