Historical Events
The following events took place on . The list is arranged in chronological order.
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- In Royal Oak, Michigan, a fired United States Postal Service employee goes on a shooting rampage, killing four and wounding five before committing suicide.
- A budget standoff between Democrats and Republicans in the U.S. Congress forces the federal government to temporarily close national parks and museums and to run most government offices with skeleton staffs.
- War in Afghanistan: Afghan Northern Alliance fighters take over the capital Kabul.
- Astronomers Michael E. Brown, Chad Trujillo, and David L. Rabinowitz discover 90377 Sedna, a Trans-Neptunian object.
- The first G-20 economic summit opens in Washington, D.C.
- Germany’s Sebastian Vettel of Red Bull Racing wins Formula One’s Drivers Championship to become the sport’s youngest champion.
- Israel launches a major military operation in the Gaza Strip, as hostilities with Hamas escalate.
