Historical Events
The following events took place on . The list is arranged in chronological order.
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- Ho Chi Minh City ITC fire, a fire destroys a luxurious department store where 1500 people are shopping. Over 60 people die and over 100 are unaccounted for. It is the deadliest disaster in Vietnam during peacetime.
- The Arabic-language news network Al Jazeera broadcasts an excerpt from a 2004 Osama bin Laden video in which the terrorist leader first admits direct responsibility for the September 11, 2001 attacks and references the 2004 U.S. presidential election.
- Bombings in Delhi kill more than 60.
- Delta Air Lines merges with Northwest Airlines, creating the world’s largest airline and reducing the number of US legacy carriers to five.
- Hurricane Sandy hits the east coast of the United States, killing 148 directly and 138 indirectly, while leaving nearly $70 billion in damages and causing major power outages.
- Turkey opens a sea tunnel connecting Europe and Asia across the Bosphorus Strait in Istanbul.
- A mudslide in south-central Sri Lanka kills at least 16 people and more than 100 people missing.
