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81February 3, 2005 — February 3 2005*Conflict in Iraq: At least 29 people, including 3 US Marines, are killed by opponents to the interim government and the occupying forces. In one operation, 50 policemen are ambushed in Baghdad, leaving at least 2 dead, 14 wounded… …
82February 4, 2005 — February 4 2005* New observations from the Arecibo radio telescope confirm that asteroid 2004 MN4 (later named 99942 Apophis in July 2005), once briefly considered an impact risk, will pass Earth on April 13 2029 at a distance of 36,350 km… …
83February 5, 2005 — February 5 2005* NATO helicopters find the wreckage of a Kam Air Boeing 737, an Afghan passenger jet, in mountains east of Kabul; all 104 people that were on board are presumed dead. [http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory?id=473996 (ABC… …
84February 6, 2005 — February 6 2005* The New England Patriots win the Super Bowl, defeating the Philadelphia Eagles 24 21. [http://www.washtimes.com/national/20050207 124338 3803r.htm (Wash. Times)] *U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice arrives in Israel to meet …
85February 8, 2005 — February 8 2005= * Conflict in Iraq: Guerrillas in Baquba detonate a car bomb outside an Iraqi police headquarters, killing 15 and wounding 17. A suicide bomber in Mosul kills 12 policemen and injures 4 others. In another area of the city,… …
86February 7, 2005 — February 7 2005*Englishwoman Ellen MacArthur sets a record for the quickest round the world solo sail. She completed the 27,354 mile journey in 71 days, 14 hours, 18 minutes and 33 seconds, breaking the old record of 72 days, 22 hours, 54 minutes …
87February 9, 2005 — February 9 2005* War on Terror: Democrat Jane Harman, the ranking member of the House Intelligence Committee, announces she is planning to introduce a bill to ban torture by U.S. interrogators and bar transfers of detainees to countries that… …
88February 11, 2005 — February 11, 2005* Eason Jordan resigns from his posts at CNN, where he has been both chief news executive and executive vice president. The controversy that led to his resignation began at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland last… …
89February 12, 2005 — February 12, 2005*In Lome, Togo, thousands protest the army installed President Faure Gnassingbé. Clashes with soldiers and police forces caused the deaths of three demonstrators. [http://www.guardian.co.uk/worldlatest/story/0,1280,… …
90February 14, 2005 — February 14 2005* A fire in a mosque in the Iranian capital of Tehran leaves 59 people dead. The cause of the fire is currently unknown, but it is believed that a kerosene heater was left near a thick flammable curtain.… …
