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Donald J. Trump formally accepts the Republican Nomination for President
The 2016 Republican National Convention begins in Cleveland, Ohio.
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Bill Murray appears at the White House press briefing to talk up the Chicago cubs
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Per Wästberg, a member of the Swedish Academy, says that songwriter and artist Bob Dylan has not yet indicated whether he intends to accept the 2016 Nobel Prize in Literature.
Bob Dylan wins the Nobel Prize in Literature. He is the first musician ever to win.
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After 2 years on the run, former police chief of a Mexican city, Felipe Flores is arrested. He is responsible for 43 students dissapearing in 2014, as the police arrested the students and then handed them over to a drug cartel who killed them and incinerated their bodies.
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The Tennessee Valley Authority completes the Watts Bar Nuclear Plant, the first U.S. nuclear reactor to enter commercial operation in 20 years.
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South Africa formally begins the process of withdrawing from the International Criminal Court amid a dispute over the country's refusal to arrest Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir at last year's African Union summit in Johannesburg.
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A series of DDoS cyberattacks, target networks operated by DNS provider Dyn, making major Internet platforms and services unavailable to large swaths of users. Affected companies include Amazon, Twitter, Spotify, Reddit, PayPal, Netflix, and Airbnb.
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Nintendo announces the Nintendo Switch, to be released in March 2027. It is a hybrid console tablet that can be either a handheld portable device or docked as a home console.
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Clinton roasts Trump at the Al Smith charity dinner
Trump at the Al Smith charity dinner: "Hillary accidentally bumped into me and she very civilly said: Pardon me"
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Trump roasts Clinton at the Al Smith charity dinner
Trump at the Al Smith charity dinner: "Hillary accidentally bumped into me and she very civilly said: Pardon me"
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Trump at the Al Smith charity dinner: "Hillary accidentally bumped into me and she very civilly said: Pardon me"
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Trump and Clinton end their final debate with their closing remarks:
Clinton and Trump enter the third and final debate without a handshake.
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Trump to Hillary: "Such a nasty woman"
Clinton and Trump enter the third and final debate without a handshake.
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Trump is asked if he will accept the result of the election. Trump says, "I will tell you at the time, I'll keep you in suspense."
Clinton and Trump enter the third and final debate without a handshake.
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Clinton: "Putin would rather have a puppet as president of the United States" Trump: "No puppet. No puppet You're the puppet."
Clinton and Trump enter the third and final debate without a handshake.
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Trump: "Nobody has more respect for women than I do"
Clinton and Trump enter the third and final debate without a handshake.
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Trump on immigration: "We have some bad hombres here and we're going to get them out."
Clinton and Trump enter the third and final debate without a handshake.
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Trump on Abortion: "If you go with what Hillary is saying, in the 9th month you can take the baby and rip the baby out of the womb of the mother"
Clinton and Trump enter the third and final debate without a handshake.
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Clinton and Trump enter the third and final debate without a handshake.
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The Republican Party office in Hillsborough, North Carolina is firebombed. No one is hurt or injured as the attack was overnight. A swastika and "Nazi Republicans leave town or else" are painted on the building next door.
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