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The Gleno Dam in Italy collapses, and The Gates of the Arctic National Park is created.

A woman in Alabama is hit by a meteorite, and Exxon and Mobil merge.

Tellico Dam closes its floodgates, and the U.S. incinerates its stockpile of nerve gas, mustard gas and sarin.

Ellenton, S.C. is evacuated for nuclear weapons construction, and the EPA issues final rules for phasing out leaded gasoline.

New York City is enveloped in smog, and Harbin re-opens its water supply.

Japan agrees to stop using driftnets, and the Concorde takes flight for the last time.

The Inaja Fire rages in the Cleveland National Forest, and the U.S. Senate fails legislation to reduce oil imports.

The Great Storm of 1703 blows through England, and 'Origin of the Species' is published.

60 nations agree to ban shark finning, and whales begin beaching themselves near Tasmania.

The USSR tests its first fusion weapon, and the Northern Spotted Owl still needs protection.