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AP Today in History
August 14 2003
- 2003: A massive blackout effects big cities such as Toronto and New York City along with most of North Eastern North America; the blackout was caused by a technical glitch at a Cleveland, Ohio power station
The 2000s
2008: American Airlines were Fined for 7.1 Million for safety violations
The 1990s
- 1997: Timothy McVeigh was formally sentenced to death for the Oklahoma City bombing
The 1910s Events
- 1917: China declares war on Germany and Austria during World War I
