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This week in history…Valkyrie, Aurora and Wikileaks

This week in history…Valkyrie, Aurora and Wikileaks

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This week in history saw some major moments in transportation and space exploration. The Paris Metro began to run, the Ford Motor Co. shipped its first car; the Comet Hale-Bopp was discovered and Apollo 11 made it safely back to Earth after touching down on the Moon. More from this week in history…

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Accused killer in Colorado shootings, James Holmes, makes first court appearance

Accused killer in Colorado shootings, James Holmes, makes first court appearance

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A gunman in a gas mask and bullet-proof vest killed 12 and wounded dozens more at a midnight premiere of the new Batman movie in a suburb of Denver early Friday. Police have in custody the suspect, James Eagan Holmes, 24, who sparked pandemonium in the theater when he hurled a gas canister into the auditorium and opened fire on moviegoers.
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