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To: IQBAL LATIF who wrote (48713)	7/12/2005 5:44:51 AM
From: IQBAL LATIF	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 50167

July 12: * 1862 - The U.S. Army Medal of Honor was first authorized by the U.S. Congress. * 1967 - Race riots began in Newark, New Jersey, leading to 27 deaths in four days. * 1975 - São Tomé and Príncipe declared independence from Portugal. * 1979 - The Gilbert Islands gained independence and became known as Kiribati. * 1993 - A magnitude 7.8 earthquake off the shore of Hokkaido, Japan launched a devastating tsunami, killing 202 on the small island of Okushiri.