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The Russian constitutional crisis of 1993 began in earnest on September 21, when Russian President Boris Yeltsin dissolved the country's parliament and ordered a referendum on a new constitution. The parliament then deemed Yeltsin's presidency unconstitutional and appointed its own acting president. Tensions built quickly, and the representatives barricaded themselves in the parliament building, the "Russian White House." After ten days, Yeltsin, bolstered by support from the military, was able to seize the White House by force. Recently featured: Rudyard Kipling - Auto rickshaw - Algorithm

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*1901 - O. Henry was released from prison after serving three years for embezzlement from a bank. *1911 - Hiram Bingham re-discovered Machu Picchu, "the Lost City of the Incas". *1927 - In Ypres the Menin Gate war memorial was unveiled. *1929 - The Kellogg-Briand Pact, renouncing war as an instrument of foreign policy, went into effect. *1983 - George Brett, batting for the Kansas City Royals against the New York Yankees, had a game-winning home run nullified in the "Pine Tar Incident".

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In the United States, the September 11th Commission releases its final report, harshly criticizing American intelligence agencies. * Famous British physicist Stephen Hawking reverses his theory on black holes, agreeing with prevailing scientific consensus that information is not destroyed in a black hole and conceding his bet with particle physicist John Preskill. * The UN General Assembly issues a non-binding resolution asking that Israel abide by the International Court of Justice's advisory ruling and tear down the Israeli West Bank barrier. * Former military ruler Augusto Pinochet faces fraud charges in Chile after an investigation by the U.S. Senate found that Riggs Bank had ignored banking regulations to launder money.
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