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The United States Bill of Rights consists of the first ten amendments to the United States Constitution. These amendments limit the powers of the federal government, protecting the rights of the people by preventing Congress from abridging freedom of speech, freedom of the press, freedom of assembly, freedom of religious worship, the freedom to petition, and the right to keep and bear arms, preventing unreasonable search and seizure, cruel and unusual punishment, and self-incrimination, and guaranteeing due process of law and a speedy public trial with an impartial jury. In addition, the Bill of Rights states that "the enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people," and reserves all powers not granted to the Federal government to the citizenry or States. The Bill of Rights plays a central role in American law and government, and remains a fundamental symbol of the freedoms and culture of the nation. (more...) Recently featured: Battle of Cannae – Indian Standard Time – Music of the Lesser Antilles

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India's SRE 1 spacecraft successfully completes a twelve-day orbital test flight, making India one of the few nations to return a craft from orbit. The Serbian Radical Party, led by Vojislav Šešelj, wins a plurality of seats in Serbian elections but admits it will likely be unable to form a government. Comet McNaught (pictured), the brightest comet to appear in over forty years, becomes visible over the Southern Hemisphere. Ogün Samast, alleged assassin of Armenian-Turkish journalist Hrant Dink, is arrested in Samsun. Major winter storms kill at least 45 in Europe and 85 in North America. Wikinews – Recent deaths – More current events... On this day... January 24:

1438 - Pope Eugene IV was suspended by the Council of Basel. 1848 - James W. Marshall (pictured) discovered gold at Sutter's Mill in Coloma, California, leading to the California Gold Rush. 1891 - Prime Minister John Ballance began his term with his Liberal Party, the first political party in power in New Zealand. 1924 - The city of Petrograd, founded by Peter the Great of Russia in 1703, was renamed Leningrad three days after the death of Vladimir Lenin. 1984 - The first Apple Macintosh went on sale, as advertised on television two days earlier during Super Bowl XVIII. Recent days: January 23 – January 22 – January 21

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The Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata) is a North American jay which can be found over a very large area of the eastern side of the continent. It is mainly a bird of mixed woodland, but also of parks and gardens in some towns and cities. Its food is sought both on the ground and in trees and includes virtually all known types of plant and animal sources.

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The 2006 Atlantic hurricane season was a fairly inactive Atlantic hurricane season compared to the 2005 season. The season officially started on June 1, 2006, and officially ended on November 30, 2006, dates which by convention delimit the period of each year when the majority of tropical cyclones form in the Atlantic basin. One system, Tropical Storm Zeta from the 2005 season, continued through early January, only the second time on record that had happened. Tropical Storm Alberto was responsible for two indirect deaths when it made landfall in Florida. Hurricane Ernesto caused heavy rainfall in Haiti, and directly killed at least seven in Haiti and the United States. Four more hurricanes formed after Ernesto, including the strongest storms of the season, Hurricanes Helene and Gordon. No tropical cyclones formed during October, for the first time since the 1994 season. While forecasts predicted that the 2006 season would be very active, a rapidly forming El Niño event in 2006, the presence of the Saharan Air Layer over the tropical Atlantic, and the steady presence of a robust secondary high pressure area to the Azores high centered around Bermuda contributed to a slow season. (more...)

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IBM and Los Alamos National Laboratory break a processing speed record with the world's first petaflop computer, Roadrunner (pictured).
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In tennis, Rafael Nadal and Ana Ivanović win the singles titles in the 2008 French Open.
The Diet of Japan recognizes the Ainu as an indigenous people for the first time.
Israeli minister Shaul Mofaz threatens an attack on Iran's nuclear program.
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1190 – The Third Crusade: Frederick I Barbarossa drowned in the Saleph River in Anatolia.
1719 – Jacobite risings: British forces defeated an alliance of Jacobites and Spaniards at the Battle of Glen Shiel in the Scottish Highlands.
1829 – In rowing, Oxford defeated Cambridge in the first Boat Race held on the Thames in London.
1838 – More than twenty-five Australian Aborigines were massacred near Inverell, New South Wales.
1935 – American physician Bob Smith had his last alcoholic drink, marking the traditional founding date of Alcoholics Anonymous.

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Infantrymen of the 255th Infantry Regiment move down a street in Waldenburg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany, searching for a fugitive after a recent raid by the 63rd Infantry Division in 1945.

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