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This Day In Black History: February 6th

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Here’s some key events that happened on this day brought to you by Black Facts 1. 1993 – Arthur Ashe dies Tennis player Arthur Ashe dies. Ashe was the first African American to win at Wimbledon. 2. 1972 – Robert Lewis Douglas founder and coach of the Rens Robert Lewis Douglas founder and coach of […]

This Day In Black History: February 6th

Over 100 Missing, At Least 14 Dead Following Catastrophic Earthquake In Taiwan

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A 6.4-magnitude earthquake struck southern Taiwan early Saturday morning.

Over 100 Missing, At Least 14 Dead Following Catastrophic Earthquake In Taiwan

Massive 7.2 quake hits New Zealand

A 7.2 magnitude earthquake struck southern New Zealand at 4:35 a.m. Saturday local time, according to the U.S. Geological Survey on Friday. The quake, which struck at 9:35 a.m. Pacific time, was centered 19 miles northwest of Christchurch, and 186 miles southwest of Wellington. Earlier, the USGS had reported a preliminary magnitude of 7.4 http://www.boncherry.com/blog/2010/09/03/massive-72-quake-hits-new-zealand/ added by: NewsFrontiers