Daily Almanac for
Oct 14, 2008
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Feature of the Day
Booker Prize Slideshow
Follow this slideshow to read about books that have won the Man Booker Prize, Britain's most prestigious literary award
Biggest One-Day Declines in the Dow
The Dow Jones Industrial Average suffered some of its biggest losses during the financial crisis of 2008
Current Wars around the World
A look at where wars and armed conflicts are raging throughout the world
Iraq Timeline
A timeline of key events that have occurred in Iraq, from the fall of the Ottoman Empire in 1920 through the current state of affairs


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