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April 8 is the 98th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (99th in leap years). There are 267 days remaining in the year. April 8 - Events. 217 - Roman emperor Caracalla is assassinated (and succeeded) by his Praetorian Guard prefect, Marcus Opellius Macrinus 1203 - Congress in Bilino Polje, where Ban Kulin officially declared his allegiance to the Catholic Church and denounced the heresy. 1730 - Shearith Israel, the first synagogue in New York City, is dedicated.Including:

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Tourism has been a major industry in Yarmouth since the late 19th century when the Dominion Atlantic Railway and Halifax and Southwestern Railway began to offer connections for its passengers with steamship services operating to New York City and Boston. This continued until the Second World War when the services were terminated. Canadian National Railways instituted a ferry service to Bar Harbor, Maine in the 1950s and this was continued by CN Marine and Marine Atlantic until 1997. In 1998 operation of the Bar Harbor route was transferred to Bay Ferries Limited which currently operates a high-speed catamaran ferry - HSC < ...

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Aside from the lack of water, food, shelter, and sanitation facilities, there was concern that the prolonged flooding might lead to an outbreak of health problems for those who remained in the hurricane-affected areas. In addition to dehydration and food poisoning, there was potential for communicable disease outbreaks of diarrhea and respiratory illness, all related to the growing contamination of food and drinking water supplies in the area. President Bush declared a emergency for the entire Gulf Coast. Before the hurricane, governm ...

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Elsmere is located at 39°44'21" North, 75°35'39" West (39.739112, -75.594267)GR1. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 2.5 km² (1.0 mi²). None of the area is covered with water. ...

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Language(s) First Learned and Still Understood 2001 English only 89.13% French only 10.58% Both English and French 0.16% Other languages 0.13% Racial make-up 2001 White 93.66% Black 3.44% South Asian 1.38% Chinese 1.12% Arab 0.40% Religious make-up 2001 Catholic 44.77% Protestant 36.48% Hindu 0.68% Jewish 0.26% Sikh ...

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As with any major disaster, animals are affected as well as human beings. In the case during Katrina, no order to support total animal evacuation was given. Helicopter pilots and rescue boat captains had refused to load pets in order to hold more people. Many families in the affected area refused to evacuate without their pets. Some field hospitals allowed pets to enter with their patients. However, those who were evacuated from the Su ...

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Hundreds of reports were made to Louisiana authorities and elsewhere regarding sharp increases in prices on products like gasoline and bottled water, or of hotels failing to honor reservations in favor of accepting larger offers for rooms by desperate travelers. The three major U.S. TV networks' nightly news programs showed images of a BP gas station selling gasoline for over $6 per US gallon ($1.59/L). Another BP station in Stockbridge, Georgia, south of Atlanta, was selling gas at $5.87 per US gallon ($1.55/L) less than a day after Katrina ...

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