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Kenny Guinn
2010Jul, 22

Kenny Guinn

Kenny Guinn, American banker and politician, 27th Governor of Nevada (b. 1936)
Kenneth Carroll Guinn (August 24, 1936 – July 22, 2010), was an American academic administrator, businessman and politician who served as the 27th Governor of Nevada from 1999 to 2007 and interim president of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) from 1994 to 1995. Originally a Democrat, he later joined the Republican Party prior to being elected governor.

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    Burj Khalifa

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  • 11Mar

    2010 Pichilemu earthquake

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    Apple Inc. released the first generation iPad, a tablet computer.
  • 20Apr

    Deepwater Horizon explosion

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  • 31May

    Gaza flotilla raid

    Israeli Shayetet 13 commandos boarded the Gaza Freedom Flotilla while still in international waters trying to break the ongoing blockade of the Gaza Strip; nine Turkish civilians on the flotilla were killed in the ensuing violent affray.