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19 terrorists from the extremist group al-Qaeda hijacked four commercial airplanes and carried out suicide attacks killed 2,977 people and caused billions of dollars in damge. -
On March 8, 2013, North Korea escalated tensions by terminating peace pacts with South Korea and threatening long-range missile attacks. Former U.S. President Bill Clinton called for the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) to be overturned in a Washington Post op-ed, and NASA released an image of the distant galaxy cluster Abell 68. That day was also International Women's Day, and the date marked the ceremonial start of the FIA World Rally Championship in Mexico.