Chester A. Arthur is sworn in as the 21st president by John R. Brady, a justice in the New York Supreme Court, following the death of President Garfield.
Speaking before a joint session of Congress, President George W. Bush announces a "War on Terror" and demands the Taliban government to turn over Osama Bin-Laden.
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