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The 2010 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Final was played on October 5, 2010, at Qwest Field (now CenturyLink Field) in Seattle, Washington. The match determined the winner of the 2010 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup, a tournament open to amateur and professional soccer teams affiliated with the United States Soccer Federation. This was the 97th edition of the oldest competition in United States soccer. Seattle Sounders FC won the match, defeating the Columbus Crew 2–1. The final drew an attendance of 31,311, surpassing the 81-year-old record for the event. Sounders FC became the first team since 1983 to win two consecutive U.S. Open Cup championships and the first Major League Soccer club to ever do so. As a result of its U.S. Open Cup championship, Seattle earned a berth in the preliminary round of the 2011–12 CONCACAF Champions League, as well as a $100,000 cash prize. The Crew received the runner-up prize of $50,000. (more...) Recently featured: 1941 Florida hurricane – Film noir – Free State of Galveston Archive – By email – More featured articles...
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Brooklyn Bridge A study in the journal Nature reports record ozone depletion over the Arctic during the winter of 2010–2011. Seven hundred people from the Occupy Wall Street protest are arrested and subsequently released after obstructing traffic on the Brooklyn Bridge (pictured) in New York City. In rugby league, the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles defeat the New Zealand Warriors to win the NRL Grand Final. In Australian rules football, Geelong defeat Collingwood to win the AFL Grand Final. American and Yemeni officials report that Anwar al-Awlaki, described as a senior al-Qaeda member, has been killed in an airstrike in Ma'rib, Yemen. Wikinews – Recent deaths – More current events...
On this day...
October 4: Feast Day of St. Francis of Assisi (Catholicism); Independence Day in Lesotho (1966) 1824 – Mexico enacted its first constitution, defining the nation as a federal republic. 1957 – Soviet spacecraft Sputnik 1 (replica pictured), the first artificial satellite to orbit the Earth, was launched by an R-7 rocket from the Baikonur Cosmodrome near Tyuratam, Kazakh SSR. 1967 – Hassanal Bolkiah became Sultan of Brunei upon the abdication of his father, Omar Ali Saifuddien III. 1997 – Armored car driver David Ghantt stole $17.3 million from his employer, one of the largest cash robberies in U.S. history. 2003 – A suicide bomber killed 21 people and injured more than 50 others inside the Maxim restaurant in Haifa, Israel. More anniversaries: October 3 – October 4 – October 5 Archive – By email – List of historical anniversaries It is now October 4, 2011 (UTC) – Refresh this page

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The Eurocopter AS350 (AStar in North America) is a single-engined light helicopter originally manufactured by Aérospatiale (now part of Eurocopter Group). It is a popular model, being used worldwide in many civilian, law enforcement, and military organisations. One variant became the first helicopter to ever land on Mount Everest.

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