The last date on the timeline is March 2, 2009, when American International Group (AIG) Inc announced a loss of billion in the fourth quarter of 2008, the largest loss in US corporate history.

时间表中最近的日期是2009年3月2日，这一天美国国际集团(aig)宣布其去年第四季度亏损600亿美元，这是美国企业史上最大的亏损额。

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And in order for me to become a us citizen, I had to take these American history lessons, where they ask us questions like "Who is Benjamin Franklin?"

而为了让我自己成为一名美国公民，我必须学习美国的历史，于是就有被问到诸如“谁是Benjamin Franklin ？”我只能：“啊！”

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He was convinced that the helicopters were American. "I began to wonder if the Americans were invading us," he says, recalling the recent history of strained relations between the two countries.

他确信武装直升机是美国的，“我开始怀疑是否美国人正在入侵我国”，他说，并回想起近来美巴两国略显紧张的关系。

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