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- War Dims Hope for PeaceHall of Fame◆
- 2002World Business Briefing | Asia: South Korea: Profit At HynixThe New York Times◆
- 2016On both sides of the Atlantic, the rise of the right is overThe Guardian◆
- 2015Bradford fire disaster: 'Scousers had an injustice. We haven't'The Guardian◆
- -1457Battle of Megiddo: The first battle to have been recorded in what is accepted as relatively reliable detail.Wikipedia◆
- 1881In Dodge City, Kansas, Bat Masterson fights his last gun battle.Wikipedia◆
- 1853The Great Indian Peninsula Railway opens the first passenger rail in India, from Bori Bunder to Thane.Wikipedia◆
- 73Masada, a Jewish fortress, falls to the Romans after several months of siege, ending the First Jewish–Roman War.Wikipedia◆
- 2008The U.S. Supreme Court rules in the Baze v. Rees decision that execution by lethal injection does not violate the Eighth Amendment ban against cruel and unusual punishment.Wikipedia◆
- 1947American financier and presidential adviser Bernard Baruch first described the post–World War II tensions between the Soviet Union and the United States as a "cold war".Wikipedia◆
- 1912American pilot Harriet Quimby (pictured) became the first woman to fly across the English Channel.Wikipedia◆
- 2018The New York Times and The New Yorker win the Pulitzer Prize for Public Service for breaking news of the Harvey Weinstein sexual abuse scandal.Wikipedia◆
- 2012The Pulitzer Prize winners are announced. It was the first time since 1977 that no book won the Fiction Prize.Wikipedia◆
- 1947An explosion on board a freighter in port causes Texas City in the state of Texas, United States, to catch fire, killing almost 600 people.Wikipedia◆
- War Dims Hope for PeaceHall of Fame◆
- 2002World Business Briefing | Asia: South Korea: Profit At HynixThe New York Times◆
- 2016On both sides of the Atlantic, the rise of the right is overThe Guardian◆
- 2015Bradford fire disaster: 'Scousers had an injustice. We haven't'The Guardian◆
- -1457Battle of Megiddo: The first battle to have been recorded in what is accepted as relatively reliable detail.Wikipedia◆
- 1881In Dodge City, Kansas, Bat Masterson fights his last gun battle.Wikipedia◆
- 1853The Great Indian Peninsula Railway opens the first passenger rail in India, from Bori Bunder to Thane.Wikipedia◆
- 73Masada, a Jewish fortress, falls to the Romans after several months of siege, ending the First Jewish–Roman War.Wikipedia◆
- 2008The U.S. Supreme Court rules in the Baze v. Rees decision that execution by lethal injection does not violate the Eighth Amendment ban against cruel and unusual punishment.Wikipedia◆
- 1947American financier and presidential adviser Bernard Baruch first described the post–World War II tensions between the Soviet Union and the United States as a "cold war".Wikipedia◆
- 1912American pilot Harriet Quimby (pictured) became the first woman to fly across the English Channel.Wikipedia◆
- 2018The New York Times and The New Yorker win the Pulitzer Prize for Public Service for breaking news of the Harvey Weinstein sexual abuse scandal.Wikipedia◆
- 2012The Pulitzer Prize winners are announced. It was the first time since 1977 that no book won the Fiction Prize.Wikipedia◆
- 1947An explosion on board a freighter in port causes Texas City in the state of Texas, United States, to catch fire, killing almost 600 people.Wikipedia◆
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1457 BC First everBattle of Megiddo: The first battle to have been recorded in what is accepted as relatively reliable detail.
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1881 Oddly trueIn Dodge City, Kansas, Bat Masterson fights his last gun battle.
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1853 First everThe Great Indian Peninsula Railway opens the first passenger rail in India, from Bori Bunder to Thane.
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73 First everMasada, a Jewish fortress, falls to the Romans after several months of siege, ending the First Jewish–Roman War.
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2008 WeirdThe U.S. Supreme Court rules in the Baze v. Rees decision that execution by lethal injection does not violate the Eighth Amendment ban against cruel and unusual punishment.
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2016The GuardianOn both sides of the Atlantic, the rise of the right is overDonald Trump and Ted Cruz have their counterparts in Nigel Farage’s anti-immigrant nativism and Boris Johnson’s populism
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2015The GuardianBradford fire disaster: 'Scousers had an injustice. We haven't'Martin Fletcher’s book on the 1985 blaze is being seen as unnecessary muck-raking by some Bradford City fans
Read on The Guardian →- 2002The New York Times · Front pageWorld Business Briefing | Asia: South Korea: Profit At Hynix
Hynix Semiconductor earned $26 million in first quarter, first profit in six quarters; profit comes on sales of $658…
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Battle of Megiddo: The first battle to have been recorded in what is accepted as relatively reliable detail.
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- 1881 Oddly true
In Dodge City, Kansas, Bat Masterson fights his last gun battle.
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The Great Indian Peninsula Railway opens the first passenger rail in India, from Bori Bunder to Thane.
Read more →Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Martin Luther King Jr. dies
Martin Luther King Jr., civil rights leader, died on this day in 1968. Assassinated in Memphis. Remembered as: Prominent leader in the American civil rights movement.
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John Lennon dies
John Lennon, musician, died on this day in 1980. Assassinated in New York City. Remembered as: Co-lead vocalist and founder of The Beatles.
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Robin Williams dies
Robin Williams, actor and comedian, died on this day in 2014. Suicide. Remembered as: Known for his improvisational skills and wide variety of roles.
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Kurt Cobain dies
Kurt Cobain, musician, died on this day in 1994. Suicide by gunshot. Remembered as: Frontman of Nirvana, voice of a generation.
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Prince dies
Prince, musician, died on this day in 2016. Fentanyl overdose. Remembered as: Innovative artist known for his eclectic work and flamboyant stage presence.
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- Tour de FranceChris Froome wins the Tour de France
- The MastersDanny Willett wins the Masters
- World SeriesChicago Cubs win the World Series
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- WimbledonGoran Ivanisevic and Venus Williams win Wimbledon
- Super BowlBaltimore Ravens win Super Bowl XXXV
- The MastersTiger Woods wins the Masters
- World SeriesArizona Diamondbacks win the World Series
- NBA FinalsLos Angeles Lakers win the NBA Finals
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- WimbledonBjorn Borg and Chris Evert win Wimbledon
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- Tour de FranceLucien Van Impe wins the Tour de France
- The MastersRaymond Floyd wins the Masters
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