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- 1922Corpse Spoils Wake; Refuses to Stay DeadModesto Morning Herald◆
- 1939ASK STEEL PRICES FOR FIRST QUARTERThe New York Times◆
- 2025Isle of Wight festival increases profits despite fall in attendanceThe Guardian◆
- 2020Covid impact on NHS capacity in England to last 'several years'The Guardian◆
- 235Pope Pontian resigned after being exiled to Sardinia, becoming the first pope to relinquish the position.Wikipedia◆
- 1542Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo of Portugal arrives at what is now San Diego, California. He is the first European in California.Wikipedia◆
- 235Pope Pontian resigns. He is exiled to the mines of Sardinia, along with Hippolytus of Rome.Wikipedia◆
- 2012War in Somalia: Somali National Army forces and their AMISOM and Raskamboni allies launched an offensive against Al-Shabaab in the latter's last major stronghold of Kismayo.Wikipedia◆
- 1924A team of U.S. Army Air Service aviators landed in Seattle, Washington, to complete the first aerial circumnavigation of the world.Wikipedia◆
- 2022Hurricane Ian makes landfall in Cayo Costa State Park, Florida as a category four hurricane, killing 169 and doing $113 billion in damage, becoming Florida's costliest hurricane and the deadliest in 89 years.Wikipedia◆
- 2008Falcon 1 becomes the first privately developed liquid-fuel ground-launched vehicle to put a payload into orbit by the RatSat mission.Wikipedia◆
- 1986The Democratic Progressive Party becomes the first opposition party in Taiwan.Wikipedia◆
- 1951CBS makes the first color televisions available for sale to the general public, but the product is discontinued less than a month later.Wikipedia◆
- 1941Ted Williams achieves a .406 batting average for the season, and becomes the last major league baseball player to bat .400 or better.Wikipedia◆
- 1922Corpse Spoils Wake; Refuses to Stay DeadModesto Morning Herald◆
- 1939ASK STEEL PRICES FOR FIRST QUARTERThe New York Times◆
- 2025Isle of Wight festival increases profits despite fall in attendanceThe Guardian◆
- 2020Covid impact on NHS capacity in England to last 'several years'The Guardian◆
- 235Pope Pontian resigned after being exiled to Sardinia, becoming the first pope to relinquish the position.Wikipedia◆
- 1542Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo of Portugal arrives at what is now San Diego, California. He is the first European in California.Wikipedia◆
- 235Pope Pontian resigns. He is exiled to the mines of Sardinia, along with Hippolytus of Rome.Wikipedia◆
- 2012War in Somalia: Somali National Army forces and their AMISOM and Raskamboni allies launched an offensive against Al-Shabaab in the latter's last major stronghold of Kismayo.Wikipedia◆
- 1924A team of U.S. Army Air Service aviators landed in Seattle, Washington, to complete the first aerial circumnavigation of the world.Wikipedia◆
- 2022Hurricane Ian makes landfall in Cayo Costa State Park, Florida as a category four hurricane, killing 169 and doing $113 billion in damage, becoming Florida's costliest hurricane and the deadliest in 89 years.Wikipedia◆
- 2008Falcon 1 becomes the first privately developed liquid-fuel ground-launched vehicle to put a payload into orbit by the RatSat mission.Wikipedia◆
- 1986The Democratic Progressive Party becomes the first opposition party in Taiwan.Wikipedia◆
- 1951CBS makes the first color televisions available for sale to the general public, but the product is discontinued less than a month later.Wikipedia◆
- 1941Ted Williams achieves a .406 batting average for the season, and becomes the last major league baseball player to bat .400 or better.Wikipedia◆
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235 First everPope Pontian resigned after being exiled to Sardinia, becoming the first pope to relinquish the position.
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1542 First everJuan Rodríguez Cabrillo of Portugal arrives at what is now San Diego, California. He is the first European in California.
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Pope Pontian resigns. He is exiled to the mines of Sardinia, along with Hippolytus of Rome.
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2012 Oddly trueWar in Somalia: Somali National Army forces and their AMISOM and Raskamboni allies launched an offensive against Al-Shabaab in the latter's last major stronghold of Kismayo.
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1924 First everA team of U.S. Army Air Service aviators landed in Seattle, Washington, to complete the first aerial circumnavigation of the world.
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2025The GuardianIsle of Wight festival increases profits despite fall in attendanceFestival made £3.4m profit in 2024, generating £2.6m dividend for its parent company, part of Live Nation
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2020The GuardianCovid impact on NHS capacity in England to last 'several years'Government urged to ‘manage public expectations’ about situation as NHS faces ‘triple whammy’ of pandemic pressures
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Pope Pontian resigned after being exiled to Sardinia, becoming the first pope to relinquish the position.
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Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo of Portugal arrives at what is now San Diego, California. He is the first European in California.
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Pope Pontian resigns. He is exiled to the mines of Sardinia, along with Hippolytus of Rome.
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- WimbledonGoran Ivanisevic and Venus Williams win Wimbledon
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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
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