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ca. 3rd–7th century CE

The Guardian

• Royals and refugees to come together in Rome for funeral of Pope Francis
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• Virginia Giuffre, who accused Jeffrey Epstein of sexual abuse, dies aged 41
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• EU may accept 12-month work visas for ‘youth experience’ scheme with UK
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• Son of CIA deputy director was killed while fighting for Russia, report says
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• FBI arrests Wisconsin judge and accuses her of obstructing immigration officials
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• World Emulation via Neural Network | 18 Comments | Link
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On This Day

• 2012 The International Hydrographic Organization abandoned South Korean-led 'attempts to rename the Sea of Japan.
International Hydrographic OrganizationSea of Japan naming disputeSea of Japan
• 2007 Controversy surrounding the relocation of the Bronze Soldier of Tallinn, a Soviet Red Army World War II memorial in Tallinn, Estonia, erupted into mass protests and riots.
Bronze Soldier of TallinnRed ArmyTallinnBronze Night
• 1994 Just before landing at Nagoya Airport, Japan, the copilot of China Airlines Flight 140 inadvertently triggered the takeoff/go-around switch, causing the aircraft to crash and killing 264 of the 271 people on board.
Nagoya AirfieldChina Airlines Flight 140Takeoff/go-around switch
• 1989 An editorial was published in the People's Daily denouncing the growing unrest in Tiananmen Square in Beijing which would remain contentious through the remainder of the protests.
April 26 EditorialPeople's Daily1989 Tiananmen Square protests and massacreTiananmen Square
• 1989 A tornado struck the Manikganj District of Bangladesh and killed an estimated 1,300 people, making it the deadliest tornado in history.
Daulatpur–Saturia tornadoManikganj DistrictTornado records
• 1970 The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) came into being when the WIPO Convention entered into force.
World Intellectual Property OrganizationWIPO Convention
• 1958 Service ended on the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad's Royal Blue Line, one of the first major electrified train lines in the U.S. (steam train pictured).
Baltimore and Ohio RailroadRoyal Blue (train)Railway electrification
• 1944 World War II: U.S. Navy submarines began attacks on Japan's Take Ichi convoy as it sailed in waters between Taiwan and the Philippines, eventually sinking four vessels and killing more than 4,000 troops.
World War IIUnited States NavyTake Ichi convoy
• 1941 Boris Kidrič and Edvard Kardelj founded the Liberation Front of the Slovene Nation, the main anti-fascist Slovene civil-resistance and political organization during World War II.
Boris KidričEdvard KardeljLiberation Front of the Slovene NationAnti-fascism
• 1933 The Gestapo, the official secret police force of Nazi Germany, was established.
GestapoSecret policeNazi Germany
• 1915 First World War: Britain, France and Russia signed a secret treaty promising territory to Italy if it joined the war on their side.
World War ITreaty of London (1915)
• 1865 U.S. Army soldiers cornered and fatally shot John Wilkes Booth, the assassin of U.S. president Abraham Lincoln, ending a twelve-day manhunt.
United States ArmyJohn Wilkes BoothAssassination of Abraham LincolnAbraham Lincoln
• 1478 In a conspiracy to replace the Medici family as rulers of the Republic of Florence, the Pazzi family attacked Lorenzo de' Medici (pictured) and killed his brother Giuliano at Florence Cathedral.
Pazzi conspiracyHouse of MediciRepublic of FlorencePazziLorenzo de' MediciGiuliano de' MediciFlorence Cathedral