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n twenty years?
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Recent deaths: Dolph Schayes1545

The Council of Trent, an ecumenical council con
voked by Pope Paul III in response to the growth of Protestantism, opened in Tre
nt, Bishopric of Trent (now in modern Italy).
1769 Dartmouth College in present-day Hanover, New Hampshire, US, was establishe
d by a Royal Charter and became the last university founded in the Thirteen Colo
nies before the American Revolution.
1960 With Emperor of Ethiopia Haile Selassie out of the country, four conspirato
rs staged a coup attempt and installed Crown Prince Asfaw Wossen as the new Empe
ror.
1981 Polish Prime Minister Wojciech Jaruzelski (pictured) declared martial law,
suspended Solidarity and imprisoned many union leaders.
2001 The Parliament of India was attacked by five gunmen, resulting in 12 deaths
, including those of the perpetrators.
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wd on New York City s Lower East Side, with people spilling out of tenement buildi
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... that the Shwezigon Pagoda (pictured) is like a bell-shaped stupa, in traditi
onal Mon architectural style, which became the prototype architectural feature f
or many stupas built in Myanmar?
... that yachtsman Keith White set out on 25 October 2015 to make a literally si
ngle-handed solo global circumnavigation?
... that Catherine Feuillet led a team to successfully map the largest wheat chr
omosome, 3B?
... that the zinc-iron statues of Court Square Fountain in Montgomery, Alabama (
1885) were replaced by aluminum statues in 1984, but these became corroded withi
n twenty years?
... that Mahbub Alam was arrested just after filing his nomination paper for the
2014 Indian general election?
... that during the early years of 20th century, the silk of Ordubad received 13
gold medals in international exhibitions and fairs?
... that the sealing ship Norsel was nicknamed "the Polar Bus" due to her many v
oyages to the Antarctic and Arctic?
... that, while working as a spy for MI9 at Colditz, Julius Green wrote coded me
ssages to a fictional lover?
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rger.
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fter the
Pagoda
... that the Shwezigon Pagoda (pictured) is like a bell-shaped stupa, in traditi
onal Mon architectural style, which became the prototype architectural feature f
or many stupas built in Myanmar?
... that yachtsman Keith White set out on 25 October 2015 to make a literally si
ngle-handed solo global circumnavigation?
... that Catherine Feuillet led a team to successfully map the largest wheat chr
omosome, 3B?

... that the zinc-iron statues of Court Square Fountain in Montgomery, Alabama (
1885) were replaced by aluminum statues in 1984, but these became corroded withi
n twenty years?
... that Mahbub Alam was arrested just after filing his nomination paper for the
2014 Indian general election?
... that during the early years of 20th century, the silk of Ordubad received 13
gold medals in international exhibitions and fairs?
... that the sealing ship Norsel was nicknamed "the Polar Bus" due to her many v
oyages to the Antarctic and Arctic?
... that, while working as a spy for MI9 at Colditz, Julius Green wrote coded me
ssages to a fictional lover?
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rger.
The JAXA probe Akatsuki (launch pictured) enters orbit around Venus five years a
fter the American rock musician Jimi Hendrix was charged with drug possession in
Canada in May 1969. Customs agents at Toronto International Airport detained He
ndrix (pictured) after finding a small amount of heroin and hashish in his lugga
ge. Released on $10,000 bail, he performed at Maple Leaf Gardens later that nigh
t, joking with the crowd. In December he stood trial for two counts of illegal p
ossession of narcotics, carrying a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison. Judge
Joseph Kelly presided. Defense attorney John O'Driscoll raised doubts about whe
ther the narcotics belonged to Hendrix, who had no drug paraphernalia in his lug
gage or needle tracks on his arms, and whether he even knew they were in his lug
gage. He was acquitted after a three-day trial. Both of Hendrix's bandmates in t
he Jimi Hendrix Experience, Mitch Mitchell and Noel Redding, later said that the
y had been warned about a planned drug bust the day before flying to Toronto and
that they believed the drugs had been planted in his bag. Hendrix was the world
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he died the following year. (Full article...)
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... that the Shwezigon Pagoda (pictured) is like a bell-shaped stupa, in traditi
onal Mon architectural style, which became the prototype architectural feature f
or many stupas built in Myanmar?
... that yachtsman Keith White set out on 25 October 2015 to make a literally si
ngle-handed solo global circumnavigation?
... that Catherine Feuillet led a team to successfully map the largest wheat chr
omosome, 3B?
... that the zinc-iron statues of Court Square Fountain in Montgomery, Alabama (
1885) were replaced by aluminum statues in 1984, but these became corroded withi
n twenty years?
... that Mahbub Alam was arrested just after filing his nomination paper for the
2014 Indian general election?
... that during the early years of 20th century, the silk of Ordubad received 13
gold medals in international exhibitions and fairs?
... that the sealing ship Norsel was nicknamed "the Polar Bus" due to her many v
oyages to the Antarctic and Arctic?
... that, while working as a spy for MI9 at Colditz, Julius Green wrote coded me
ssages to a fictional lover?
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At least 87 people are killed amidst ongoing political unrest in Burundi.
American chemical companies DuPont and Dow agree to an estimated $130 billion me
rger.
The JAXA probe Akatsuki (launch pictured) enters orbit around Venus five years a
fter the first attempt.
In a constitutional referendum, Armenia approves becoming a parliamentary republ
ic.
In Venezuela, the opposition Democratic Unity Roundtable wins an absolute majori
ty in the parliamentary elections.
Ongoing events: Syrian Civil War European migrant crisis
Recent deaths: Dolph Schayes
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Wojciech Jaruzelski
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1545
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in modern Italy).
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d by a Royal Charter and became the last university founded in the Thirteen Colo
nies before the American Revolution.
1960 With Emperor of Ethiopia Haile Selassie out of the country, four conspirato
rs staged a coup attempt and installed Crown Prince Asfaw Wossen as the new Empe
ror.
1981 Polish Prime Minister Wojciech Jaruzelski (pictured) declared martial law,
suspended Solidarity and imprisoned many union leaders.
2001 The Parliament of India was attacked by five gunmen, resulting in 12 deaths
, including those of the perpetrators.
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