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Waterloo Column
- ... that the Waterloo Column (pictured), which commemorates Germans who died at the Battle of Waterloo, incorporates the barrels of eight cannons that were captured there?
- ... that gym teacher Harold Styan of Clifton House School was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire for services to youth?
- ... that one critic described some of the melodies in Life Till Bones as akin to "trying to dig a hole in a bowl full of sugar"?
- ... that Goro Takahashi, a silversmith adopted by a Lakota family, was the first Japanese person allowed to attend a Sun Dance?
- ... that a Rhode Island TV station started out by re-running an inventory of 50 hours of cartoons and 14 old movies?
- ... that the 1923 film Zhang Xinsheng featured close-up views of internal organs?
- ... that an inscription from 243 AD for a leader of the marzēaḥ ends with blessings for his sons, the scribe, the person in charge of the cooking, the cupbearer, and other assistants?
- ... that Ripken wore a GoPro on his back while retrieving used bats and tees at major sporting events?
- ... that trucks in Tyler promoted Tyler's latest album?
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Wildfire in Pacific Palisades
- A series of wildfires (pictured) in Southern California, United States, leaves 5 people dead and forces more than 100,000 others to evacuate.
- A 7.1-magnitude earthquake hits Tingri County in the Tibet Autonomous Region, China, leaving at least 126 people dead.
- Indonesia becomes a full member of BRICS.
- Justin Trudeau announces his intention to resign as prime minister of Canada.
- Luke Littler wins the PDC World Darts Championship.
On this day...
Aircraft involved in the Iran Air Flight 277 accident
- 1797 – War of the First Coalition: The siege of Kehl by Habsburg and Württembergian forces ended when French troops withdrew from their fortifications.
- 1917 – First World War: Troops of the British Empire defeated Ottoman forces at the Battle of Rafa on the Sinai–Palestine border.
- 1972 – The Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association lost to the Milwaukee Bucks, ending a 33-game winning streak, the longest in major American professional team sports.
- 1975 – The Great Storm spawned the first of 45 tornadoes over a three-day period in the Southeastern United States.
- 2011 – In poor weather conditions, Iran Air Flight 277 (aircraft pictured) crashed near Urmia Airport, Iran, killing 78 of the 105 people on board.
- T. W. Robertson (b. 1829)
- Carrie Chapman Catt (b. 1859)
- Farhan Akhtar (b. 1974)
- Lei Jieqiong (d. 2011)
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