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ON THIS DAY: The Chios Massacre (1822)

On this day in 1822, one of the most harrowing episodes of the Greek War of Independence unfolded on the island of Chios. Ottoman...

ON THIS DAY: Visionary author Arthur C Clarke dies (2008)

This day in 2008 marked the passing of one of the most visionary minds of the twentieth century, Arthur C Clarke, a writer whose...

ON THIS DAY: Jimmy Carter calls for a homeland for the Palestinians (1977)

On 16 March 1977, newly inaugurated United States President Jimmy Carter publicly stated that the Palestinian people should have a homeland, marking one of...

ON THIS DAY: The death of Anne Frank (1945)

On 12 March 1945, in the final months of the Second World War, the young German-Jewish girl Anne Frank died in the Bergen-Belsen concentration...

ON THIS DAY: Sharon Stone is born (1958)

On 10 March 1958, American actress Sharon Stone was born in Meadville, Pennsylvania, United States. Over the decades, Stone became one of Hollywood’s most...

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ON THIS DAY: Avengers Endgame release (2019)

Marvel Studios’ Avengers: Endgame premiered internationally on April 25,...

Lebanon: Four killed in Israeli strikes in the south

Four people were killed today in Israeli attacks in...

Mexico: Mother-in-law kills daughter-in-law, tells son “you are mine”

A 27-year-old former beauty queen, Carolina Flores Gómez, who...

Akrotiri: Motorcyclist killed after collision with vehicle, driver arrested

At 13:39 on April 25, British Bases Police in...
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