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ON THIS DAY: Apollo 11 lands on the Moon in historic first (1969)

On 20 July 1969, NASA achieved one of the greatest milestones in human history when the Apollo 11 lunar module successfully landed on the...

ON THIS DAY: Cinema legend, Ingmar Bergman is born (1918)

On 14 July 1918, Ernst Ingmar Bergman was born in Uppsala, Sweden. He would become one of the most influential directors in the history...

ON THIS DAY: Mary Quant and the miniskirt revolution (1964)

On 10 July 1964, fashion history remembers Mary Quant’s role in transforming the way a generation dressed, as the miniskirt emerged as one of...

ON THIS DAY: The 9th of July massacre and Archbishop Kyprianos’ hanging (1821)

Today, 9 July, marks the 204th anniversary of the horror of the hanging of Archbishop Kyprianos and the beheading of the three Metropolitan bishops,...

On This Day: Pokémon GO launch changed gaming forever (2016)

On 6 July 2016, Pokémon GO was officially launched, introducing millions of people to augmented reality gaming and creating one of the biggest pop...

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Avakas Gorge: Missing 16-year-old found after search operation with dogs

The search for a 16-year-old boy of Russian origin,...

Behind-the-scenes Israel–Turkey talks to prevent conflict in Syria

Behind-the-scenes contacts between Israel and Turkey are underway in...
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