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ON THIS DAY: Mayflower sails for the New World (1620)

On this Day
On this day, 16 September 1620, the Mayflower left Plymouth, England, carrying 102 passengers on a voyage across the Atlantic that would become one...

ON THIS DAY: Karl Marx publishes ‘Das Kapital’, reshaping political thought (1867)

On this Day
On 14 September 1867, the first volume of Karl Marx’s Das Kapital was published in Hamburg, the culmination of years of research into capitalism,...

ON THIS DAY: The September 11 attacks of 2001

On this Day
On 11 September 2001, the United States suffered the deadliest terrorist attack in its history, an event that killed nearly 3,000 people, destroyed New...

ON THIS DAY: Mike the Headless Chicken refuses to die (1945)

On this Day
On 10 September 1945, a farmer in Colorado attempted to kill a chicken for dinner. The chicken had other ideas. Mike the Headless Chicken survived...

ON THIS DAY: The funeral of Princess Diana (1997)

On this Day
On 6 September 1997, Britain said farewell to Diana, Princess of Wales, in a funeral that became one of the most watched events in...
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Bulgaria presidential runoff set after record-low turnout

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The presidential election in Bulgaria on Sunday ended inconclusively,...

Eric Bauza, voice actor of Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck, dies at 46

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Eric Bauza, the voice actor behind the modern-day Bugs...

Red Flag platform set for 2027 launch to help prevent domestic violence

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Cyprus is moving ahead with the Red Flag platform,...

Ebola nurse killed in attack in DR Congo

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A nurse has been killed and another health worker...
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