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The Standardbred, the Anglo-Arabian, and various warmblood breeds. Thoroughbred racehorses perform with maximum exertion, which has resulted in high rates of accidents and other health problems. (more... ) Recently featured: World Science Festival, 2008 Archive – By email – More featured articles...
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From Wikipedia's newest articles: ... that the 1859 symphonic work Hiawatha composed by Robert Stoepel (pictured) is based on Longfellow's epic poem The Song of Hiawatha? ... that Papyrus Rylands 458 is the oldest known manuscript of the Septuagint? ... that several buildings of Cass Gilbert's Waterbury Municipal Center Complex use quotations from Abraham Lincoln as decorative motifs, despite Lincoln's lack of connection to that Connecticut city? ... that William Isarn, a Spanish count, was assassinated while trying to regain what he claimed was his family's land? ... that, according to critic Jennifer Kay, Mat Johnson's 2011 novel Pym "skewers Edgar Allan Poe, race in America, the snack food industry, academia, landscape painting and abominable snowmen"? ... that the Rose Historic Chapel was the first church designed by the Luttrell brothers, who subsequently became the unofficial architects of the Diocese of Christchurch? ... that the Cork Examiner described the killing of Peter Cleary, the first person to be killed by the Special Air Service in Northern Ireland, as "an act of utter folly"? Start a new article – Nominate an article

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At least 25 people are killed and 127 others are wounded in a car bomb attack in Faisalabad, Pakistan. The Supreme Court of India lays out guidelines for passive euthanasia. Seiji Maehara (pictured) resigns as Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan after a scandal over political donations. State Security Intelligence buildings across Egypt, including the headquarters in Cairo . The Tuilaepa Aiono Sailele Malielegaoi . Taurus-XL rocket. Preliminary construction of the controversial Belo Monte Dam in Brazil is allowed after the previous ruling is overturned by a higher court. Recent deaths – More current events...
On this day...
March 10 Yaqob and Abuna Petros II at the Battle of Gol in Gojjam, making him Emperor of Ethiopia . Netherlands East Indies , was established by royal decree. President Fulgencio Batista (pictured) staged a coup d'état to resume control in Cuba . 1965 – Thomas Playford, Premier of South Australia, left office after 27 years, the longest term of any democratically elected leader in the history of Australia. 2006 – NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter attained orbit around Mars. More anniversaries: March 9 – March 10 – March 11 List of historical anniversaries It is now March 10 2011 (UTC) – Refresh this page

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borough of Richmond upon Thames in South London. The building was opened by Diana, Princess of Wales, in commemoration of Princess Augusta's efforts to expand the garden in the 18th century. Of the buildings constructed during this time, only a few remain, including a ten-storey pagoda

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