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Wisconsin Glaciation some 20,000 years ago changed the drainage patterns of the lake; this diverted its waters to Kitchen Creek and carved the 24 named waterfalls in Ricketts Glen State Park in the process. (more... ) Recently featured: Courageous class battlecruiser – Uncle Tupelo – RKO Pictures Archive – By email – More featured articles...
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The Libyan General National Congress election, the first election since the deposition of Muammar Gaddafi . Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma is elected head of the African Union Commission, becoming the first woman to lead the organisation. The Syrian uprising a civil war, triggering the application of international humanitarian law . A road tanker explosion kills more than 120 people in Okobie , Nigeria. Tongan Crown Prince marries Sinaitakala Fakafanua in Nukuʻalofa . Astronomers announce the discovery of S/2012 P 1, the fifth moon of Pluto . Recent deaths – More current events...
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July 18: Constitution Day in Uruguay (1830) 1389 – France and England agreed to the Truce of Leulinghem, establishing a 13-year peace during the Hundred Years' War. divine revelation . 1942 – German engineers test flew the Messerschmitt Me 262 (pictured) with jet engines for the first time. San Diego, California . a bomb exploded at a Jewish community center in Buenos Aires , making it Argentina's deadliest bombing ever. dormancy, the Soufrière Hills volcano began a still-ongoing eruption, devastating the island of Montserrat . More anniversaries: July 17 – July 18 – July 19 List of historical anniversaries It is now July 18, 2012 (UTC) – Refresh this page

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Beautiful Demoiselle (Calopteryx virgo) is a European damselfly. It is often found among fast-flowing waters. Males (shown here) have metallic blue wings and metallic blue-green bodies. Females have dark brown iridescent wings, a white pseudopterostigma near the tip of the wings and a metallic green body with a bronze tip of the abdomen

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