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... that Swedish journalist Lena Sundström (pictured) was a foundling?
... that in the
1970 Florida gubernatorial election, Claude Kirk called Reubin Askew
a "momma’s boy who wouldn't have the courage to stand up under the fire of the legislators"?

... that to reduce injuries, professional tennis tournaments are no longer played on carpet courts?
... that the Bayit Lepletot orphanage in Jerusalem houses and educates girls from as young as three years of age until they are ready to marry and start homes of their own?
... that Michigan Wolverines shooting guard Charles Matthews preferred the trombone and skateboard to basketball in his youth?
... that the fossil ant species Formica paleosibirica has been described from only three partial males and two lone wings?
... that at age 78, Bhalchandra Dattatray Mondhe was awarded the Padma Shri for his lifetime work in photography?
... that the Get Out and Push Railroad required passengers to help its trains over the steeper portions of the route?

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Artist's rendering of Rosetta

In Australian rules football, the Western Bulldogs defeat the Sydney Swans to win the AFL Grand Final.
The European Space Agency's Rosetta probe (artist's rendering pictured) ends its mission with a controlled descent and crash-landing on comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko.
Nobel Peace Prize-winning former Israeli President and Prime Minister Shimon Peres dies at the age of 93.
The
Five hundred meter Aperture Spherical Telescope (FAST) makes its first observations in Guizhou
, China.

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National Day in Iraq (1932); National Foundation Day

in South Korea

Boris III of Bulgaria

2333 BC – According to Korean legend, Dangun, the "grandson of heaven", established Gojoseon
, the first Korean kingdom.

1918 – World War I: Following his armed forces' defeat by the Allied Powers, Bulgarian Tsar Ferdinand I abdicated in favor of his son Boris III (pictured).
1951 – In Major League Baseball, the New York Giants' Bobby Thomson hit the "Shot Heard 'Round the World", a game-winning home run in the bottom of the ninth inning to win the National League pennant after being down 14 games.
SCRAM
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2013 – A boat carrying migrants from Libya to Italy sank off the Italian island of Lampedusa, with a second boat sinking eight days later.

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cultural properties since 1897. The definition and the criteria have changed since the inception of the term. These paintings adhere to the current definition, and were designated national treasures when the Law for the Protection of Cultural Properties was implemented on June 9, 1951. As such, they are restricted in transfer and may not be exported. Owners are required to announce any changes to the National Treasures such as damage or loss and need to obtain a permit for changes in location, transfer of ownership or intended repairs. The number of paintings included is more than 159, because in some cases groups of related paintings are combined to form a single entry. The paintings listed show Buddhist themes, landscapes, portraits and court scenes. Some of the paintings were imported directly from China. (Full list...

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A 1 rupiah banknote from the first issue of banknotes by newly formed Indonesia. Although dated 17 October 1945, the notes were not actually issued until late 1946. The legal tender obligation is arched across the front of the note, Tanda pembajaran jang sah ("A valid/legal indication of payment"). The banknote is unevenly cut, and the top and bottom of the design are not completely parallel.

Banknote: Government of Indonesia; image courtesy of the National Numismatic Collection

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