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1968 Illinois earthquake
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The 1968 Illinois earthquake (or "New Madrid event") was the largest recorded earthquake in the U.S. Midwestern state of Illinois. Striking at 11:02 a.m. on November 9, it measured 5.4 on the Richter scale. Although there were no fatalities, the event caused considerable structural damage to buildings, including the toppling of chimneys, and shaking in the region`s largest city Chicago. The earthquake was one of the most widely felt in U.S. history, affecting 23 states over an area of 580,000 square miles (1,500,000 km2). In studying its cause, scientists discovered the Cottage Grove Fault in the Southern Illinois Basin.
1964 Brinks Hotel bombing
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The Brinks Hotel in Saigon, also known as the Brinks Bachelor Officers Quarters (BOQ), was bombed by the Viet Cong on the evening of December 24, 1964, during the Vietnam War. Two Viet Cong operatives detonated a car bomb underneath the hotel, which housed United States Army officers. The explosion killed two Americans, an officer and an NCO, and injured approximately 60, including military personnel and Vietnamese civilians.
1960 South Vietnamese coup attempt
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! On November 11, 1960, a failed coup attempt against President Ngo Dinh Diem of South Vietnam was led by Lieutenant Colonel Vuong Van Dong and Colonel Nguyen Chanh Thi of the Airborne Division of the Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN).
Арктическая экспедиция Пири (1908 1909)
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Экспедиция Пири 1908—1909 гг. — шестая арктическая экспедиция Роберта Пири и его третья попытка достигнуть Северного полюса, успешно завершившаяся 6 апреля 1909 года. По словам руководителя, завершала его 23-летнюю борьбу за покорение Северного полюса. Экспедиция ставила перед собой сугубо спортивные задачи, поэтому её вклад в развитие науки невелик. Сразу после возвращения...
1956 Winter Olympics
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The 1956 Winter Olympics, officially known as the VII Olympic Winter Games, was a winter multi-sport event celebrated in Cortina d`Ampezzo, Italy. This celebration of the Games was held from 26 January to 5 February 1956. Cortina, which had originally been awarded the 1944 Winter Olympics, beat out Montreal, Colorado Springs and Lake Placid for the right to host the 1956 Games. The Cortina Games were unique in that all of the venues except one were within walking distance of each other. The organising committee received financial support from the Italian government for infrastructure improvements, but the rest of the costs for the Games had to be privately financed. Consequently the organising...
1956 FA Cup Final
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The 1956 FA Cup Final was the final match of the 1955–56 staging of English football`s primary cup competition, the Football Association Challenge Cup, better known as the FA Cup. The showpiece event was contested between Manchester City and Birmingham City at Wembley Stadium in London on Saturday 5 May 1956. Two-time winners Manchester City were appearing in their sixth final, whereas Birmingham City were seeking to win the competition for the first time, having lost their only previous final in 1931.
Алапаевские мученики
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Алапаевские мученики (Мученики Алапаевской шахты) — члены дома Романовых и близкие к ним люди, убитые (казнённые) представителями советской власти в ночь на 5 (18) июля 1918, на следующий день после расстрела царской семьи, в 18 км от города Алапаевска у рудника Нижняя Селимская, в одну из шахт которого были сброшены их тела. 8 июня 2009 года Генеральная прокуратура России посмертно...
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