2014 Kunshan explosion
At least 146 people were killed and more than 114 injured in a factory explosion in Kunshan, Jiangsu, China.
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Héctor Fort
Héctor Fort, Spanish footballer
On August 2, 1990, Iraq invaded Kuwait, leading to a swift international response and the onset of the Gulf War, fundamentally...
"The past is a foreign country; they do things differently there."
L.P. Hartley
Air France Flight 358
Air France Flight 358 lands at Toronto Pearson International Airport and runs off the runway, causing the plane to burst into flames, leaving 12...
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L.P. Hartley
"The past is a foreign country; they do things differently there."
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Roma Holocaust Memorial Day
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Portiuncola Indulgence ("Pardon of Assisi"), the plenary indulgence related to St. Francis of Assisi (Catholic Church).
