2025 Somerset–London tornado
A devastating EF4 tornado kills nineteen people in Southeast Kentucky, hitting the towns of Somerset and London.
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Ryan Gravenberch, Dutch footballer
On May 16, 1986, the United States completed the first successful test of the Superconducting Super Collider, a major milestone in...
"A person is a product of their environment."
James Baldwin
Gikomba bombings
Twelve people are killed in two explosions in the Gikomba market area of Nairobi, Kenya.
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"A person is a product of their environment."
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