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    May 19th:

    1536 Execution of Anne Boleyn,

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    The second wife of English King Henry VIII, is beheaded at the Tower of London on charges of adultery, incest and treason

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    May 19th:
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    2018 - American actress Meghan Markle marries Prince Harry
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    ...at a ceremony in Windsor Castle, making her a member of the British royal family
    The wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle was held on 19 May 2018 in St George's Chapel at Windsor Castle in the United Kingdom. The groom is a member of the British royal family; the bride is American and previously worked as an actress, blogger, and charity ambassador and advocate
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    May 20th
    • 1956 Atomic fusion (thermonuclear) bomb dropped from plane at Bikini Atoll
    • 1958 US performs nuclear test at Enwetak (atmospheric tests)
    • 1976 USSR performs nuclear test at Sary Shagan USSR
     
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    • 1955 Oldest man to drive in the Grand Prix (aged 55) finishes 6th
    Chiron retired after 35 years in racing but maintained an executive role with the organizers of the Monaco Grand Prix, who honoured him with a statue on the Grand Prix course and renamed the Swimming Pool corner after him

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    May 23rd

    1701 Captain William Kidd is hanged in London after being convicted of piracy and the murder of William Moore

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    He was found guilty on all charges (murder and five counts of piracy) and sentenced to death.
    He was hanged in a public execution, at Execution Dock, Wapping, in London.
    He had to be hanged twice. On the first attempt, the hangman's rope broke and Kidd survived
     
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    1934 American outlaws Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow

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    - Bonnie and Clyde - are killed by police in an ambush near Sailes, Louisiana
     
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    100 years ago, NYC passed an ordinance requiring all car drivers to carry a city issued "traffic-card"

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    • 1962 US performs nuclear test at Christmas Island (atmospheric)
    • 1971 USSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk USSR+
    • 1972 US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
    • 1977 US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
    • 1983 France performs nuclear test
     
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    • 1969 "Midnight Cowboy"
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    Directed by John Schlesinger and starring Jon Voight and Dustin Hoffman is released (Academy Awards Best Picture 1970)
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    • 1977 Original "Star Wars" movie
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    (Episode IV – A New Hope), directed by George Lucas and starring Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher and Harrison Ford, first released
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    • 1979 Horror film "Alien"
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    Directed by Ridley Scott and starring Sigourney Weaver is released
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    • 1983 "Return of the Jedi"
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    (Star Wars Episode VI), produced by George Lucas first released
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    • 2017 "Wonder Woman"
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    Directed by Patty Jenkins, starring Gal Gadot and Chris Pine premieres in Los Angeles - 1st superhero film directed by a woman
     
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    On This Day in 1994, former NFL star O.J. Simpson became a fugitive of the law when he fled in a white Ford Bronco after being charged with the murder of his ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend Ronald Goldman.

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    Today is July 7th, 2022

    These are this morning's headlines:

    Armed conflicts and attacks
    • Russo-Ukrainian War
      • 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
        • Battle of Donbas (2022)
        • According to the mayor, Russian forces launch airstrikes on the city of Kramatorsk, in Donetsk Oblast, with casualties reported. (Reuters)
        • Russia claims to have hit Snake Island with missiles and causing an unspecified number of deaths of Ukrainian troops. Ukraine denies any casualties. (Evening Standard)
    • One person is killed and 4 are injured after a hand grenade attack in Mardan District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. (AP)
    Business and economy
    • According to the WFP, 2019–present Sri Lankan economic crisis, nearly six million people suffer from food insecurity stemming from the worst economic crisis that the country has experienced since 1948. (WION)
    • The government of Laos discusses purchase of oil from sanctions-hit Russia as the country faces oil shortages and nears a debt default. (Business Insider)
    • The Central Bank of Ireland announces that inflation will reach above 10%, something not seen in Ireland since the early 1980s. (The Irish Times)
    Disasters and accidents
    • Nine people are killed and 43 are injured after a bus crashed heading to Aswan, Egypt. (Reuters)
    Politics and elections
    • 2022 United Kingdom government crisis
      • Education Secretary Michelle Donelan resigns after just 36 hours in the post. A total of 61 ministers and aides have now resigned. (Sky News)
      • Boris Johnson resigns as the leader of the Conservative Party, planning to remain Prime Minister until a new leader is elected. (BBC News)
     
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