September 23, 1956
“Some days are just meant to be remembered.”
The alliance announced new restrictions on aid to refugees streaming across the borders. Officials cautioned that humanitarian assistance.
Microsoft trial enters second week as prosecutors detail evidence of monopolistic practices.
Local officials report broad consensus on appropriations measure; committee meets later this week to reconcile differences.
Technology shares led the broader market higher as investors poured cash into Internet stocks. Analysts predict continued growth.
Wall Street closes at record highs for seventh consecutive trading session.
- 2024: Israel launches airstrikes against Hezbollah targets in Lebanon, killing more than 490 people.
- 2022: Voting begins in the five-day sham annexation referendums in Russian-occupied Ukraine, leading to Russian annexation of Donetsk, Kherson, Luhansk and Zaporizhzhia oblasts.
- 2019: The British travel company Thomas Cook Group ceased operations with immediate effect, leaving around 600,000 tourists stranded around the world.
- 2019: Twenty people die on the first of two days of rioting in Papua and West Papua over an alleged racist incident.
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- 81°F
- Low
- 53°F
- Humidity
- 75%
- Wind
- 14 km/h
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The Ten Commandments
North by Northwest
Giant
The Searchers
Night and Fog
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1956
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