July 23, 1972
“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.
- 2018: A wildfire in East Attica kills at least 102 people. It is the deadliest wildfire in the history of Greece.
- 2015: NASA announces discovery of Kepler-452b by the Kepler space telescope.
- 2012: The Solar storm of 2012 was an unusually large coronal mass ejection that was emitted by the Sun which barely missed the Earth by nine days. If it hit, it would have caused up to US$2.6 trillion in damages to electrical equipment worldwide.
- 2011: A high-speed train rear-ends another on a viaduct on the Yongtaiwen railway line in Wenzhou, Zhejiang province, China, resulting in 40 deaths.
- High
- 91°F
- Low
- 76°F
- Humidity
- 72%
- Wind
- 18 km/h
The Godfather
The Sting
Last Tango in Paris
Fist of Fury
The Way of the Dragon
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1972
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