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Northrop B-2 Spirit
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Northrop B-2 Spirit

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The Northrop B-2 Spirit is an American nuclear-capable subsonic stealth strategic bomber, often referred to as a "stealth bomber", solely operated by the United States Air Force. A four-engined flying wing and lambda wing with a crew of two to three, it is designed with stealth technology to penetrate sophisticated air…

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Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, historically known as Persia, is a country in West Asia. It borders Iraq …

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10 events
2023
RTÉ
Irish broadcaster RTÉ announced that between 2017 and 2022 it had paid €345,000 more than had been previously disclosed to presenter Ryan Tubridy (pictured).
2022
June_2022_Afghanistan_earthquake
An earthquake registering 6.2 Mw caused the deaths of at least 1,000 people in Afghanistan and Pakistan.
2009
Washington_Metro
Two Metro trains collided in Washington, D.C., killing nine people and injuring eighty others.
2002
2002_Bou'in-Zahra_earthquake
A magnitude-6.5 earthquake struck northwestern Iran, killing at least 230 people and injuring 1,300 others; the official response, perceived to be slow, later caused widespread public anger.
1979
Liberal_Party_(UK)
Former British Liberal Party leader Jeremy Thorpe was acquitted of conspiracy to murder Norman Scott, who had accused Thorpe of having a relationship with him.
1966
Buddhism_in_Vietnam
Vietnamese Buddhist activist leader Thích Trí Quang was arrested as the military junta of Nguyễn Cao Kỳ crushed the Buddhist Uprising.
1941
World_War_II
World War II: German minister of foreign affairs Joachim von Ribbentrop presented a declaration of war to the Soviet ambassador Vladimir Dekanozov in Berlin.
1941
World_War_II
World War II: As Axis troops began their invasion of the Soviet Union, the Lithuanian Activist Front started an uprising to liberate Lithuania from Soviet occupation.
1922
Irish_Republican_Army_(1922–1969)
Irish Republican Army gunmen assassinated British member of parliament Field Marshal Sir Henry Wilson.
1911
George_V
King George V and Queen Mary (both pictured) were crowned at Westminster Abbey in London.

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