Marjolein Faber
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On This Day
10 gebeurtenissen2018
Agents with the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement raided a slaughterhouse in Tennessee, detaining nearly 100 Hispanic workers in one of the largest immigration raids in the history of the U.S.
2010
An explosion at a coal mine in West Virginia killed 29 miners in the United States' worst mining disaster in 40 years.
2010
Two bombings in Pakistan killed up to 50 people and injured around 100 others.
2009
The North Korean satellite Kwangmyŏngsŏng-2 was launched from the Tonghae Satellite Launching Ground and passed over Japan, sparking concerns it may have been a trial run of technology that could be used to launch intercontinental ballistic missiles.
2002
In the first reported data breach, 250,000 social security numbers collected by the State of California were stolen from a data center.
2000
Fan violence broke out before a UEFA Cup semifinal in Istanbul, Turkey, resulting in two Leeds United supporters being stabbed to death and Galatasaray supporters being banned from attending the second leg in England.
1998
The Akashi Kaikyo Bridge (pictured), then the world's longest suspension bridge, linking Awaji Island and Kobe in Japan, opened to traffic.
1986
The Libyan secret service bombed a discotheque in West Berlin, resulting in three deaths and 229 others injured.
1983
In China, the People's Armed Police, primarily responsible for internal security, was founded.
1979
Faculty members, clerical workers, and librarians at Boston University went on strike.