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Manchester is a city in Greater Manchester, England. It has a population of over 589,000 in 2024, and with Salford and surrounding towns forms one of the nation's most populous conurbations. Its history began with the settlement near the Roman fort of Mamucium or Mancunium, established around AD 79. Throughout the Middle Ages, it remained a manorial township, but began to expand with a boom in textile manufacture during the British Industrial Revolution. Manchester attained city status in 1853. Its fortunes declined after the Second World War, owing to deindustrialisation, and the 1996 Manchester bombing led to redevelopment. It was the host city for the 2002 Commonwealth Games. In the 2020s, Manchester has been reported to be experiencing an economic boom, sometimes attributed to the ideology of Manchesterism. The city is notable for its architecture, culture, musical exports, media links, scientific and engineering output, social impact, sports clubs and transport connections. (Full article...)
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- In basketball, the New York Knicks defeat the San Antonio Spurs to win the NBA Finals.
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George V and Mary after their coronation
- 1593 – Habsburg troops defeated a larger Ottoman force at the Battle of Sisak in the Kingdom of Croatia, triggering the Long Turkish War.
- 1911 – King George V and Queen Mary (both pictured) were crowned at Westminster Abbey in London.
- 1941 – 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.
- 1979 – 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.
- 2002 – 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.
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The 2023 Stanley Cup champion Golden Knights with then-U.S. President Joe Biden at the White House in 2023
The Vegas Golden Knights of the National Hockey League have completed nine seasons as of the 2025–26 season. Noted for their early success as a franchise, the Golden Knights have qualified for the Stanley Cup playoffs eight times in their nine completed seasons, with five Pacific Division championships, three Stanley Cup Final appearances, and a Stanley Cup championship in 2023. During their inaugural season in 2017–18, the franchise broke the NHL records for most wins and points in an inaugural season and became the first franchise since the 1967–68 St. Louis Blues to reach the Finals in their inaugural season; however, they ultimately lost the 2018 Stanley Cup Final to the Washington Capitals in five games. The Golden Knights later returned to the Finals in 2023, defeating the Florida Panthers in five games to win their first Stanley Cup. They returned again in 2026, losing to the Carolina Hurricanes in six games. (Full list...)
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Lysimachia maritima, the sea milkwort, is a flowering plant in the family Primulaceae. It has a circumpolar distribution across the Northern Hemisphere and is native to Europe, Central Asia and North America. The species grows mainly in coastal habitats in Europe, but can also occur inland in mesic habitats in Asia and North America, up to elevations of 2,600 m (8,500 ft). Formerly classified as the sole species in the genus Glaux, it is distinguished from other members of Primulaceae by its lack of petals; its flowers instead have a pink or white petaloid calyx. The fleshy leaves are arranged in opposite pairs. This focus-stacked photograph shows a L. maritima plant flowering on a beach on the island of Norderney, part of the Lower Saxon Wadden Sea National Park in Germany. Photograph credit: Stephan Sprinz
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