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The Accidental Spark: Gunpowder's Journey

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Ancient China

The Accidental Spark: Gunpowder's Journey

From Elixirs of Immortality to Explosive Power

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2023
Hibiscus Rising (pictured), a sculpture commemorating the life of David Oluwale, was unveiled in Leeds.
2015
A Russian Sukhoi Su-24 attack aircraft was shot down by a Turkish fighter jet after the former allegedly strayed into Turkish airspace and ignored warnings to change course.
2009
The Avdhela Project, an Aromanian digital library and cultural initiative, was launched in Bucharest, Romania.
1976
A magnitude-7.3 earthquake struck eastern Turkey, destroying most of buildings in the area and causing at least 4,000 casualties.
1971
After collecting a ransom payout of $200,000, D. B. Cooper parachuted out of the airplane he had hijacked over the Pacific Northwest and disappeared.
1963
During a live television broadcast, businessman Jack Ruby shot and fatally wounded Lee Harvey Oswald, who assassinated U.S. president John F. Kennedy, fueling numerous conspiracy theories.

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