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Tenochtitlan: The City on the Lake

An Aztec Marvel of Engineering and Urban Planning

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1946
Widespread riots between Hindus and Muslims took place in Calcutta following the All-India Muslim League's call for an independent Pakistan.
1920
Ray Chapman of the Cleveland Indians was hit by a pitch and died the following day, becoming the only Major League Baseball player to die directly as a result of injuries sustained during a game.
1837
Daaga and two other African soldiers in the British Army's 1st West India Regiment were executed for their role in the St. Joseph Mutiny in Trinidad.

World

2015
Suicide bombers assassinated Pakistani politician Shuja Khanzada and killed at least 21 others at his home in Attock District.
2009
At the World Championships in Athletics in Berlin, Usain Bolt ran the 100 metres in 9.58 seconds, breaking his own record set a year earlier.
1986
Typhoon Wayne formed over the South China Sea, going on to become one of the longest-lived tropical cyclones in the north-western Pacific, lasting 21 days.
1977
American singer and actor Elvis Presley (pictured), often referred to as the "King of Rock and Roll", was found dead in his home in Memphis, Tennessee.
1962
The English rock band the Beatles fired their drummer Pete Best, replacing him with Ringo Starr (pictured).
1945
The Stanley Internment Camp in Hong Kong was liberated following the announcement of the surrender of Japan in World War II.

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