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Disappearance of Bobby Dunbar
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Disappearance of Bobby Dunbar

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Bobby Dunbar was an American boy whose disappearance at the age of four and apparent return were widely reported in newspapers across the United States in 1912 and 1913. After eight months of nationwide searching, investigators believed they had found the child in Mississippi, in the hands of William Cantwell Walters o…

Eurovision Song Contest 2016
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Eurovision Song Contest 2016
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The Eurovision Song Contest 2016 was the 61st edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It consisted of two semi-finals on…

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On This Day

10 events
2010
Stephen_Timms
British politician Stephen Timms survived a murder attempt by an Islamic extremist during a constituency surgery.
2008
2008_UEFA_Cup_final
On the day of the UEFA Cup Final, violence erupted between football hooligan supporters of both teams and the Greater Manchester Police, resulting in 39 arrests and 39 injured officers.
1980
Salvadoran_Civil_War
Salvadoran Civil War: Refugees trying to flee El Salvador across the Sumpul River to Honduras were attacked by both Salvadoran and Honduran forces, resulting in at least 300 deaths.
1951
Talyllyn_Railway
Trains ran on the Talyllyn Railway in Wales for the first time since its preservation, making it the first railway in the world to be operated by volunteers.
1948
David_Ben-Gurion
David Ben-Gurion publicly read the Israeli Declaration of Independence at a building later called Independence Hall in Tel Aviv.
1943
World_War_II
Second World War: Australian Hospital Ship Centaur was attacked and sunk by a Japanese submarine off the coast of Queensland, killing 268 people aboard.
1940
World_War_II
World War II: The bulk of Dutch forces surrendered to the German Wehrmacht, ending the Battle of the Netherlands.
1939
Lima
In Lima, Peru, Lina Medina became the youngest confirmed mother in history, giving birth at the age of five years, seven months and twenty-one days.
1931
Ådalen
Five people were killed in Ådalen, Sweden, as soldiers opened fire on an unarmed trade union demonstration.
1919
Harry_Hands
Sir Harry Hands, the mayor of Cape Town, performed the first public observance of a two-minute silence in remembrance of those killed in World War I.

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