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2020-01-24

Top reads and historical moments for this date. 4 min read

Coronavirus

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Coronaviruses are a group of related RNA viruses that cause diseases in mammals and birds. In humans and birds, they cause respiratory tract infections that can range from mild to lethal. Mild illnesses in humans include some cases of the common cold, while more lethal varieties can cause SARS, MERS and COVID-19. In co…

Sustainable energy

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2019–20 Wuhan coronavirus outbreak

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Aaron Hernandez

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State funeral

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The Road to Wellville (film)

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Annabella Sciorra

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Star Trek: Picard

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Novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV)

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John Millman

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Doomsday Clock

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SARS

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On This Day

10 events

1990

Hiten_(spacecraft)

Japan launched the Hiten spacecraft (pictured), the first lunar probe launched by a country other than the Soviet Union or the United States.

1987

1987_Forsyth_County_protests

About 20,000 protestors marched in a civil rights demonstration in Forsyth County, Georgia, United States.

1978

Nuclear_power

The Soviet nuclear-powered satellite Kosmos 954 burned up during atmospheric reentry, scattering radioactive debris across Canada's Northwest Territories.

1977

Spanish_transition_to_democracy

Spanish transition to democracy: Neo-fascists attacked an office in Madrid, killing five people and injuring four others.

1972

Shoichi_Yokoi

Japanese soldier Shoichi Yokoi was found in the jungles of Guam, where he had been hiding since the end of World War II.

1968

Vietnam_War

Vietnam War: The 1st Australian Task Force launched Operation Coburg against the North Vietnamese army and the Viet Cong.

1961

Boeing_B-52_Stratofortress

A Boeing B-52 Stratofortress carrying two Mark 39 nuclear weapons broke up in mid-air near Goldsboro, North Carolina; one bomb was recovered intact, the other disintegrated.

1913

Michael_Moutoussis

Greek military aviators Michael Moutoussis and Aristeidis Moraitinis performed the first naval air mission in history, with a Farman MF.7 hydroplane.

1857

University_of_Calcutta

The University of Calcutta was established as the first modern university in the Indian subcontinent.

1848

James_W._Marshall

James W. Marshall discovered gold at Sutter's Mill (reconstruction pictured) in Coloma, California, leading to the California gold rush.