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The Suez Canal is an artificial sea-level waterway in Egypt, connecting the Mediterranean Sea to the Red Sea through the Isthmus of Suez and dividing Africa and Asia. It is the border between Africa and Asia. The 193.30-kilometre-long (120.11 mi) canal is a key trade route between Europe and Asia.

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Ever Given
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Ever Given is one of the largest container ships in the world. The ship is owned by Shoei Kisen Kaisha, and is time cha…

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Godzilla vs. Kong
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Godzilla vs. Kong is a 2021 American monster film directed by Adam Wingard. Produced by Legendary Pictures and distribut…

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On This Day

10 events
2017
Theresa_May
British prime minister Theresa May invoked Article 50 of the Treaty on European Union, formally beginning the United Kingdom's withdrawal from the European Union.
2014
Same-sex_marriage_in_the_United_Kingdom
The first same-sex marriages in England and Wales took place following the passage of the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Act 2013.
2010
Caucasus_Emirate
Islamist separatists of the Caucasus Emirate detonated two bombs on the Moscow Metro, killing 40 people and injuring 102 others.
1999
1999_Chamoli_earthquake
The Chamoli earthquake, one of the strongest to hit the foothills of the Himalayas in more than 90 years, killed at least 100 people.
1982
Elizabeth_II
Queen Elizabeth II granted royal assent to the Canada Act 1982, which ended any remaining constitutional dependence of Canada on the United Kingdom by a process known as patriation.
1981
Dick_Beardsley
Dick Beardsley and Inge Simonsen jointly won the Men's Elite Race and Joyce Smith won the Women's Elite Race in the inaugural London Marathon.
1975
Jeff_Beck
Jeff Beck released Blow by Blow, his most successful album in the U.S., reaching the top five and selling over one million copies.
1974
Shaanxi
A group of farmers in the Chinese province of Shaanxi discovered a vast collection of terracotta statues (pictured) depicting the armies of Qin Shi Huang, the first emperor of China.
1974
NASA
NASA's Mariner 10 (pictured) became the first space probe to make a flyby of Mercury.
1968
Funeral_of_Yuri_Gagarin_and_Vladimir_Seryogin
The funeral of Yuri Gagarin, the first man in space, began in Moscow with tens of thousands of people in attendance.

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