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Charles III is King of the United Kingdom and 14 other Commonwealth realms since 8 September 2022.
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On This Day
10 events2023
The coronation of Charles III and Camilla as King and Queen of the United Kingdom and the other Commonwealth realms was held at Westminster Abbey in London.
2013
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2010
Exacerbated by high-frequency traders using strategies that have since been banned, major U.S. stock indices dropped nearly 9 percent and quickly rebounded.
2008
British barrister Mark Saunders was shot dead by police after a five-hour siege at his home in Chelsea, London.
2004
The final episode of the television sitcom Friends was aired.
1998
Steve Jobs unveiled the iMac G3' personal computer.
1991
Time magazine published the article "The Thriving Cult of Greed and Power" by Richard Behar criticizing the Church of Scientology, leading to years of legal conflict.
1988
Widerøe Flight 710 crashed into the fog-covered mountain of Torghatten in Brønnøy, Norway, killing all 36 people on board.
1954
At Oxford's Iffley Road Track, English runner Roger Bannister became the first person to run the mile in under four minutes.
1941
American entertainer Bob Hope performed his first show with the United Service Organizations, beginning a 50-year involvement with them.