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Sea Life Brighton, formerly Brighton Aquarium

• ... that when Brighton Aquarium (entrance pictured) opened, it had no exhibits?
• ... that a mail-order catalogue offered a "Rocking Ram" toy, designed by Charleen Kinser, for US$1,600 in 1985?
• ... that the project Called by Name aims to commemorate Poles who were murdered for aiding Jews during World War II?
• ... that despite a global decline in mangrove forests, Red Sea mangroves have expanded in area since 1972?
• ... that Voyager 2 has been transmitting data for more than 46 years, making it the oldest active space probe in history?
• ... that Brittany Luse's podcast The Nod was praised for its exploration of "the diversity and richness of the Black experience"?
• ... that Hamad City in Gaza was largely destroyed within minutes?
• ... that despite lagging attendance at the 1964 New York World's Fair, its organizer rejected nearly every suggestion to increase attendance?
• ... that David Marchese recalled accidentally posting a picture of a cat's testicles on Salon.com?

Plaza Murillo surrounded by soldiers

• In Bolivia, troops led by Juan José Zúñiga storm the presidential palaceinan attempted coup (pictured).
• WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is released from prison as part of a U.S. plea bargain.
• Protesters attack the Parliament BuildingsinNairobi, Kenya, leaving 19 people dead and at least 160 others injured.
• A fire at a lithium battery factory in the South Korean city of Hwaseong leaves at least 23 people dead, many of them Chinese migrant workers.

On this day

Tower Bridge in 2009

• 1559 – During a jousting match, King Henry II of France was mortally wounded when fragments of Gabriel Montgomery's lance pierced his eye.
• 1894 – Tower Bridge (pictured), a combined bascule and suspension bridge over the River Thames in London, was inaugurated.
• 1934 – In the Night of the Long Knives, German chancellor Adolf Hitler began a purge of the SA, the Nazi Party's paramilitary wing, and other political rivals, executing at least 85 people.
• 1974 – Municipal workers in Baltimore, Maryland, went on strike seeking higher wages and better conditions.
• 1985 – Ryan White, a poster child for HIV/AIDS in the U.S., was denied re-admission to his school, having developed the disease due to treatment for hemophilia.

Gibson's albatross (Diomedea antipodensis gibsoni) is a large seabird in the albatross family, Diomedeidae, named after the Australian amateur ornithologist John Douglas Gibson. It is found principally in the Auckland Islands of New Zealand, foraging in the Tasman Sea, with most individuals nesting on Adams Island. Gibson's albatross is classified as part of the same species as the Antipodean albatross, but is generally paler in colour. Adult birds are white on the back, with white plumage on the head and body and fine grey barring. The tail is white with black edges, except in older males in which it may be completely white, while the bill is pale pink. This Gibson's albatross was photographed in flight off the south-eastern coast of Tasmania, Australia. Photograph credit: John Harrison Recently featured: Battle of Inab Fumarole mineral Sabella spallanzanii Archive More featured pictures

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