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387 BC [2] – Roman-Gaulish Wars: Battle of the Allia: A Roman army is defeated by raiding Gauls, leading to the subsequent sacking of Rome. [ 3 ] 362 – Roman–Persian Wars : Emperor Julian arrives at Antioch with a Roman expeditionary force (60,000 men) and stays there for nine months to launch a campaign against the Persian Empire .
Current events; Random article; ... could provide an absolute chronology of the ancient Near East. [1] [2] [3] 5 June 1302 BC ... 12 December 1656 BC July 1611 BC [18 ...
The following is an incomplete list of festivals in the province of British Columbia, Canada. Both single events and recurring festivals are included. This list includes festivals of diverse types, including regional festivals, commerce festivals, fairs, food festivals, arts festivals, religious festivals, folk festivals, and recurring festivals on holidays.
A suicide bomber at an Iraqi Army base near Baquba kills at least 35 people and injures another 55. (AP via Yahoo! News) (The New York Times) An earthquake with a 6.3 magnitude strikes near the island of Rhodes in Greece, leading to one death. (AP via Google News) Belgian prime minister Yves Leterme resigns after less than four months in office.
Wales reports a record temperature of 37.1 °C (98.8 °F) near the town of Hawarden, Flintshire, and the island of Jersey reports a record temperature of 37.9 °C (100.2 °F). (BBC News) (BBC News 2) (ITV Channel Islands)
Law and crime List of helicopter prison escapes Three heavily armed gunmen who hijacked a helicopter help Rédoine Faïd, one of France's most notorious gangsters, escape from a prison in Réau, Île-de-France. Police later discovered the abandoned helicopter in Gonesse. Faïd previously escaped prison in 2013 and was briefly France's most wanted criminal. (BBC) Cannabis in the United States ...
July 5 1938 0 deaths, the fire burned for 30 days on the north of Vancouver Island directly outside the village of Sayward. The effort to extinguish the fire was the largest in British Columbia's history up to that point. It was British Columbia's largest recorded wildfire until it was surpassed in size by the Chelaslie River fire in 2014. [3]
Health and environment COVID-19 pandemic COVID-19 pandemic in the United States COVID-19 pandemic in New York (state) New York records 743 hospitalizations, its lowest since March 18. (CBS News) COVID-19 pandemic in Texas Around 85 infants in Nueces County test positive for coronavirus. (The Hill) The Food and Drug Administration issues an emergency use authorization for COVID-19 pool testing ...