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Commander of the U.S. Fifth Fleet Scott Redd states that Iran test-fired a new anti-ship missile near the Strait of Hormuz
Vice Admiral Scott Redd, commander of the U S Fifth Fleet based in the Persian Gulf, stated that Iran test-fired a new anti-ship missile near the Strait of Hormuz on January 6th.
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On this day, La Fenice, Venice's world famous opera house, was destroyed by fire.
It was the last day of Test cricket for Australian cricketer David Boon and the 6,138th performance of 'Cats' took place in London.
La Fenice, the opera house in Venice, was destroyed by fire on this day in 1996. It was the third time a theatre had been burnt down in Venice and it took nearly eight years to rebuild.
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Becker's Last Grand Slam Title.
Australian Open Men's Tennis: Boris Becker of Germany won his 6th and last career Grand Slam title; beating American Michael Chang 6-2, 6-4, 2-6, 6-2
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On this day, France performs a nuclear test at Mururoa Atoll.
France concealed the true impact of its nuclear tests in the Pacific from the 1960s to the 1990s, a study has said.
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