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Hurricane Helene made a devastating landfall in Florida's Big Bend region as a powerful Category 4 hurricane, causing significant damage and posing substantial risks to coastal communities.
On this day also Space Shuttle STS 79 (Atlantis 17), lands
The storm's intensity highlighted the destructive potential of Atlantic hurricanes. On this day also Space Shuttle STS 79 (Atlantis 17), lands
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The last Magdalen Asylum in Ireland was closed, marking the end of a dark chapter in Irish social history. These institutions, which confined women deemed 'fallen' or 'immoral', were notorious for their harsh treatment and systemic oppression. An estimated 30,000 women were institutionalized in these asylums over decades
The Magdalene Asylum in Cork (Sawmill Street) opened in 1810. The last Magdalene laundry closed on this day on Sean MacDermott Street in Dublin. In Belfast, Northern Ireland, the Church of Ireland-run Ulster Magdalene Asylum and episcopal chapel, was founded in 1839.
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Representatives of 71 nations gathered at the United Nations to sign the landmark Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT).
A pivotal international agreement aimed at prohibiting all nuclear explosions for both civilian and military purposes.
This treaty represented a significant milestone in global efforts to prevent nuclear proliferation and reduce the risk of nuclear conflict.
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O'Neill was shot and killed by London Metropolitan Police's specialist firearms unit, during a raid on suspected IRA weapons operations.
Renowned rap artist Tupac Shakur was critically wounded in a drive-by shooting in Las Vegas
.Diarmuid O'Neill (21) (later confirmed as a member of the Irish Republican Army; IRA) was shot dead in raids by security service personnel.
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