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Sunday, 05 July 2026

2009

The largest hoard of Anglo-Saxon gold ever discovered, consisting of more than 1,500 items, is found near the village of Hammerwich, near Lichfield, in Staffordshire, England.

A series of violent riots break out in Ürümqi, the capital city of the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region in China.

2006

North Korea launches at least two short-range Nodong-2 missiles, one SCUD missile and one long-range Taepodong-2 missile.

2004

The first Indonesian presidential election is held.

2003

SARS is declared to be contained by the WHO.

1999

Wolverhampton, England is hit by storms which include a tornado. The area is hit again with severe storms on August 1.

U.S. President Bill Clinton imposes trade and economic sanctions against the Taliban regime in Afghanistan.

1998

Japan launches a probe to Mars, and thus joins the United States and Russia as a space exploring nation.

1996

Dolly the sheep becomes the first mammal cloned from an adult cell.

1995

Armenia adopts its constitution, four years after their independence from the Soviet Union

FACTOIDS

Vincent van Gogh

Vincent Van Gogh sold only one painting in his lifetime.

Blue Whale

The blue whale is the largest animal that has ever lived.

Gold

Every ton of seawater contains approximately 1 milligram of dissolved gold.

Mosquito

Studies show that mosquitoes prefer biting blondes to brunettes.

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