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The mistle thrush (Turdus A 6.9 magnitude

viscivorus) is a bird common to earthquake strikes
much of Europe, Asia and North Lombok, Indonesia,
Africa. It is a year-round resident killing at least 98
in much of its range, but northern people after its
and eastern populations migrate south for the winter, 6.4 magnitude Student protests in
often in small flocks. It is a large thrush with pale foreshock killed at Dhaka, Bangladesh
least 20 a week
grey-brown upperparts, a greyish-white chin and
prior.
throat, and black spots on its pale yellow and off-white
More than 100 people are injured in road
underparts. The sexes are similar in plumage, and its
safety protests (pictured) in Bangladesh.
three subspecies show only minimal differences. The
A 79-year-old Junkers Ju 52 aircraft
male's loud song is delivered even in wet and windy
crashes in Switzerland, killing all 20
weather, earning the bird the old name of "stormcock".
people on board.
Found in open woods, parks, hedges and cultivated land,
In cycling, Geraint Thomas wins the Tour
the mistle thrush feeds on a wide variety of
de France.
invertebrates, seeds and berries, especially mistletoe,
Following allegations of sexual
holly and yew fruits. It defends its open cup nest
misconduct, American Archbishop
fearlessly against potential predators, sometimes Theodore McCarrick becomes the first
including humans or cats. Following a large range cleric to resign from the College of
expansion in the 18th and early 19th centuries, there Cardinals since 1927.
has been a small decline in recent decades, perhaps due
Ongoing: Carr Fire, California
to changes in agricultural practices. (Full article...)
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August 7
... that each of the sixty geese
in Michael Snow's Flight Stop 768 – The papacy of
(pictured) is wearing a costume Stephen III, who
made from photographs of a convened the Lateran
dead Canada goose culled from Flight Stop, Council of 769, began.
Toronto Island? Toronto Eaton 1679 – Le Griffon
... that Clifford Braimah, head Centre (pictured), a Le Griffon
of the Ghana Water Company, is brigantine built by
a supporter of Operation Vanguard and its mission René-Robert de La Salle, began its
to end illegal mining? journey to be the first sailing ship to
... that the rising prosperity of the Wang family of navigate the upper Great Lakes.
Lingshi County during the Qing dynasty financed the 1933 – Iraqi troops slaughtered 600–
multi-generation construction of a grand residential 3,000 Assyrians during the Simele

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complex of hundreds of courtyards with over 2,000
rooms?
... that Governor-elect of Jalisco Enrique Alfaro
Ramírez was the first winning gubernatorial
candidate to come from the Movimiento Ciudadano
party?
... that the YouTube channel ContraPoints releases
humorous, left-leaning educational videos
responding to the arguments of the growing
community of right-wing YouTubers?
... that the mezzo-soprano Carla Henius performed
in the premiere of Luigi Nono's Intolleranza 1960 at
La Fenice, and had a composition by Dieter Schnebel
written for her voice?
... that Neocalanus cristatus nauplii feed off their
yolks during the 40 days it may take them to ascend
to the surface of the sea?
... that chemical engineer Robert Edgeworth-
Johnstone invented a flute made from the
aluminium brass tubing used in oil refineries?
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massacre in the Dahuk and Mosul
districts.
1998 – Car bombs exploded
simultaneously at the American
embassies in the East African capital
cities of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, and
Nairobi, Kenya, killing more than 200
people and injuring more than 4,000
others.
2008 – Fighting between the Georgian
and South Ossetian separatist forces
escalated to the six-day Russo-Georgian
War.
Jin Shengtan (d.  1661)  ∙ Huntley Wright
(b. 1868) ∙ Rebecca Kleefisch (b. 1975)
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August 8
View of Delft is an oil painting on canvas by
Johannes Vermeer, painted c. 1660–1661.
Depicting the artist's hometown Delft, it
was completed at a time when cityscapes
were uncommon, and has become one of
Vermeer's most popular works. It is one of
three known paintings of the city by
Vermeer, along with The Little Street and
the lost painting House Standing in Delft.
The use of pointillism suggests that the
painting, which is held by the Mauritshuis in
The Hague, postdates The Little Street.
Painting: Johannes Vermeer
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