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Calendar Major Events 452 Italy invaded by Attila the Hun 793 Vikings in long ships from modern-day Norway plunder St Cuthbert's monastery on Lindisfarne Island, off the northeast coast of England capturing and killing monks 1191 King Richard I of England arrives at Acre in modern day Israel to join the Siege of Acre during the Third Crusade 1783 Laki volcano in southern Iceland begins 8-month eruption, killing 10,000 and causing widespread famines throughout Asia and Europe 1789 James Madison introduces a proposed Bill of Rights in the US House of Representatives 1918 Nova Aquila, brightest nova since Kepler's nova of 1604, discovered 1987 New Zealand's Labour government legislates against nuclear weapons and nuclear powered vessels in NZ.
We Could Never Find Even One Thing We Hate About Julia StilesBy Jennifer TisdaleUpdated June 8 2023, 8:30 p.m. ET
Source: Getty ImagesPeople of a certain (r)age have a deep, visceral memory of Julia Stiles as Kat Stratford, reading the titular poem from 1999's 10 Things I Hate About You. Like Kat, we both loved and loathed the subject of her angst, which burned itself into our hearts as a classic '90s memory.
Less than a month before the 2023 Women’s AfroBasket competition, the Nigeria Basketball Association confirmed the appointment of coach Rena Wakama to lead Nigeria’s National Female Basketball Team, D’Tigress, to the tournament.
Ahead of the tournament, the question was can the D’Tigress who just appointed a new coach do well at the tournament and equal Senegal’s record of being the only women’s basketball team to win the AfroBasket a record four straight times?
While men play the roles of fathers, they can be quite strict. But as soon as they become grandfathers, everything changes: their hearts melt, and they are ready to do anything for them. Grandfathers try to give their grandchildren priceless experiences while also managing to stay funny.
Bright Side has done some research into the biographies of famous men and found the most moving and cute grandfathers within them. They have had really full lives and have been on many adventures that are definitely worth sharing with their grandchildren.
A graduate from Federal Polytechnic Nekede in Imo State, Nerus Elemamba, aged 30, is alleged to have committed suicide. His body was reportedly discovered hanging in his room in Umuohii, Oboama community, situated within the Ezinihitte Mbaise Local Government Area of Imo State, on Monday evening.
According to a source who spoke confidentially to the Punch correspondent on Tuesday morning, the deceased, who studied Architecture, did not show any signs of depression.