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It has been recorded that more than 200 lotteries were sanctioned between 1744 and 1776, and played a major role in financing roads, libraries, churches, colleges, canals, bridges, etc. [7] In the 1740s, the foundation of Princeton and Columbia Universities was financed by lotteries, as was the University of Pennsylvania by the Academy Lottery ...
2023 Ukrainian counteroffensive. Ukrainian forces reportedly retake the village of Staromaiorske, Donetsk Oblast. (CNN International) 2023 Nigerien coup d'état. Supporters of the military coup against President Mohamed Bazoum set fire to the headquarters of the ruling Nigerien Party for Democracy and Socialism in Niamey, Niger. Syrian civil war
A 7.2 magnitude earthquake strikes off the coast of Alaska, United States, causing a tsunami warning to be issued for the region. (ABC News) Forty-two pilot whales die in a mass beaching incident on a beach in North Tolsta , Outer Hebrides , Scotland , United Kingdom , while 12 others are euthanised following failed attempts to refloat them due ...
2023 Pakistan floods. At least 55 people, including eight children, are killed by floods caused by monsoon rains in Pakistan. Six people are killed and 81 others are injured in a fire at a nursing home in Milan, Lombardy, Italy. At least 128 people are hospitalized in Sistan and Baluchestan province, Iran, due to dust storms.
2023 Hollywood labor disputes. 2023 Writers Guild of America strike. The Writers Guild of America strike ends after nearly 22 weeks, following a agreement reached between union negotiators and Hollywood's studios and streaming services. Waheeda Rehman is awarded the Dadasaheb Phalke Award for her work in Hindi cinema. (Hindustan Times)
[7] 20 March – South Africa prepares for a "nationwide shutdown" as the military is deployed ahead of protests by the Economic Freedom Fighters. [8] 2 June – In February 2023, South Africa experienced a cholera outbreak that grew from 2 initial cases to 99 confirmed cases in Tshwane over the following months. Jubilee Hospital reported 17 ...
The V.League 1 (Vietnamese: Giải bóng đá Vô địch Quốc gia Việt Nam, lit. 'National Football Championship'), also called LPBank V.League 1 for sponsorship reasons, is the top professional football league in Vietnam, controlled by the Vietnam Professional Football Joint Stock Company (VPF).
2023 Lewiston shootings. Authorities in Maine, United States, confirm the death of Robert Card, the suspected perpetrator of a mass shooting that killed 18 in Lewiston, with indications of a self-inflicted gunshot wound. (AFP via France 24) Aftermath of the 2023 Mozambican local elections