§ 01 — Observances
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What we celebrate today.
- i. World Bee Day Global
Russo-Ukrainian war: Russia claims full control of the Ukrainian city of Mariupol after a nearly three-month siege.
The International System of Units (SI): The base units are redefined, making the international prototype of the kilogram obsolete.
The government of Singapore authorised the controversial execution of convicted murderer Kho Jabing for the murder of the Chinese construction worker despite the international pleas for clemency, notably from Amnesty International and the United Nations.
An EF5 tornado strikes the Oklahoma City suburb of Moore, killing 24 people and injuring 377 others.
At least 27 people are killed and 50 others injured when a 6.0-magnitude earthquake strikes northern Italy.
Life can be the scariest and most beautiful thing simultaneously.
Today is celebrated as World Bee Day in Global.