§ 01 — Observances
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What we celebrate today.
- i. World Cup Bank Holiday GB
A bomb explodes on a bus in the Pakistani city of Quetta, killing at least 25 people and wounding 22 others.
The Troubles: The Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) detonates a powerful truck bomb in the middle of Manchester, England, devastating the city centre and injuring 200 people.
The United States Supreme Court rules in United States v. Álvarez-Machaín that it is permissible for the United States to forcibly extradite suspects in foreign countries and bring them to the United States for trial, without approval from those other countries.
In the Philippines, Mount Pinatubo erupts in the second largest volcanic eruption of the 20th century, killing over 800 people.
The Ariane 4 rocket is launched on its maiden flight.
Your dream has to be bigger than your fear.
Today is celebrated as World Cup Bank Holiday in GB.