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On the 75th anniversary of VJ Day, Michael Alexander looks at how the end of the Second World War in the Far East was marked with celebrations – yet often “overshadowed” by the end of the war in Europe three months earlier. It was the day that Japan surrendered to the Allies after almost six years of the Second World War. |
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15 August 2020 (MIA) 636 – Arab–Byzantine wars: The Battle of Yarmouk between the Byzantine Empire and the Rashidun Caliphate begins. 717 – Arab–Byzantine wars: Maslama ibn Abd al-Malik begins the Second Arab Siege of Constantinople, which will last for nearly a year. 718 – Arab–Byzantine wars: Raising of the Second Arab Siege of Constantinople. |
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The government have relaxed its coronavirus guidance for places of worship meaning from this weekend, worship groups and choirs can now sing in churches. Up until now, only a professional singer had been allowed to perform behind a perspex screen. While the changes will we welcomed by many, congregations are still advised not to sing. |
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Sun-soaked pitches at the weekend produced some notable and noteworthy results in the county hurling championships but nothing, I’d suggest, of the shock variety. This weekend the sorting and sifting in the various groups will be completed ahead of the knock-outs in this shortened and sharply-focused championship season. |
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"Most of us have been saying for years the church isn’t the building; the church is the people," Cook said. "Now, we’re forced to really live that out." Calvary Baptist has had to rethink its approach in light of the coronavirus pandemic. With many members of the church falling into high-risk.... |
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Exactly how Auckland property deals will be affected during the next few weeks won't be known until REINZ releases its August sales spreadsheets around mid-September. The latest Real Estate Institute data shows Auckland’s median house price increased by 11.5 percent over the past year to $920,000. |
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1969: The Woodstock Music and Art Fair opens in Bethel, N.Y. Also on this day: 1483: The Sistine Chapel is consecrated by Pope Sixtus IV. 1945: In a pre-recorded radio address, Japan’s Emperor Hirohito announces that his country has accepted terms of surrender for ending World War II. |
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On August 15, 1947, India became independent after some 200 years of British rule. On this date: In 1483, the Sistine Chapel was consecrated by Pope Sixtus IV. In 1769, Napoleon Bonaparte was born on the island of Corsica. In 1935, humorist Will Rogers and aviator Wiley Post were killed when their.... |
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On this date: In 1483, the Sistine Chapel was consecrated by Pope Sixtus IV. In 1769, Napoleon Bonaparte was born on the island of Corsica. In 1935, humorist Will Rogers and aviator Wiley Post were killed when their airplane crashed near Point Barrow in the Alaska Territory. |
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In 1939, the MGM musical “The Wizard of Oz” opened at the Grauman’s Chinese Theater in Hollywood. In 1944, during World War II, Allied forces landed in southern France in Operation Dragoon. In 1945, in a pre-recorded radio address, Japan’s Emperor Hirohito announced that his country had accepted terms of surrender for ending World War II. |
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The Feast of Assumption, a day when Catholics around the world typically gather at Mass and celebrate Mary, Mother of God’s ascension into heaven after death, falls on August 15 of this year. Here’s what you need to know about the religious holiday, including its history, connections to scripture,.... |
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