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Ten Days That Vanished: The Switch to the Gregorian Calendar
When the Gregorian calendar was implemented in October 1582, 10 days were dropped to bring the vernal equinox from March 11 back to March 21.
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Alaskan Oil Spill
In 1989 the oil tanker Exxon Valdezran aground, spilling some 11 million gallons of oil into Prince William Sound in Alaska—one of the largest oil spills in U.S. history.