The estimated magnitude 8.0 earthquake caused the island of Crete to rise 30 feet (9 meters) above sea level.
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The Provisional IRA detonated twenty-two bombs in Belfast, Northern Ireland.
NASA's space shuttle program finally came to a close when mission STS-135 landed.
The Soviet Vostok Station in Antarctica recorded the world's lowest temperature in an inhabited location.
Former British prime minister Tony Blair won the leadership election for the British Labour Party.
US President Joe Biden withdrew from his re-election campaign and endorsed Kamala Harris as his preferred successor.