Beethoven premiered Fidelio in Vienna, Austria, which was his only opera.
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The Georgia Dome in Atlanta was blown to smithereens in a controlled demolition.
Snake fossils found in Rio Negro Province, Argentina, showed snakes with hind legs that lived over 70 million years ago.
Toshiba rolled out a four-legged robot designed to clean up after nuclear disasters.
The American state of New Jersey was the first state to ratify the Bill of Rights.
Roman soldier Diocletian was appointed the new Roman Emperor after Roman Emperor Carus's death.