Ukraine separated from the Soviet Union, marking this day as Ukraine’s Independence Day.
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The Central Italy earthquake occurred.
Allied troops began the attack on Paris during World War II.
Pavel Durov, founder of the encrypted messaging app Telegram, was arrested in France for alleged involvement in organized crime.
The Great Colonial Hurricane hit the Massachusetts Bay Colony and the Jamestown Settlement in New England, USA.
Astronomers announced the discovery of an Earth-like planet named Proxima b.
