This week, follow the journey of the latest robotic mission to the moon, step inside Charles Darwin’s lost library, spot a rare golden tiger, and more.
On Dec. 27, 1979: Soviet forces seized control of Afghanistan. President Hafizullah Amin (hah-FEE’-zoo-lah ah-MEEN’), who was overthrown and executed, was replaced by Babrak Karmal.
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1986: Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, Jamaican multiple Olympic and World champion, is born this day. OTHER.
Darwin s Oak, a 550-year-old ancient tree outside of Shrewsbury, will be felled to make way for a new bypass road. Campaigners say that this is a dark day for the environment and oppose the decision.