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{{*mp|March 26}} Approximately 250,000 people '''[[2011 anti-cuts protest in London|march through]]''' [[London]] to protest against [[United_Kingdom_coalition_government_(2010–present)#Public_spending_cuts|government spending cuts]]. |
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{{*mp|March 26}} '''[[Geraldine Ferraro]]''' ''(pictured)'', the first female [[Political parties in the United States|major party]] [[Vice President of the United States|vice presidential]] candidate in the [[United States]], dies at the age of 75. |
{{*mp|March 26}} '''[[Geraldine Ferraro]]''' ''(pictured)'', the first female [[Political parties in the United States|major party]] [[Vice President of the United States|vice presidential]] candidate in the [[United States]], dies at the age of 75. |
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{{*mp|March 26}} [[Archaeology|Archaeologists]] in [[Texas]] find evidence suggesting that '''[[Clovis culture#Evidence of human habitation before Clovis|human settlement]]''' may have occurred in the [[Americas]] 2,500 years earlier than previously thought. |
{{*mp|March 26}} [[Archaeology|Archaeologists]] in [[Texas]] find evidence suggesting that '''[[Clovis culture#Evidence of human habitation before Clovis|human settlement]]''' may have occurred in the [[Americas]] 2,500 years earlier than previously thought. |
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Revision as of 09:29, 27 March 2011
- Approximately 250,000 people march through London to protest against government spending cuts.
- Geraldine Ferraro (pictured), the first female major party vice presidential candidate in the United States, dies at the age of 75.
- Archaeologists in Texas find evidence suggesting that human settlement may have occurred in the Americas 2,500 years earlier than previously thought.
- In Canada, a federal election is scheduled after the Conservative minority government fails a vote of non-confidence.
- Security forces open fire on protesters in Syria, killing at least 20 people.
- A 6.8-magnitude earthquake hits northeastern Burma, killing at least 75 people.
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