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{{*mp|March 28}} An '''[[2011 Ja`ar munitions factory explosion|explosion]]''' at a [[ammunition|munitions]] factory near [[Ja`ar]], [[Yemen]], kills at least 124 people. |
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{{*mp|March 28}} Portuguese architect '''[[Eduardo Souto de Moura]]''' ''(pictured)'' is awarded the '''[[Pritzker Architecture Prize]]'''. |
{{*mp|March 28}} Portuguese architect '''[[Eduardo Souto de Moura]]''' ''(pictured)'' is awarded the '''[[Pritzker Architecture Prize]]'''. |
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{{*mp|March 26}} '''[[Geraldine Ferraro]]''', 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]]''', 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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Revision as of 12:51, 29 March 2011
- Portuguese architect Eduardo Souto de Moura (pictured) is awarded the Pritzker Architecture Prize.
- Geraldine Ferraro, the first female major party vice presidential candidate in the United States, dies at the age of 75.
- More than 250,000 people march through London to protest against government spending cuts.
- 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 loses a vote of non-confidence.
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