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THE EVENT Her Majesty’s 90th Birthday Party will be a celebration of The Queen’s life, her love of horses, her dedication to the Commonwealth and international affairs and her deep involvement with the Navy, Army and ­­­­Air Force. Over 90 minutes, 900 horses and more than 1,500 participants from around the United Kingdom and the World will create a joyful event for The Queen. The 90-year journey will take us from the excitement of the birth, through to World War Two, her marriage, the coronation and a reign of more than 60 years. The Celebration will use horses, actors, bands and dancers to tell the story. The celebration will be created by the team that organised the successful Diamond Jubilee Pageant in Windsor in 2012. This time, technology will play an important part in the celebration. The 90-minute experience will be a fusion of the latest video projection, LED effects and theatrical lighting. The finale will be a kaleidoscope of memories and achievements. ...

Rescue crews searched desperately through rubble Sunday for survivors of a magnitude-7.8 earthquake that struck coastal Ecuador. The death toll has soared to   272, Ecuador's President Rafael Correa said Sunday evening. That number is expected to rise as rescue teams dig through the rubble, he said. Earlier in the evening, Vice President Jorge Glas had estimated that at least 2,527 people were injured. The hardest-hit area was the coastal Manabi Province, where about 200 people died, said Ricardo Peñaherrera of Ecuador's national emergency management office. The cities of Manta, Portoviejo and Pedernales, a tourist destination, saw the most devastation but damage was widespread throughout the country. "The first hours are crucial," Correa said. "We're finding signs of life in the rubble. We're giving this priority. After, we'll work to find and recover bodies." People looking for family and friends frantically dug with their han...

Zaha Hadid, the Iraqi-born British architect who designed modernist, futuristic buildings acclaimed around the world, died suddenly in a Miami hospital Thursday. She was 65. Her death was reported by British publications, such as  The Guardian  and the  BBC , and confirmed by Hadid's firm, according to the Associated Press. The firm said she suffered a heart attack while being treated for bronchitis. Boris Johnson, the mayor of London, was among the first to tweet condolences. "So sad to hear of death of Zaha Hadid, she was an inspiration and her legacy lives on in wonderful buildings in Stratford and around the world.” .. ...

20th German U-203 fails on torpedo attack on US battleship Texas 21st 2nd French troops occupies Damascus Syria 21st After winning 20 straight at Fenway, Lefty Grove loses to Browns 22nd Estonians starts armed resistance against Soviet occupation 22nd Finland invades Karelia 22nd Operation Barbarossa: Nazi Germany invades the Soviet Union during WWII 22nd Germany, Italy & Romania declare war on Soviet Union 22nd Michael Gerasimov opens grave of Tamerlan "Lenk" 22nd The Lithuanian 1941 independence begins. 22nd Various Communist and Socialist French Resistance movements merge to one group. 23rd Germany occupies Telz, Lithuana 24th Entire Jewish male population of Gorzhdy Lithuania, exterminated 24th Germans advanced into Russia & took Vilna, Brest-Litovsk & Kaunas 25th -26] Russian counter attack at Rovno 25th FDR issues Executive Order 8802 forbidding discrimination 25th Fair Employment Practices Commission established 25th Finla...

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