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Cerro Tuzgle
Cerro Tuzgle is a dormant stratovolcano in northwestern Argentina. It is a promi-
nent volcano of the back arc of the Andes and lies about 280 kilometres (170 mi)
east of the main volcanic arc. The summit of Tuzgle is 5,486 metres (17,999 ft)
above sea level, and it grew during different stages over a caldera and lava domes.
Some major lava flows emanate from the summit crater. Also associated with this
volcano are an ignimbrite sheet, a confirmed flank collapse unit and a possible
one. The first volcanic activity at Tuzgle occurred 650,000 years ago.
Subsequently, lava domes and several lava flows were erupted; scientists have
proposed two different schemes of naming the units. The latest lava flows are dated
at 300,000 years ago and volcanic activity may have continued into the Holocene.
Several thermal springs are associated with the volcano, and some have been
investigated for possible geothermal energy production. Sulfur was formerly mined
on the mountain. (Full article...)

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June 22: Dragon Boat Festival in China (2023)

HMS Leopard (right) fires on USS Chesapeake

HMS Leopard (right) fires on USS Chesapeake
1593 – Habsburg troops defeated a larger Ottoman force at the Battle of Sisak in
the Kingdom of Croatia, triggering the Long Turkish War.
1807 – The British warship HMS Leopard pursued and attacked the American frigate
USS Chesapeake (pictured) in the belief that the crew of the latter included
deserters from the Royal Navy.
1941 – World War II: German minister of foreign affairs Joachim von Ribbentrop
presented a declaration of war to the Soviet ambassador Vladimir Dekanozov in
Berlin.
1979 – Former British Liberal Party leader Jeremy Thorpe was acquitted of
conspiracy to murder Norman Scott, who had accused Thorpe of having a relationship
with him.
2022 – An earthquake registering 6.2 Mw caused the deaths of at least 1,000 people
in Afghanistan and Pakistan.
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Bandits' Roost, 59 1/2 Mulberry Street
Bandits' Roost, 59 1/2 Mulberry Street is a black-and-white photograph produced by
the Danish-American photographer and social reformer Jacob Riis in 1888. It is not
known whether the photograph was taken by Riis himself, or by one of his assistant
photographers, Henry G. Piffard and Richard Hoe Lawrence. It was first published in
the photographic book How the Other Half Lives in 1889, which aimed to document the
social conditions of the poorest people of New York City. The photograph was taken
in The Bend, a dangerous and poor alley in Mulberry Street, New York City, which
had a predominantly Italian population at the time, and was known for its high
crime rates. Riis's social activism in pursuit of better life conditions for the
poorest classes of New York, of which the book where this picture was published was
one of the best examples, was one of the factors that led to the demolition of
Mulberry End, which was later replaced by a park.

Photograph credit: Jacob Riis; restored by Adam Cuerden

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