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The American Eagle aircraft in 2022
American Eagle Flight 5342 (aircraft pictured) collides with a helicopter Potomac River in Washington, D.C. , United States, killing at least 30 people.In sumo , Hōshōryū Tomokatsu yokozuna
In an ongoing offensive March 23 Movement captures Goma , the capital of North Kivu province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Alexander Lukashenko is re-elected president of Belarus , after banning opposition candidates.Several artefacts, including the Helmet of Coțofenești , are stolen Drents Museum in Assen , the Netherlands.
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January 30 Martyrs' Day 1948 ); Fred Korematsu Day
Launch of USS Monitor
1018 – Henry II, Holy Roman Emperor , and Bolesław I , the Piast ruler of Poland, signed the Peace of Bautzen German–Polish War .1607 – Low-lying areas flooded Bristol Channel in southwest England and south Wales, resulting in around 2,000 deaths.1862 – The United States Navy launched USS Monitor (pictured) , the first American ironclad warship .1964 – In a bloodless coup, Nguyễn Khánh overthrew Dương Văn Minh 's military junta in South Vietnam , less than three months after Minh's own coup .2005 – Forty-six years to the day after the sinking of the Danish ocean liner MS Hans Hedtoft Queen Margrethe II unveiled a memorial in Copenhagen to the 95 passengers and crew who perished.
