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14 July – Senior Indian Army officer Major AK Thinge is killed in battle in Kashmir. [ 59 ] [ 60 ] 19 July – Two trains collide in the Birbhum district of West Bengal with at least 50 people feared dead.
Newspapers normally place hard news stories on the first pages, so the most important information is at the beginning, enabling busy readers to read as little or as much as they desire. Local stations and networks with a set format must take news stories and break them down into the most important aspects due to time constraints.
The social news site Reddit launches. The San Antonio Spurs win their third NBA Championship after defeating the Detroit Pistons, 81-74, in Game 7 of the NBA Finals. June 24 – A Volna booster rocket carrying the first light sail spacecraft (a joint Russian-United States project) fails 83 seconds after its launch, destroying the spacecraft.
Hubble Space Telescope 1990 — Hubble Space Telescope launches during STS-31, a Space Shuttle Discovery mission.; 1991 — The Gulf War is waged in the Middle East, by a U.N.-authorized coalition force from thirty-four nations, led by the U.S. and United Kingdom, against Iraq.
The 1962–63 New York City newspaper strike begins, affecting all of the city's major newspapers; it will last for 114 days. Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands, who died on November 28, is buried at the Nieuwe Kerk (Delft).
The 20th century changed the world in unprecedented ways. The World Wars sparked tension between countries and led to the creation of atomic bombs, the Cold War led to the Space Race and the creation of space-based rockets, and the World Wide Web was created.
August 15–18 – The Woodstock Festival is held near White Lake, New York, featuring some of the top rock musicians of the era. August 17 – Category 5 Hurricane Camille hits the Mississippi coast of the United States, killing 248 people and causing US$1.5 billion in damage (1969 USD).
February 8 – Edmonton police chief Fred Rayner is fired after news of a police sting targeting a journalist and the chair of the city's police board comes to light. February 10 – Wal-Mart says it will close one of its stores in Jonquière , Quebec, just as its 200 workers are about to win the first-ever union contract from the world's ...