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The Monteleone chariot is an Etruscan chariot, dated to circa 530 BC, that was uncovered in 1902 at Monteleone di Spoleto in Umbria, Italy, in an underground tomb covered by a mound. It was part of a chariot burial, containing the remains of two human corpses along with two drinking cups. Measuring 131 centimetres (515⁄8 inches) in height and designed to be drawn by two horses, the chariot itself is constructed of wood covered with hammered bronze plates and carved ivory decoration. The Monteleone chariot is now in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City.Artifact credit: unknown Etruscan sculptor; photographed by the Rogers Fund and the Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Li Zhaoxing

... that Li Zhaoxing (pictured), a former Chinese minister of foreign affairs, has published more than 200 poems and was known as a "poet minister"?
... that at least one person on every NFL All-Decade Team has played for the Green Bay Packers, although one of those players was only with the Packers for one season?
... that the 2024 opening of regular sessions of the National Congress of Argentina took place at 21:00 instead of 12:00?
... that Ground Round attempted to diversify its meat-heavy menu with such dishes as swordfish and Mexican pizza?
... that Final Fantasy's "first great villain" has been compared to characters like the Green Goblin and the Joker?
... that singer Frank Croxton performed a duet with his father for the unveiling of a monument to a Confederate States Army general?
... that Thomas Figures prosecuted two members of the Ku Klux Klan for murder, and Michael Figures bankrupted their organization in a civil lawsuit?
... that ancient humans cared for a 14,000-year-old puppy?

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A series of solar storms impact Earth, creating aurorae (pictured) at lower latitudes than usual.
Former prime minister of Fiji Frank Bainimarama is sentenced to one year in prison for attempting to pervert the course of justice.
Mahamat Déby is declared the winner of the Chadian presidential election.
Flooding in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, leaves more than 110 people dead and at least 140 others missing.
Kyren Wilson wins the World Snooker Championship.

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May 13: Yom HaZikaron in Israel (2024)

Aftermath of the Enschede explosion

1909 – The inaugural edition of the Giro d'Italia, a long-distance multiple-stage bicycle race, began in Milan; the Italian cyclist Luigi Ganna was the eventual winner.
1958 – US vice president Richard Nixon's motorcade was attacked by a mob in Caracas, Venezuela.
2000 – An explosion (aftermath pictured) at a fireworks factory in Enschede, Netherlands, resulted in 23 deaths and approximately €450 million in damage.
2008 – Nine bombs placed by the Indian Mujahideen, then an unknown terrorist group, exploded in a 15-minute period in Jaipur, India, killing 80 people and injuring more than 200 others.

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Gary Cooper (d. 1961)

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