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This Happened—January 14: Sex Pistols Last Concert

Updated Jan. 14, 2024 at 12:20 p.m. The Sex Pistols’ final concert was held on this day in 1978 at Winterland, San Francisco. Who were The Sex Pistols? The Sex Pistols were a music group who helped found the British punk movement of the late 1970s. Their song “God Save the Queen” became a symbol […]

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Front Pages For A Queen: 37 World Newspapers Mark The Death Of Elizabeth II

“The world weeps”, “Farewell, my Queen”, “The rock Britain was built on”…. were among the headlines as front pages from virtually every newspaper in the world were dedicated to the passing of the iconic monarch. Here is a selection of 37 newspaper front pages from 29 countries.

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Society

Wanted: New Lyrics For The Swiss National Anthem

LE TEMPS, APS, THE LOCAL, LE MATIN (Switzerland) Worldcrunch BERN – The Swiss Public Welfare Society (SSUP) has launched a contest to change Switzerland’s national lyrics by August 2015, reports Le Temps. According the newspaper, the association finds the existing lyrics too awkward and outdated — so much so that a majority of Swiss don’t […]

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