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1887 - Bloody Sunday clashes in Trafalgar Square
1970 - Bhola cyclone: A 100-mph tropical cyclone hit the densely populated Ganges Delta region of East Pakistan (now Bangladesh), killing an estimated 500,000 people (this is regarded as the 20th century's worst cyclone disaster).
1982 - The Vietnam Veterans Memorial was dedicated in Washington D.C. after a march to its site by thousands of Vietnam War veterans.
1985 - The volcano Nevado del Ruiz erupted, causing a lahar (volcanic mudslide) that buried Armero, Colombia, killing approximately 23,000 people.
1990 - The first known web page was written. [1]

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 * [[1887]] - '''[[Bloody Sunday (1887)|Bloody Sunday]]''' clashes in [[Trafalgar Square]]
-* [[1970]] - A 100-mph [[tropical cyclone]] hit the densely populated Ganges Delta region of [[East Pakistan]] (now '''[[Bangladesh]])''', killing an estimated 500,000 people (this is regarded as the [[20th century]]'s worst cyclone disaster).
+* [[1970]] - A 100-mph [[tropical cyclone]] hit the densely populated Ganges Delta region of [[East Pakistan]] (now [[Bangladesh]]), killing an estimated 500,000 people (this is regarded as the [[20th century]]'s worst cyclone disaster).
 * [[1982]] - The '''[[Vietnam Veterans Memorial]]''' was dedicated in [[Washington D.C.]] after a march to its site by thousands of [[Vietnam War]] veterans.
 * [[1985]] - The volcano '''[[Nevado del Ruiz]]''' erupted, causing a [[lahar]] (volcanic mudslide) that buried Armero, Colombia, killing approximately 23,000 people.