Born on This Day
South Africa's first Black Anglican archbishop, whose nonviolent campaign against apartheid earned him the Nobel Peace Prize.
Grammy-winning R&B singer-songwriter best known for her 1996 ballad "Un-Break My Heart."
Cellist known for his virtuosity and collaborations with non-classical artists.
After a frustrating day of finding just shotgun shells and ring-pulls in Oxfordshire, England, metal-detectorist James Mather stumbles on an ingot, part of what is later called the “Watlington hoard” of 200 Vikings-era coins, jewelry and silver bars.
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