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{{*mp|April 1}} [[Michael Phelps]] breaks five world records in '''[[Swimming at the 2007 World Aquatics Championships|swimming]]''' at the [[2007 World Aquatics Championships]] in [[Melbourne]], [[Australia]], becoming the first swimmer to win seven [[gold medal]]s at a single championship; seven other [[World records in swimming|world records]] are also broken. |
{{*mp|April 1}} [[Michael Phelps]] breaks five world records in '''[[Swimming at the 2007 World Aquatics Championships|swimming]]''' at the [[2007 World Aquatics Championships]] in [[Melbourne]], [[Australia]], becoming the first swimmer to win seven [[gold medal]]s at a single championship; seven other [[World records in swimming|world records]] are also broken. |
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{{*mp|March 31}} Australian [[Guantanamo Bay detention camp|Guantanamo Bay detainee]] '''[[David Hicks]]''' receives the first sentence from the [[Guantanamo military commission]], and the first conviction in a [[United States|U.S.]] [[war crime]]s trial since World War II. |
{{*mp|March 31}} Australian [[Guantanamo Bay detention camp|Guantanamo Bay detainee]] '''[[David Hicks]]''' receives the first sentence from the [[Guantanamo military commission]], and the first conviction in a [[United States|U.S.]] [[war crime]]s trial since World War II. |
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{{*mp|March 26}} In [[Mauritania]], '''[[Sidi Ould Cheikh Abdallahi]]''' is declared the winner of the [[Mauritanian presidential election, 2007|presidential election]], the final stage of the transition to civilian rule since the [[2005 Mauritanian coup d'état|military coup of 2005]]. |
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Revision as of 17:04, 3 April 2007
- A TGV train beats the world speed record for a train on rails, going over 574.8 km/h (357 mph) during test runs.
- A tsunami triggered by an earthquake strikes the Solomon Islands (flag pictured), killing at least 15 and leaving thousands homeless.
- Iranians protest outside the British embassy in Tehran in response to the ongoing dispute over the capture of Royal Navy personnel off the Iraq-Iran coast.
- Michael Phelps breaks five world records in swimming at the 2007 World Aquatics Championships in Melbourne, Australia, becoming the first swimmer to win seven gold medals at a single championship; seven other world records are also broken.
- Australian Guantanamo Bay detainee David Hicks receives the first sentence from the Guantanamo military commission, and the first conviction in a U.S. war crimes trial since World War II.
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