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{{*mp|April 3}} A '''[[TGV]]''' beats the [[Land speed record for railed vehicles|world speed record for a train on rails]], going 574.8 km/h (357 mph) during test runs. |
{{*mp|April 3}} A '''[[TGV]]''' beats the [[Land speed record for railed vehicles|world speed record for a train on rails]], going 574.8 km/h (357 mph) in [[Champagne (region)|Champagne]], [[France]] during test runs. |
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{{*mp|April 2}} A [[tsunami]] triggered by an '''[[2007 Solomon Islands earthquake|earthquake]]''' strikes the [[Solomon Islands]] ''(flag pictured)'', killing at least 20 and leaving thousands homeless. |
{{*mp|April 2}} A [[tsunami]] triggered by an '''[[2007 Solomon Islands earthquake|earthquake]]''' strikes the [[Solomon Islands]] ''(flag pictured)'', killing at least 20 and leaving thousands homeless. |
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{{*mp|April 1}} [[Iran]]ians protest outside the [[British diplomatic missions|British embassy]] in [[Tehran]] in response to the '''[[2007 Iranian seizure of Royal Navy personnel|ongoing dispute]]''' over the capture of [[Royal Navy]] personnel off the [[Iraq]]-Iran coast. |
{{*mp|April 1}} [[Iran]]ians protest outside the [[British diplomatic missions|British embassy]] in [[Tehran]] in response to the '''[[2007 Iranian seizure of Royal Navy personnel|ongoing dispute]]''' over the capture of [[Royal Navy]] personnel off the [[Iraq]]-Iran coast. |
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Revision as of 07:26, 4 April 2007
- A TGV beats the world speed record for a train on rails, going 574.8 km/h (357 mph) in Champagne, France during test runs.
- A tsunami triggered by an earthquake strikes the Solomon Islands (flag pictured), killing at least 20 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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