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Edinburgh is the capital city of Scotland and one of its 32 council areas. Located in the south-east of Scotland, it is bounded to the north by the Firth of Forth estuary and to the south by the Pentland Hills. With a population of 506,520 in mid-2020, Edinburgh is the second-largest city in Scotland by population and the seventh-largest in the United Kingdom. The royal burgh of Edinburgh was founded by King David I in the early 12th century on land belonging to the Crown, and has been capital of Scotland since at least the 15th century. This aerial photograph, with Edinburgh Castle in the foreground, was taken around 1920.Photograph credit: Alfred Buckham; restored by Adam Cuerden

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Circle Tower

... that the Circle Tower (pictured), an Art Deco building in Indianapolis, features ziggurat-like upper floors?
... that Jacob Christiaan Koningsberger, a biologist who catalogued the flora and fauna of Java, also served as the Dutch minister of the colonies?
... that researchers submitting to the IEEE Symposium on Security and Privacy intentionally introduced security bugs into Linux?
... that the Tang dynasty politician Fang Yi'ai, together with his wife Princess Gaoyang, rebelled against Emperor Gaozong of Tang, but their rebellion was swiftly suppressed, resulting in their deaths?
... that El Califa de León is the first Mexican taqueria to be awarded a Michelin star?
... that first-team All-American soccer player Jordynn Dudley holds her high school's basketball scoring record?
... that the Larmanjat guided rail system was successfully demonstrated in England but failed completely when used commercially in Lisbon?
... that during a comedy routine Reuben Solo drew a graph plotting the audience's reaction to his routine?
... that in 2016, the removal of a few lines of code briefly "broke the Internet"?

In the news[edit]

Boeing Starliner launch

The Boeing Starliner spacecraft conducts its first crewed flight (launch pictured), carrying two astronauts to the International Space Station.
The CNSA Chang'e 6 completes sampling and takeoff from the far side of the Moon.
Claudia Sheinbaum is elected as the president of Mexico.
In South Africa's general election, the African National Congress wins the most seats but loses its majority for the first time since the end of apartheid.

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Margaret Bondfield

1826 – In York, Upper Canada, members of the Family Compact destroyed William Lyon Mackenzie's printing press in the Types Riot after Mackenzie accused them of corruption.
1929 – Margaret Bondfield (pictured) became the first female member of the Cabinet of the United Kingdom when she was named Minister of Labour by Ramsay MacDonald.
1941 – World War II: The Allies commenced the Syria–Lebanon campaign against Vichy French possessions in the Levant.
1953 – An F5 tornado struck Flint and Beecher, Michigan, causing 116 fatalities, 844 injuries and $19 million in damage during a larger tornado outbreak sequence.

William of York (d. 1154)
Cora Agnes Benneson (d. 1919)
Lauren Burns (b. 1974)
Omar Bongo (d. 2009)

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