Happy Tuesday!
Kim Alexander submitted today’s featured image, which she took recently from her vantage point at Nancy’s Bakery in Lund.
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On this day:
In 1804, former United States secretary of the treasury Alexander Hamilton was fatally wounded in a duel with United States vice-president Aaron Burr, ending a lifelong feud between the two. The incident inspired the musical Hamilton two centuries later; it premiered in 2015.
In 1859, the bell inside Big Ben, the famous London clock tower, chimed for the first time.
In 2010, Spain defeated Holland 1-0 in the final match of the FIFA World Cup of Soccer.
Today’s weather:
Mainly cloudy skies are expected in the morning on Tuesday, July 11, clearing by noon. A high of 22 degrees Celsius is in the forecast during the day, dropping to 13 degrees in the evening. For the full 12-hour and seven-day qathet region weather forecast, go to our weather page.
In case you missed it…
A fight between two of black bears near Inland Lake was caught on video last week.
Meanwhile…
qathetSafe stepped up to provide nourishment and a much needed break for 200 youth participating in International Choral Kathaumixw.
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