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New York State Route 343 (NY 343) is a state highway in Dutchess County, in the Hudson Valley of the U.S. state of New York. It runs east–west from the intersection of NY 82 in the village of Millbrook to the Connecticut state line in the hamlet of Amenia, where Connecticut Route 343 continues briefly eastward. It was originally the Dover branch of the Dutchess Turnpike, a 19th-century transportation route between Litchfield County, Connecticut, and the city of Poughkeepsie. NY 343 was designated in 1930, connecting Amenia to the state line, but was relocated a few years later onto the portion of NY 200 from South Millbrook to the hamlet of Dover Plains. Landmarks along the way include the Silo Ridge Country Club in the hamlet of Wassaic, Beekman Park in Amenia, and the Troutbeck Conference Center in the hamlet of Leedsville. Connecticut Route 343 passes through more rural and residential areas into the town of Sharon, Connecticut, where it terminates at a junction with Route 4 and Route 41. (Full article...)

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Ralph Abernathy

... that Ralph Abernathy (pictured), mentor and friend of Martin Luther King Jr., led a demonstration protesting the use of federal funds for the Apollo 11 project when many Americans lived in poverty?
... that the black-winged flycatcher-shrike camouflages its nest with pieces of bark?
... that in 1956–57, footballer Ray Straw equalled Derby County's club record for most league goals in a single season?
... that it is possible to simultaneously measure which genes are turned on in an organism using transcriptomics technologies?
... that Medal of Honor recipient Charles Mattocks was born in Danville, Vermont, and imprisoned in Danville, Virginia, as a POW during the American Civil War?
... that the Romanesque cross basilica St. Georg in Aplerbeck from the 12th century fell into such disrepair that its street was named Ruinenstraße?
... that Yurika was inspired to become a singer for anime after hearing the song "Genesis of Aquarion" by Akino in a television commercial?
... that a year after the character of Mason Morgan was introduced on Home and Away, his curly hair disappeared due to actor Orpheus Pledger's new hairstyle?

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Indian dust storm

At least 110 people are killed and scores more are injured in fierce dust storms (pictured) across the northern Indian states of Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan.
In Spanish football, FC Barcelona win La Liga.
At the inter-Korean summit at the Peace House in Panmunjom, the leaders of North and South Korea agree to formally end the Korean War later this year.
American comedian Bill Cosby is found guilty of sexual assault in a retrial of a case that was closed as a mistrial in 2017.
Danish entrepreneur Peter Madsen is sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of Kim Wall.

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May 4: Star Wars Day

Explosion of Space Shuttle fuel

1493 – Pope Alexander VI issued the papal bull Inter caetera, establishing a line of demarcation dividing the New World between Spain and Portugal.
1780 – The first running of the Epsom Derby took place, won by Diomed, owned by Charles Bunbury.
1942 – World War II: The Imperial Japanese Navy engaged Allied naval forces at the Battle of the Coral Sea, the first fleet action in which aircraft carriers engaged each other.
1988 – A fire at an industrial plant in Henderson, Nevada, U.S., caused tons of Space Shuttle fuel to explode (pictured), resulting in two deaths, 372 injuries, and $100 million in damage.
2000 – Ken Livingstone took office as the first Mayor of London.

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Amitabh Bachchan

Amitabh Bachchan is an Indian film actor, playback singer, producer and television personality. He made his acting debut in 1969 with Saat Hindustani, and narrated Mrinal Sen's Bhuvan Shome (1969). Bachchan later appeared as Dr. Bhaskar Banerjee in Hrishikesh Mukherjee's Anand (1971), for which he won the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor. In 1973, Bachchan played the role of Inspector Vijay Khanna in Prakash Mehra's action film Zanjeer. He has since appeared in several films with the character name "Vijay". During the same year, he appeared in Abhimaan and Namak Haraam. For the latter, he received the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor. Two years later he appeared along with Shashi Kapoor, in Yash Chopra's Deewaar, which earned him the Filmfare Award for Best Actor nomination. (Full list...)

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Mike Dirnt (b. 1972) is an American musician, songwriter and composer. He is best known as the co-founder, bassist, backing and occasional lead vocalist of American punk rock band Green Day. He has played in several other bands, including The Frustrators.

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