History: March 6 (#3)

History: March 6 (#3)
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March 6, 2008 A suicide bomber kills 68 people (including first responders) in Baghdad on the same day that a gunman kills eight students in Jerusalem.

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Commentary

On March 6, in the year 2008: A suicide bomber kills 68 pe ople (including first responders) in Baghdad on the same day that a gunman kills eight students in Jerusalem. Jerusalem is a city in the Southern Levant, on a plateau in the Judaean Mountains between the Mediterranean and the Dead Sea.

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Why March 6, 2008 matters: A suicide bomber kills 68 people (in cluding first responders) in Baghdad on the same day that a gunman kills eight students in Jerusalem. What began on this day left a lasting mark on history. The effects were felt immediately and continued to shape events, ideas, and lives long afterwards.

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Historical context: March 6, 2008 The 21st century has already seen profound shifts: the digital revoluti on has connected billions while reshaping politics and culture; climate change has emerged as a defining crisis; and new powers have risen to challenge the world order that followed the Cold War. The event on this day: A suicide bomber kills 68 people (including first responders) in Baghdad on the same day that a gunman kills eight students in Jerusalem. Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerusalem (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)