History: April 30 (#3)

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April 30, 2008 Two skeletal remains found near Yekaterinburg are confirmed by Russian scientists to be the remains of Alexei and Anastasia, two of the children of the last Tsar of Russia, whose entire family was executed at Yekaterinburg by the Bolsheviks.

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On April 30, in the year 2008: Two skeletal remains found near Yekaterinburg are confirmed by Russian scientists to be the remains of Alexei and Anastasia, two of the children of the last Tsar of Russia, whose entire family was executed at Yekaterinburg by the Bolsheviks. Yekaterinburg, alternatively romanized as Ekaterinburg and formerly known as Sverdlovsk (1924-1991), is a city and the administrative centre of Sverdlovsk Oblast and the Ural Federal District, Russia.

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Why April 30, 2008 matters: Two skeletal remains found near Yekaterinburg are confir med by Russian scientists to be the remains of Alexei and Anastasia, two of the children of the last Tsar of Russia, whose entire family was executed at Yekaterinburg by the Bolsheviks. 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: April 30, 2008 The 21st century has already seen profound shifts: the digital revolution has connected bill ions 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: Two skeletal remains found near Yekaterinburg are confirmed by Russian scientists to be the remains of Alexei and Anastasia, two of the children of the last Tsar of Russia, whose entire family was executed at Yekaterinburg by the Bolsheviks. Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yekaterinburg (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)