History: December 29 (#4)

History: December 29 (#4)
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December 29, 2013 A suicide bomb attack at the Volgograd-1 railway station in the southern Russian city of Volgograd kills at least 18 people and wounds 40 others.

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On December 29, in the year 2013: A suicide bomb attack at the Vo lgograd-1 railway station in the southern Russian city of Volgograd kills at least 18 people and wounds 40 others. Volgograd, formerly Tsaritsyn (1589–1925) and Stalingrad (1925–1961), is the largest city and the administrative centre of Volgograd Oblast, Russia.

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Why December 29, 2013 matters: A suicide bomb attack at the Volgo grad-1 railway station in the southern Russian city of Volgograd kills at least 18 people and wounds 40 others. 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: December 29, 2013 The 21st century has already seen profound shifts: the digital revolut ion 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 bomb attack at the Volgograd-1 railway station in the southern Russian city of Volgograd kills at least 18 people and wounds 40 others. Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volgograd (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)