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On June 20, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1631, The Sack of Baltimore: The Irish village of Baltimore is attacked by Barbary slave traders. In 1756, A British garrison is imprisoned in the Black Hole of Calcutta. In 1791, King Louis XVI, disguised as a valet, and the French royal family attempt to flee Paris during the French Revolution. In 1909, Friedrich Martens, Estonian-Russian historian, lawyer, and diplomat (born 1845) passed away. In 1942, The Holocaust: Kazimierz Piechowski and three others, dressed as members of the SS-Totenkopfverbände, steal an SS staff car and escape from the Auschwitz concentration camp. In 1964, A Curtiss C-46 Commando crashes in the Shengang District of Taiwan, killing 57 people. In 1969, Misha Verbitsky, Russian mathematician and academic was born. In 1973, Aeroméxico Flight 229 crashes on approach to Licenciado Gustavo Díaz Ordaz International Airport, killing all 27 people on board. In 1982, The Argentine Corbeta Uruguay base on Southern Thule surrenders to Royal Marine commandos in the final action of the Falklands War. In 2011, RusAir Flight 9605 crashes in Besovets during approach to Petrozavodsk Airport, killing 47. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.

Men who stole £600k of luggage from St Pancras station jailed

The Standard

June 20, 2026

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Men who stole £600k of luggage from St Pancras station jailed

Two men were spotted on CCTV scouting out the area before taking advantage of a taxi driver being distracted to grab the cases

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