Harper Lee

King Oyo Nyimba of Tooro Kingdom, Uganda, Once The World’s Youngest Monarch Crowned At Age 3 In 1995, Died At 34 In The U.S In Late Aug 2026 From Cancer. He Was Buried Sat Sept 12 At Karambi Royal Tombs On His Coronation Anniversary. His Cousin, Edward Rukidi Kijanangoma, 56, Was Named Successor Amid Family Dispute Over A Claimed Son.

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NASA Launched Artemis II On April 1, 2026, At 6:35 P.M. EDT From Kennedy Space Center Using SLS Rocket & Orion Spacecraft. Astronauts Will Travel ~252,757 Miles From Earth On April 6, Surpassing Apollo 13 To Become The Furthest Humans Have Ever Traveled Into Space, Before Returning On April 10 With The Fastest Crewed Reentry Ever At Mach ~32.

Anthony Albanese (62) Wed Jodie Haydon (47) In Canberra, Becoming The First Sitting Australian PM To Engage (2/14/24) & Marry (11/29/25) In The Nation’s 124-Year Federal History. The Ceremony At The Lodge Included His Son Nathan & Dog Toto (Ring Bearer), Attended By ~60 Guests. They Walked The Aisle To Stevie Wonder‘s “Signed, Sealed, Delivered.”

Japan Moves To Restart The World’s Largest Nuclear Plant, Kashiwazaki-Kariwa, Since Fukushima 2011. Niigata’s Gov Approved The Partial Plant Restart On 11/21/25, The First For TEPCO (Fukushima Operator). Final Ok Needs The Assembly (Dec) & Regulator. Residents Are Split Due To TEPCO Distrust, While Japan Seeks Net-Zero & Lower Fuel Imports.

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Gustav Klimt’s Portrait Of Elisabeth Lederer (1914–16) Sold In N.Y On 11/18/25 For $236.4M, Becoming The 2nd-Costliest Artwork Only To Da Vinci’s $450.3M Salvator Mundi. It Also Set A Modern Art Sale Record, Topping Warhol’s $195M Marilyn; Became Sotheby’s Costliest Sale; Was Nazi-Looted, Rescued In 1948, & Later Owned By Estée Lauder Heir.

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USS Gerald R. Ford, The World’s Largest Warship, Has Entered The Caribbean With A Major U.S. Strike Group To Boost Regional Security & Target Drug Trafficking. With Destroyers, Aircrafts, & 4k+ Personnel, The Force Supports Ongoing Strikes That Killed 76. Ordered By President Trump, It Is The Biggest U.S. Presence In Latin America In Decades.

Sunnyfields Farm In The U.K Made A 212m² Pumpkin Mosaic Of Ozzy Osbourne, Setting A Guinness World Record For The Largest Pumpkin-&-Squash Mosaic. It Honored The Rocker, Who Died July 22, 2025 At 76. Hanoi’s Ceramic Mosaic Mural In Vietnam Is The Longest Mosaic At 6.5km. The Largest Verified Single-Image Mosaic Is Chongqing’s In China At 2,402.13m².

British Neil Campbell, Riding Behind A Pace Truck, Set A New Men’s Slipstream Cycling World Record Of 175.89mph On 10/5/25 In The USA, Surpassing His 174.33mph 2019 Guinness World Record In The U.K. He Now Aims To Beat The Overall Slipstream Record, 183.932mph, Held By The Female Cyclist, American Denise Mueller-Korenek, & Ultimately Hit 200mph

Rudolf Martino, A Birmingham, Alabama Resident And Personal Trainer, Earned The Guinness World Record For The Longest Natural Beard Locks At 3ft 6in On Aug 5, 2025. He’s Grown It For Over A Decade As A Spiritual Act Of Rebellion Inspired By Global Cultures, Symbolizing Strength. His Head Hair Locks Are Even Longer, ~8ft, Grown For 20 Years.

A Rare Coco De Mer Palm At The Eden Project (EP) Has Grown The UK’s Largest Mature Leaf, ~4m Long. Grown From A 2003 Seychelles Seed, It’s The First Of Its Kind To Mature In The UK. The Leaf May Reach 8–10m & Aids Seed Germination. EP Also Saw The UK’s First Flowering Of The Baobab, The Famed “Tree Of Life” Native To Madagascar And Africa.

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