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Codex Hierosolymitanus
An 11th century Greek manuscript preserving early Christian texts and the complete Didache.
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Today in history
26 May 2026
- 1999 The international war crimes tribunal indicts Yugoslav president Slobodan Milosevic for war atrocities.
- 1960 A military coup overthrows the democratic government of Turkey.
- 1972 President Richard M. Nixon and Soviet Communist Party chief Leonid Brezhnev sign an arms reduction agreement.
- 1969 Construction begins on Walt Disney World in Florida.
- 1944 American General Douglas MacArthur lands on Biak Island in New Guinea.
- 1942 German General Erwin Rommel begins a major offensive in Libya with his Afrika Korps.
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Giuseppe Farina
Italian racing driver who competed in Formula One from 1950 to 1956. Farina won the Formula One World Drivers’ Championship in its inaugural 1950 season with Alfa Romeo, and won five Grands Prix across seven seasons.
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