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70 years ago today, the Finnish National Bureau of Investigation was established to consolidate criminal investigation and intelligence into a single agency. (en.wikipedia.org)
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5 years ago today, Wuhan CDC issued emergency warnings to local hospitals about a number of mysterious "pneumonia" cases discovered in the city in the previous week. (en.wikipedia.org)
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On the same day, Li, who worked at the Central Hospital of Wuhan, received an internal diagnostic report of a suspected severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) patient from other doctors, which he in turn shared with his Wuhan University alumni through a WeChat group.

Li was dubbed a whistleblower when that shared report later circulated publicly, despite his messaging to his alumni WeChat group to not spread the message outside of the group with the exception to only "remind their family members and loved ones to be on the alert". Li did not appear to have intentions of warning the wider public. Rumors of a deadly SARS outbreak subsequently spread on Chinese social media platforms; Wuhan police summoned and admonished him and seven other doctors on 3 January for "making false comments on the Internet about unconfirmed SARS outbreak."

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55 years ago today, Jennifer Ehle, an American actress, was born. (en.wikipedia.org)
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30 years ago today, Turkish Airlines Flight 278 crashed on approach to Van Ferit Melen Airport in Van, Turkey, killing 57 of the 76 people on board. (en.wikipedia.org)
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35 years ago today, while he was leader of the Civic Forum, Václav Havel became President of Czechoslovakia by a unanimous vote of the Federal Assembly. (en.wikipedia.org)
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1,540 years ago today, Alaric II succeeded his father Euric as King of the Visigoths. (en.wikipedia.org)
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70 years ago today, Denzel Washington, an American actor, producer, and director, was born. (en.wikipedia.org)
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20 years ago today, Susan Sontag, an American writer, critic, and public intellectual, died. (en.wikipedia.org)
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80 years ago today, last volley was fired over graves of fighting men who died in the assault and capture of Peleliu during the dedication ceremonies at the Armed Forces Cemetery. (upload.wikimedia.org)
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100 years ago today, Agda Meyerson, a Swedish nurse, died. She became an activist to improve the education, pay and working conditions of her profession. (en.wikipedia.org)
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45 years ago today, Soviet troops stormed Tajbeg Palace outside Kabul and killed Afghan president Hafizullah Amin and his 100–150 elite guards. (en.wikipedia.org)
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30 years ago today, Samantha Boscarino, an American actress, was born. (en.wikipedia.org)
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20 years ago today, a major earthquake and tsunami devastated communities around the Indian Ocean, killing an estimated 227,898 people in 14 countries. (en.wikipedia.org)
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70 years ago today, Annie Lennox, a Scottish singer-songwriter, political activist and philanthropist, was born. (en.wikipedia.org)
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125 years ago today, Humphrey Bogart, an American actor, was born. (en.wikipedia.org)
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20 years ago today, former Connecticut Gov. John G. Rowland pleaded guilty to a corruption charge. (He served 10 months in prison.) (en.wikipedia.org)
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70 years ago today, Richard Herrick became the recipient in the world's first successful human organ transplant. The organ donor was his identical twin brother, Ronald Lee Herrick. (en.wikipedia.org)
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130 years ago today, Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune, a symphonic poem for orchestra by Claude Debussy, was first performed in Paris. (en.wikipedia.org)
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75 years ago today, the twin brothers Robin and Maurice Gibb were born. They achieved worldwide fame as members of the pop group Bee Gees. (upload.wikimedia.org)
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70 years ago today, Dr. Sam Sheppard is convicted for beating his wife, Marilyn, to death inside their suburban home in Cleveland, Ohio five months earlier. (en.wikipedia.org)
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200 years ago today, James Parkinson, an English surgeon, apothecary, geologist, palaeontologist and political activist, died. (en.wikipedia.org)
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25 years ago today, Portugal transferred the sovereignty over Macau, which it had administered since the mid–16th century, to China. (en.wikipedia.org)
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50 years ago today, Nelson A. Rockefeller was sworn in as vice president, replacing Gerald R. Ford, who became president when Richard M. Nixon resigned. (en.wikipedia.org)
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190 years ago today, the Dublin and Kingstown Railway opened as the first public railway on the island of Ireland. (upload.wikimedia.org)
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85 years ago today, the German cruiser Admiral Graf Spee was scuttled because its commander, Hans Langsdorff, was unwilling to risk the lives of his crew. (en.wikipedia.org)
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