Koningsdag
The Netherlands turns orange for King Willem-Alexander's birthday. Canal boats blast music, the entire country becomes a flea market, and Amsterdam is best avoided if you dislike crowds.
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Unknown perpetrators carried out a series of four bombings in Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine.- 2018The Panmunjom Declaration is signed between North and South Korea, officially declaring their intentions to end the Korean conflict.
- 2012At least four explosions hit the Ukrainian city of Dnipropetrovsk with at least 27 people injured.
- 2011The 2011 Super Outbreak devastates parts of the Southeastern United States, especially the states of Alabama, Mississippi, Georgia, and Tennessee. Two hundred five tornadoes touched down on April 27 alone, killing more than 300 and injuring hundreds more.