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Monnow Bridge (Welsh: Pont Trefynwy) in Monmouth, Wales, is the only remaining fortified river bridge in Great Britain with its gate tower standing on the bridge. It crosses the River Monnow 500 metres (1,600 ft) above its confluence with the River Wye. According to tradition, construction of Monnow Bridge began in 1272 to replace a Norman timber bridge. Through the medieval era, the English Civil War, and the Chartist uprising, the bridge played a significant role in defending Monmouth. It also served as a toll gate, a gaol, a munitions store, a lodge, an advertising hoarding, and a focus for celebrations. Built predominantly of Old Red Sandstone, the bridge was significantly reconstructed in the 18th and 19th centuries. It then also became a popular subject for artists such as Turner. In the 20th century, it suffered damage from accidents and heavy traffic. After a new road bridge was built downstream in 2004, use of the Monnow Bridge was restricted to pedestrians. Its historical and architectural importance are reflected in its status as a Scheduled Monument and a Grade I listed building. (Full article...)

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The diplomatic quarter in Kabul is attacked in a truck bombing, killing at least 80 people and injuring more than 350 others.
The Square, directed by Ruben Östlund (pictured), wins the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival.
Masked gunmen attack a bus convoy of Coptic Christians in Egypt, and Egyptian warplanes strike alleged militant camps in Libya in response.
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte declares martial law in Mindanao amidst armed clashes with the Islamist Maute group in Marawi City.
A suicide bombing after an Ariana Grande concert at the Manchester Arena in the United Kingdom kills 22 people and injures more than 100 others.

On this day...

June 1: Shavuot (Judaism, 2017)

Kronan

1676 – The Swedish warship Kronan (pictured), one of the largest ships in the world of its time, sank at the Battle of Öland with a loss of around 800 men.
1831 – British naval officer and explorer James Clark Ross successfully led the first expedition to reach the North Magnetic Pole.
1942 – Second World War: The crews of three Japanese Type A Kō-hyōteki-class submarines scuttled their boats and committed suicide after entering Sydney Harbour and launching a failed attack.
1980 – CNN was launched as the first television network to provide 24-hour television news coverage.
2015 – China's worst peacetime maritime disaster took place when the cruise ship Dongfang zhi Xing capsized in the Yangtze, resulting in 442 deaths.

Empress Dowager Xiao (d. 847) · Nargis (b. 1929) · Helene Bresslau Schweitzer (d. 1957)

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One of two monkey selfies taken by Celebes crested macaques using equipment belonging to the British nature photographer David Slater. In mid-2014, the images' hosting on Wikimedia Commons was part of a dispute over whether copyright could be held on artworks made by non-human animals. Slater argued that, as he had "engineered" the shot, he held copyright, while Wikimedia considered the photographs public domain on the grounds that they were made by an animal rather than a person. In December 2014, the United States Copyright Office stated that works by a non-human are not subject to US copyright, a view reaffirmed by a US federal judge in 2016.

Photograph: Depicted Celebes crested macaque

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