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This day in history: September 10

1. 1961

   At the Italian Grand Prix at Monza, German driver Wolfgang von Trips's car collided with another, causing it to become airborne and crash into a side barrier, killing him and 15 spectators.

2. 1974

   After centuries of Portuguese rule, the country of Guinea-Bissau was formally recognized as independent.

3. 1983

   Typhoon Ellen dissipated after destroying hundreds of homes across Hong Kong and the Philippines.

4. 1990

   Pope John Paul II consecrated the Basilica of Our Lady of Peace, one of the largest churches in the world, in Yamoussoukro, Ivory Coast.

5. 2000

   British forces freed soldiers and civilians who had been held captive by the militant group the West Side Boys, contributing to the end of the Sierra Leone Civil War.

6. 2009

   Members of the Atlanta Police Department conducted a raid on a gay bar, with patrons later alleging that their constitutional rights had been violated and the city agreeing to pay over $1 million in settlements.

7. 2017

   Hurricane Irma made landfall on Cudjoe Key, Florida, as a Category 4, after causing catastrophic damage throughout the Caribbean.

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