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2025: A devastating flood strikes the Texas Hill Country, killing at least 108 people.
2025: The Oasis Live '25 tour began in Principality Stadium, Cardiff, ending a 16 year hiatus.
2024: The Labour Party, led by Keir Starmer, wins a landslide majority in the 2024 United Kingdom general election, ending 14 years of Conservative government.
2015: Chile claims its first title in international football by defeating Argentina in the 2015 Copa América Final.
2012: The discovery of particles consistent with the Higgs boson at the Large Hadron Collider is announced at CERN.

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