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Friday, August 28, 2026

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Whatever you decide to do, make sure it makes you happy.
Paulo Coelho
  • 2021: The second phase of the Thomson-East Coast MRT line was opened for service.
  • 1993: The NASA spacecraft Galileo flew by the asteroid 243 Ida and took photographs that later revealed the first known asteroid moon (both pictured).
  • 1993: The NASA spacecraft Galileo flew by the asteroid 243 Ida and took photographs that later revealed the first known asteroid moon.
  • 1987: Construction began on the Ryugyong Hotel (pictured) in Pyongyang, the tallest building in North Korea.
  • 1973: Swedish police used gas bombs to end a seven-day hostage situation in Stockholm; the hostages had bonded with their captors during the incident, leading to the term Stockholm syndrome.