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Daspletosaurus ("frightful lizard") is a genus of tyrannosaurid theropod dinosaur that lived in western North America between 77 and 74 million years ago, during the Late Cretaceous Period. Fossils of the only named species (D. torosus) were found in Alberta, although other possible species from Alberta and Montana await description. Closely related to the much larger and more recent Tyrannosaurus, Daspletosaurus was a multi-ton bipedal predator equipped with dozens of large, sharp teeth. Daspletosaurus had the small forelimbs typical of tyrannosaurids, although they were proportionately longer than in other genera. As an apex predator, Daspletosaurus was at the top of the food chain, probably preying on large dinosaurs like the ceratopsid Centrosaurus and the hadrosaur Hypacrosaurus. (more...) Recently featured: Monteverdi's lost operas – Mary, Queen of Scots – Hurricane Gustav Archive – By email – More featured articles...
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The Central Criminal Court of Iraq convicts fugitive Iraqi Vice President Tariq al-Hashimi (pictured) in absentia for his involvement in the murder of two people and sentences him to death.

The Chess Olympiad concludes with Armenia winning the open and Russia winning the women's section of the tournament.

The South Korean film Pietà, written and directed by Kim Ki-duk, wins the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival.

A series of earthquakes in Yunnan, China, leaves at least 89 people dead and 800 injured.

Canada severs diplomatic ties with Iran.

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September 11: Teachers' Day in parts of Latin America; Patriot Day in the United States

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1226 – The Catholic practice of Eucharistic adoration among lay people formally began in Avignon, France.

1649 – Cromwellian conquest of Ireland: Oliver Cromwell's New Model Army ended the Siege of Drogheda, took over the town and massacred its garrison.

1758 – Seven Years' War: The Battle of Saint Cast took place near Saint-Cast, with France handing Britain a decisive defeat.

1847 – Stephen Foster's "Oh! Susanna" (audio featured), one of the most famous American songs ever written, premiered at a concert in an ice cream shop in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

2001 – Al-Qaeda terrorists hijacked four passenger airliners for a series of suicide attacks against targets in New York City and the Washington, D.C. area.

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Chips of electrolytically refined manganese, showing signs of oxidation, as well as a 1 cm³ cube for comparison. Manganese is a silvery-gray metal that resembles iron. It is named for the Magnesia region of Greece, which is also the source of the name magnesium. Manganese has important industrial metal alloy uses, particularly in stainless steels.

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