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Today's featured article Interior of Incapillo Incapillo is a Pleistocene-age caldera – a depression formed by the collapse of a volcano – in La Rioja Province, Argentina. It is part of the southernmost volcanic centre in the Andean Central Volcanic Zone (CVZ). Subduction of the Nazca Plate beneath the South American Plate is responsible for most of the volcanism in the CVZ. Volcanism commenced in the Incapillo region 6.5 million years ago, forming the high volcanic edifices of Monte Pissis, Cerro Bonete Chico and Sierra de Veladero. Incapillo is known to have erupted the Incapillo ignimbrite 0.52 ± 0.03 and 0.51 ± 0.04 million years ago; this has a total volume of about 20.4 cubic kilometres (4.9 cu mi). A caldera with dimensions of 5 by 6 kilometres (3.1 mi × 3.7 mi) formed during the eruptions. Later volcanism generated more lava domes within the caldera and a debris flow in the Sierra de Veladero. The lake within the caldera may overlie an area of ongoing hydrothermal activity. (Full article...) Recently featured: Ronald Reagan Marasmius rotula The Ecstatic Selected anniversaries June 12: First day of Shavuot (Judaism, 2024); Dia dos Namorados in Brazil; Loving Day in the United States (1967) Boeing 777 1798 – Following the successful French invasion of Malta, the Knights Hospitaller surrendered Malta to Napoleon, initiating two years of occupation. 1864 – Union general Ulysses S. Grant pulled his troops out of the Battle of Cold Harbor in Hanover County, Virginia, ending one of the bloodiest, most lopsided battles in the American Civil War. 1914 – As part of the Ottoman Empire's policies of ethnic cleansing, Turkish irregulars began a six-day massacre in the predominantly Greek town of Phocaea. 1954 – Dominic Savio, who was 14 years old at his death in 1857, was canonized by Pope Pius XII, making him one of the youngest non-martyred saints in the Catholic Church. 1994 – The Boeing 777 (pictured), the world's largest twinjet, made its maiden flight. Æthelflæd (d. 918) Samuel Cooper (b. 1798) Eugénie Brazier (b. 1895) Milorad Petrović (d. 1981) More anniversaries: June 11 June 12 June 13	In the news Saulos Chilima A plane crash in Mzimba, Malawi, kills ten people, including Vice President Saulos Chilima (pictured). In the Indian general election, the National Democratic Alliance, led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, is re-elected with a reduced majority. The Boeing Starliner spacecraft conducts its first crewed flight, carrying two astronauts to the International Space Station. The CNSA Chang'e 6 completes sampling and takeoff from the far side of the Moon. Ongoing: Israel–Hamas war timeline Russian invasion of Ukraine timeline Sudanese civil war timeline Recent deaths: Simon M. Cowell James Lawson Brother Marquis Chet Walker William Anders Jürgen Moltmann Did you know... ZX Spectrum ... that the ZX Spectrum (pictured) is one of the best-selling British computers of all time? ... that Kenneth Odumegwu had never appeared in an organized American football game prior to playing in the NFL? ... that the Doctor Who episode "The Devil's Chord" references the events of an episode that aired more than sixty years before? ... that Rachel Brem discovered a tumor in her own breast while testing ultrasound equipment for her hospital? ... that for her residency Ang Ating Musika, Regine Velasquez performed "two concerts-in-one"? ... that Bianca Babb, a pioneer girl captured by Comanches, described her time among them as "every day seemed to be a holiday", despite the hardships of her initial capture? ... that the two marble statues flanking the Dellwood Cemetery gates represent Mourning and Resurrection? ... that before becoming a comedian, Ola Labib was a pharmacist who had never been inside a pub before her first gig? ... that the idea for Windswept Adan came to Ichiko Aoba after she noticed the translucency of a sea grape?
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