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Queen Elizabeth II has Died - Buckingham Palace Announcement

posted by janrinok on Thursday September 08 2022, @06:12PM   Printer-friendly
from the R.I.P. dept.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-61585886

Buckingham Palace has announced that Queen Elizabeth II has died.

 
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  • (Score: 4, Insightful) by DeathMonkey on Friday September 09 2022, @07:41PM (2 children)

    by DeathMonkey (1380) on Friday September 09 2022, @07:41PM (#1271010) Journal

    Americans seem to forget how shockingly recent Apartheid was....

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  • (Score: 2) by turgid on Friday September 09 2022, @08:18PM (1 child)

    by turgid (4318) Subscriber Badge on Friday September 09 2022, @08:18PM (#1271029) Journal

    Particularly in the United States of America. When did segregation end there? Was it the 1960s? Their "democratic government" was even shooting student protestors as late as 1970.

    • (Score: 1, Touché) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday September 11 2022, @03:54PM

      by Anonymous Coward on Sunday September 11 2022, @03:54PM (#1271212)
      Well now they shoot blacks, hispanics and some whites.

      Progress?