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The American Bank Note Company Printing Plant is a repurposed complex of three interconnected buildings in the Hunts Point neighborhood of the Bronx in New York City. The innovative Kirby, Petit & Green design was built in 1909–1911 by the American Bank Note Company on land which had previously been part of Edward G. Faile's country estate. A wide variety of financial instruments were printed there; at one point, over five million documents were produced per day, including half the securities traded on the New York Stock Exchange. Although the plant printed currency for many countries around the world, it was best known for producing Latin American banknotes, which led to it being the target of a FALN terrorist bombing in 1977. The facility was used by American Bank Note until about 1984, after which it was sold, redeveloped as commercial space, subdivided, and designated a New York City landmark. Major tenants include a charter school and the New York City Human Resources Administration. (Full article...)
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- Vladimir Putin (pictured) is announced as the winner of the Russian presidential election, securing a fifth term.
- In Portugal, the Democratic Alliance wins the most seats in a snap legislative election.
- At the Academy Awards, Oppenheimer wins seven awards, including Best Picture.
- Japanese manga artist Akira Toriyama, author of Dragon Ball, dies at the age of 68.
On this day
- 1724 – Following the death of Pope Innocent XIII, a papal conclave convened in Rome to elect a new pope.
- 1861 – An earthquake occurred in the Argentine province of Mendoza, causing at least 6,000 deaths and destroying most of the buildings in the province's capital city.
- 1922 – The United States Navy commissioned its first aircraft carrier, USS Langley.
- 1944 – World War II: U.S. Marines made a landing on Emirau Island in the Bismarck Archipelago to develop an airbase as part of Operation Cartwheel.
- 1987 – The antiretroviral drug zidovudine (chemical structure pictured) became the first treatment approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for HIV/AIDS.
- 2014 – Taliban militants killed nine civilians in a mass shooting at the Kabul Serena Hotel in Afghanistan.
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The crested caracara (Caracara plancus), also known as the Mexican eagle, is a bird of prey in the family Falconidae. It is found throughout Central and South America, with a maximum range extending north to Minnesota and south to Tierra del Fuego. A bold, opportunistic raptor, it is often seen walking around on the ground looking for food. It mainly feeds on the carcasses of dead animals, but steals food from other raptors, raids bird and reptile nests, and takes live prey if the possibility arises. This adult crested caracara was photographed in the Serra da Canastra National Park, Brazil. Photograph credit: Andreas Trepte
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