Roxy Ann Peak is a 3,576-foot-tall (1,090 m) mountain in the Western Cascade Range in the U.S. state of Oregon. Composed of several geologic layers, the majority of the peak is of volcanic origin and dates to the early Oligocene. It is primarily covered by oak savanna and open grassland on its lower slopes, and mixed coniferous forest on its upper slopes and summit. Despite the peak's relatively small topographic prominence of 753 feet (230 m), it rises 2,200 feet (670 m) above Medford, and it is the city's most important viewshed, open space reserve, and recreational resource. Roxy Ann Peak was originally settled 8,000 to 10,000 years ago by ancestors of the native Latgawa tribe. In the early 1850s, a sudden influx of non-indigenous settlers led to the Rogue River Wars. After the wars, the Latgawa were forced away from the region onto reservations. The peak was named in the late 1850s after one of its first landowners, Roxy Ann Bowen. In 1937, the 1,740-acre (704.2 ha) Prescott Park was created on the peak's upper slopes and summit from land donated by the Lions Club and the federal government, and the park is largely undeveloped.

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1842:

First Anglo-Afghan War: William Brydon, an assistant surgeon in the British Army, arrived at Jalalabad, Afghanistan, the sole European survivor of the massacre of over 4,500 military personnel and over 10,000 civilian camp followers retreating from Kabul, excluding a few prisoners released later. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Brydon

1910:

The first public radio broadcast, a live performance of the opera Cavalleria rusticana, was sent out over the airwaves from the Metropolitan Opera House in New York City. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birth_of_public_radio_broadcasting

1953:

Josip Broz Tito was inaugurated as the first President of Yugoslavia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josip_Broz_Tito

1968:

American singer Johnny Cash recorded his landmark album At Folsom Prison live at the Folsom State Prison in Folsom, California. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/At_Folsom_Prison

2012:

The Italian cruise ship Costa Concordia ran aground on a reef off the shore of Isola del Giglio, Tuscany, and partially sank. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Costa_Concordia_disaster

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gherao: (India) A protest in which a group of people surrounds a politician, building, etc. until demands are met. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/gherao

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