The Fourth Test of the 1948 Ashes series was one of five Tests in a cricket series between Australia and England. Played at Headingley Stadium at Leeds from 22 to 27 July, for the third time in a row the match set a new record for the highest attendance at a Test in England. On the last day, Australia, captained by Don Bradman (pictured), had a target of 404 to make up, and England had used a heavy roller to break up the pitch to make batting harder. Although many observers predicted that England would win easily on a deteriorating surface, Australia put together a stand of 301 in only 217 minutes, aided by erratic bowling and several missed catches and stumpings. Australia won the match by seven wickets with 15 minutes remaining to take an unassailable 3–0 series lead. In successfully chasing a target of 404, they set a new world record for the highest victorious runchase in Test history. (This article is part of a featured topic: Australian cricket team in England in 1948.) .

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1691:

Williamite War: The forces of William III of England defeated the Jacobites at the Battle of Aughrim, the bloodiest ever fought on Irish soil, with over 7,000 people killed. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Aughrim

1894:

Jules-Albert de Dion finished first in the world's first motor race, but did not win as his steam-powered car was against the rules. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jules-Albert_de_Dion

1944:

World War II: In opposition to the London-based government-in- exile, the Polish Committee of National Liberation was proclaimed to govern territory recaptured from Nazi Germany. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polish_Committee_of_National_Liberation

1997:

Written and illustrated by Eiichiro Oda, One Piece, the best- selling manga series in history, debuted in Weekly Shōnen Jump. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One_Piece

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radiole: 1. (zoology) The spine of a sea urchin. 2. (zoology) A heavily ciliated feather-like tentacle occuring in clusters on the crowns of certain tubeworms, especially those of the order Canalipalpata (the fan-head worms), used for feeding and respiration. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/radiole

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