On this day July 6-12, 2014 This week features a runaway train carrying crude oil in Canada, the sale of Vermeers painting of A Young Woman Seated at the Virginals for $30m, the last bareknuckle world heavyweight boxing match, the murder of Argentine singer Facundo Cabrai, Bashar al-Assad becoming President of Syria, the Major League debut of baseball legend “Babe” Ruth and Spain winning the soccer World Cup to Madrid. July 6, 2013: A runaway train carrying crude oil derailed and exploded in the Canadian town of Lac-Megantic, killing 47 people and destroying more than 30 buildings July 7, 2004: A Young Woman Seated at the Virginals, believed for years to be a fake but recently confirmed as a genuine work by the Dutch master Vermeer, sold at auction for $30m July 8, 1889: John L. Sullivan defeated Jake Kilrain in the last bareknuckle world heavyweight boxing match. He went on to become the first U.S. athlete to earn $1 million July 9, 2011: Argentine singer Facundo Cabral, a huge star throughout Latin America, was shot dead in Guatemala City when unidentified gunmen fired at his car July 10, 2000: Bashar al-Assad succeeded his late father as President of Syria. Initially seen as favouring reform, his mass crackdowns on the Arab Spring protesters led to civil war July 11, 1914: Baseball legend “Babe” Ruth made his Major League debut for the Boston Red Sox. His stellar career continued with the New York Yankees from 1919-35 July 12, 2010: Spain’s victorious World Cup squad returned to Madrid. On the same day Paul the octopus, who correctly predicted Spain would win the final, officially “retired”
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