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Today's featured article Playbill for Black Slave's Cry to Heaven Black Slave's Cry to Heaven was a 1907 stage play performed by the Spring Willow Society, a Chinese student troupe, in Tokyo, Japan. Adapted by Zeng Xiaogu from a translation of Harriet Beecher Stowe's novel Uncle Tom's Cabin, the play focused on the experiences and eventual escape of two slaves, Eliza and George, after killing several of their pursuers. Modified to allegorically call attention to the experiences of Chinese migrants in the United States, Black Slave's Cry to Heaven was innovative in its use of spoken dialogue and realistic set designs. Performed twice at the Hongō-za Theatre, the show was well received by critics and audiences. Although its script has been lost, the play has inspired subsequent works. Due to its technical innovations and nationalist themes, Black Slave's Cry to Heaven has been canonized as the first modern, Western-style Chinese drama. (Full article...) Recently featured: 1925 FA Cup final "I'm God" Aineta aryballos Selected anniversaries April 26 Lorenzo de' Medici 1478 – In a conspiracy to replace the Medici family as rulers of the Republic of Florence, the Pazzi family attacked Lorenzo de' Medici (pictured) and killed his brother Giuliano at Florence Cathedral. 1915 – First World War: Britain, France and Russia signed a secret treaty promising territory to Italy if it joined the war on their side. 1933 – The Gestapo, the official secret police force of Nazi Germany, was established. 1989 – A tornado struck the Manikganj District of Bangladesh and killed an estimated 1,300 people, making it the deadliest tornado in history. 1994 – Just before landing at Nagoya Airport, Japan, the copilot of China Airlines Flight 140 inadvertently triggered the takeoff/go-around switch, causing the aircraft to crash and killing 264 of the 271 people on board. Marcus Aurelius (b. 121) Alice Ayres (d. 1885) S. J. V. Chelvanayakam (d. 1977) More anniversaries: April 25 April 26 April 27	In the news Pope Francis Militants attack a group of tourists in Indian-administered Kashmir, killing 26 people. Pope Francis (pictured) dies at the age of 88. Daniel Noboa is re-elected president of Ecuador. Peruvian writer and Nobel Prize in Literature laureate Mario Vargas Llosa dies at the age of 89. Ongoing: Gaza war M23 campaign Russian invasion of Ukraine timeline Sudanese civil war timeline Recent deaths: Guy Ullens Karen Durbin Jennifer Toth Peter Ablinger Stina Oscarson Fatima Hassouna Did you know... Luis Corvalán (right) with Erich Honecker ... that anti-Pinochet dissident Luis Corvalán (pictured) had his appearance surgically altered by Soviet doctors before returning to Chile? ... that the two known populations of the desert musk shrew are found on opposite ends of Africa? ... that the body of a rebel commander was identified after the Battle of Siluk by his diamond-adorned kris? ... that the origin of Girls' Day in China is uncertain? ... that Patriots in Georgia conducted a raid on Tybee Island to capture runaway slaves during the American Revolutionary War? ... that "Multo" was the first song by a Filipino act to enter the Billboard Global 200 chart? ... that last year, Pope Francis simplified the book for papal funerals? ... that commentators described American wrestler Wyatt Hendrickson defeating an Olympic gold medalist as the "biggest upset in NCAA history"? ... that The Alchemist Code, a game themed around the seven deadly sins, collaborated with The Seven Deadly Sins?
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