Wish You Were Here (1975) is the ninth studio album by the English progressive rock group Pink Floyd (pictured), recorded at London's Abbey Road Studios. Some of its songs critique the music business; others express alienation. " Shine On You Crazy Diamond" is a tribute to Syd Barrett, whose mental breakdown had forced him to leave the group several years earlier; it was lead writer Roger Waters' idea to split the song into two parts and use it to bookend the other songs on the album. As on their previous album, The Dark Side of the Moon, the band made use of studio effects and synthesizers, and brought in guest singers for some tracks, including Roy Harper for the lead vocals on " Have a Cigar". The album became an instant commercial success, and record company EMI was unable to print enough copies to satisfy demand. Although it initially received mixed reviews, the album has since been acclaimed by critics and appears on Rolling Stone‍ '​s list of " The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time". Band members Richard Wright and David Gilmour have each cited Wish You Were Here as their favourite Pink Floyd album. ( Full article...)

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• More than 3,600 people die after a magnitude 7.8 earthquake strikes Nepal.
• The Armenian Apostolic Church canonizes 1.5 million victims of the Armenian Genocide.
• The L0 Series maglev train breaks the world speed record and becomes the first train to run at more than 600 km/h (375 mph).
• Deposed Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi (pictured) is sentenced to 20 years in prison for ordering killings during the 2012–13 Egyptian protests.
• At the Boston Marathon, Ethiopian Lelisa Desisa wins the men's race and Kenyan Caroline Rotich wins the women's race.

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Für Elise

• 395 – Aelia Eudoxia married Byzantine emperor Arcadius without the knowledge or consent of Rufinus, the Praetorian prefect who had intended for his own daughter to wed the emperor.
• 1810 – Ludwig van Beethoven composed his "Bagatelle No. 25 in A minor", better known as " Für Elise" (audio featured), one of his most popular compositions.
• 1865 – An explosion destroyed the steamboat Sultana on the Mississippi River, killing an estimated 1,800 of the 2,400 passengers.
• 1911 – Following the resignation of William P. Frye, a compromise was reached in the United States Senate to rotate the office of the President pro tempore of the United States Senate.
• 2005 – The Airbus A380, the largest passenger airliner in the world, made its maiden flight from Toulouse, France.

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There are 26 current and seven former places of worship in the district of Adur, one of seven local government districts in the English county of West Sussex. The southern part of the district forms part of the Brighton/Worthing/Littlehampton conurbation, and almost all of the churches are in the towns and villages within this continuous built-up area. The rural northern part of the district has one ancient church that is still in use, and another former chapel that served a now deserted medieval village. Seven of Adur's extant places of worship, and two former churches, have been awarded listed status (Grade I listed Coombes Church pictured). By the 11th century, the area now covered by Adur district had several small settlements, each with their own church. Although some have been restored and altered, most ancient structural work and internal features remain. These include an anchorite's cell (where a hermit was walled up for life), a rare series of wall paintings, and a "Rhenish helm" four-gabled tower cap that is unique in England. ( Full list...)