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580 - Samsung C580 32 Inch LCD TV | 5 Series LCD TV

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581 - Gliese 581 is a red dwarf star with spectral type M3V, located 20.3 light years away from Earth in the constellation Libra. Its estimated mass is about a third of that of The Sun.
 
583 - A fire devastates Constantinople in April, an earthquake strikes Constantinople in May and the Eurasian Avars reach the walls of Constantinople. All in all, not a great year for the Byzantine Empire.
 
584 - According to Natural England, English peatlands are estimated to contain about 584 million tonnes of carbon, based on the limited information available on peat depth and quality.
 
592 - 2 Apr 2011 ... According to its well-sourced data, 592 American soldiers have fallen in battle in Afghanistan since President Obama announced the surge of American troops in that country on December 1, 2009. <peacedove>
 
593 - The second USS Thresher (SSN-593) was the lead ship of her class of nuclear -powered attack submarines in the United States Navy. Her loss at sea during deep-diving tests in 1963 is often considered a watershed event in the implementation of the rigorous submarine safety program SUBSAFE.

The contract to build Thresher was awarded to Portsmouth Naval Shipyard on 15 January 1958, and her keel was laid on 28 May 1958. She was launched on 9 July 1960, was sponsored by Mrs. Frederick B. Warder (wife of the famous Pacific War skipper), and was commissioned on 3 August 1961, Commander Dean L. Axene commanding.
 
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