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'); } else { $(".fotorama-caption").addClass("remove_caption"); } }) .fotorama(); Today is the 237th day of 2017. There are 128 days left in the year. TODAY'S HIGHLIGHT 2000: The Zimbabwe Government names another 509 white-owned farms it plans to confiscate for redistribution to landless blacks, bringing to 1,542 the number it has targeted under a hastened land seizure programme . OTHER EVENTS 1580: Spain invades Portugal and, in a matter of weeks, conquers it and keeps it for more than 80 years. 1718: Hundreds of French colonists arrive in Louisiana with some settling in present-day New Orleans. 1825: Uruguay declares independence from Brazil. 1860: British and French troops take Tianjin in war with China. 1875: Matthew Webb, British professional swimmer , becomes the first person to swim across the English Channel, travelling from Dover, England, to Calais, France, in 22 hours. 1883: France obtains protectorate over Annam and Tonkin in Indochina. 19...

Find out when your favorite shows return—plus, every new series. Most Popular HBO/CBS/Sundance Channel/NBC/ABC Aug 25, 2017 The season of crammed DVRs and binge-watching is upon us again. Not surprisingly, the fall TV lineups reveal plenty of new pedigree programming. Shows like David Simon and George Pelecanos' HBO drama The Deuce and Jane Campion's SundanceTV miniseries Top of the Lake: China Girl will probably become as much a part of the zeitgeist as returning shows like ABC's Scandal ( back October 5 ) and AMC's The Walking Dead (October 22). Also, expect a smattering of shows about real Americans making a difference, be it Lifetime's retelling of the events surrounding the Flint water crisis (premiering October 28) or, out later this year, National Geographic Channel 's adaptation of journalist Martha Raddatz 's book The Long Road Home : A Story of War and Family . This includes fictional programming , like military drama s Valor ( premieres O...