when

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This is when panic set in, and he threw on a T-shirt and sliders, running out of his house and across the road to the house which had been struck by lightning.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

Mark and Jacob were with their mother and younger sibling in a crosswalk at Triunfo Canyon Road when witnesses said two cars sped toward them.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

For supporter Gordon, that tournament took place when he was 12, and "changed my life."

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

Previously, the record was held by Jeremy Maçon when he was first elected at the age of 21 in 2008.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

But when he was a young man studying medicine in Paris, Bigelow was a snappy dresser.

From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman