Robert Johnson was a Mississippi Delta blues singer and songwriter whose entire recorded output came from just two sessions, one in San Antonio in 1936 and one in Dallas in 1937. Those sessions produced 29 songs, recorded solo in improvised studios, and most were issued on 78 rpm singles that sold little at the time. He played street corners, juke joints and dances, and he died in 1938 at only 27. Almost nothing was known about his life, and researchers later reconstructed it from scant records and conflicting accounts. The most famous legend is that he sold his soul to the devil at a crossroads in exchange for his talent. His recordings were reissued in 1961 and reached a new generation, and musicians such as Eric Clapton, Bob Dylan and Keith Richards cited him as an influence.

Israeli reports also say the cabinet directed the military to prepare for a possible new attack on Iran.

Angkor, near Siem Reap in northern Cambodia, was the capital of the Khmer Empire, which ruled much of mainland Southeast Asia between roughly the 9th and 15th centuries. At its height the city spread across about 3,000 square kilometres, making it the largest pre-industrial city on Earth by area. Its growth depended on water: huge reservoirs called barays, along with canals and embankments, stored monsoon rain and carried it to rice fields. That system let farmers harvest more than once a year and fed a very large population through the dry season. The temple complex of Angkor Wat, built in the early 12th century, is the best-known monument and still stands at the heart of the park.