Pizza Margherita grew from toppings already common in Naples between 1796 and 1810. In 1849 Emanuele Rocco recorded pizzas with basil, tomatoes and thin slices of mozzarella, and in 1866 Francesco De Bourcard described the Neapolitan toppings of the time. The popular legend says the pizzaiolo Raffaele Esposito made three pizzas in June 1889 for Queen Margherita, and she preferred the one in the colours of the Italian flag: red tomato, white mozzarella and green basil. Later research has cast doubt on that story, since no period media reported the visit. Both the story and the name Margherita were promoted mainly in the 1930s and 1940s.

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.