American journalist

Sarah Ashton-Cirillo

Sarah Ashton-Cirillo is an American former journalist who has worked as a spokesperson for Ukraine's Territorial Defense Forces, in which she is a junior sergeant. A self-described "recovering political operative" from Las Vegas, Nevada, she was active in Nevada politics from 2020 to 2021, including an abortive run for Las Vegas City Council. She arrived in Ukraine in March 2022, shortly after the full-scale Russian invasion, and has variously served as a war correspondent, a representative in aid negotiations, a civilian analyst with the Ministry of Defense, and a combat medic.

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1977

July 9

Died

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1970s

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1977 Born

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What else happened on this day, through history

118 Hadrian, who became emperor a year previously on Trajan's death, makes his entry into Rome.
381 The end of the First Council of Christian bishops convened in Constantinople by the Roman emperor Theodosius I.
491 Odoacer makes a night assault with his Heruli guardsmen, engaging Theoderic the Great in Ad Pinetam. Both sides suffer heavy losses, but in the end Theodoric forces Odoacer back into Ravenna.
551 A major earthquake strikes Beirut, triggering a devastating tsunami that affects the coastal towns of Byzantine Phoenicia, causing thousands of deaths.

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The world in 1977

When Sarah arrived

april 11 London Transport's Silver Jubilee AEC Routemaster buses are launched.
april 21 Annie opens on Broadway.
april 22 Optical fiber is first used to carry live telephone traffic.
april 28 The Red Army Faction trial ends, with Andreas Baader, Gudrun Ensslin and Jan-Carl Raspe found guilty of four counts of murder and more than 30 counts of attempted murder.

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Alexander William Doniphan 1808–1887 American colonel, lawyer, and politician (born 1808) Carlos Chagas 1879–1934 Brazilian physician and parasitologist (died 1934) Chris Cooper 1951– American actor Federico Bahamontes 1928– Spanish cyclist (died 2023) George F. Durand 1850–1889 Canadian architect (born 1850) Lee Hazlewood 1929–2007 American singer-songwriter and producer (born 1929) Ottorino Respighi 1879–1936 Italian composer and conductor (born 1879) Pamela Adlon 1966– American actress and voice artist

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Adam Małysz 1977– Polish ski jumper and race car driver Ahman Green 1977– American football player Andruw Jones 1977– Curaçaoan baseball player Angela Goethals 1977– American actress Anne-Caroline Chausson 1977– French cyclist Averno 1977– Mexican wrestler Bartosz Brożek 1977– Polish philosopher and jurist Brock Lesnar 1977– American mixed martial artist and wrestler Danielle Harris 1977– American actress

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