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+This directory holds data for additional events
+
+Files
+=====
+-   events.json <br>
+    Encodes an array of objects, each describing an event to add.
+    For example:
+
+        [{
+            "title": "COVID-19 Pandemic",
+            "start": 2458919,
+            "start_upper": null,
+            "end": null,
+            "end_upper": null,
+            "fmt": 2,
+            "ctg": "event",
+            "image": {
+                "file": "covid.jpg",
+                "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Covid-19_SP_-_UTI_V._Nova_Cachoeirinha.jpg",
+                "license": "cc-by-sa 4.0",
+                "artist": "Gustavo Basso",
+                "credit": ""
+            },
+            "desc": "Global pandemic caused by the virus SARS-CoV-2",
+            "pop": 100
+        }]
+
+    The `image.file` field should name an image file in this directory.
+    Other fields correspond to those in the `events`, `images`, `descs`, and `pop` tables (see `../README.md`).