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Galapagos shark
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Galapagos shark

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The Galapagos shark is a species of requiem shark, in the family Carcharhinidae, found worldwide. It favors clear reef environments around oceanic islands, where it is often the most abundant shark species. A large species that often reaches 3.0 m (9.8 ft), the Galapagos reef shark has a typical fusiform "reef shark" s…

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Pablo Escobar
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Pablo Emilio Escobar Gaviria was a Colombian drug lord, narcoterrorist, and politician who was the founder and leader of…

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Raksha Bandhan
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Raksha Bandhan is a popular and traditionally Hindu annual rite or ceremony that is central to a festival of the same na…

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10 events
2016
Chen_Quanguo
Chen Quanguo became the Chinese Communist Party secretary of Xinjiang, and in that role later oversaw the creation of the Xinjiang internment camps.
2007
2007_United_States_Air_Force_nuclear_weapons_incident
Six nuclear warheads were mistakenly loaded onto a United States Air Force heavy bomber that flew from Minot Air Force Base in North Dakota to Barksdale Air Force Base in Louisiana.
1996
Vnukovo_Airlines_Flight_2801
Vnukovo Airlines Flight 2801 crashed on approach to Svalbard Airport, Norway, killing all 141 on board.
1991
Libero_Grassi
Italian businessman Libero Grassi was killed by the Sicilian Mafia in Palermo after taking a public stand against their extortion demands.
1984
Rajneesh
Followers of Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh (pictured) began deliberately infecting people in The Dalles, Oregon, with Salmonella in the first and largest bioterrorist attack in United States history.
1960
Air_France_Flight_343
Air France Flight 343 crashed while attempting to land at Yoff Airport, Dakar, killing all 63 occupants.
1959
Mona_Best
Mona Best opened the Casbah Coffee Club with a performance by the Quarrymen, the precursor of the Beatles.
1949
List_of_nuclear_weapons_tests_of_the_Soviet_Union
The Soviet Union conducted its first nuclear weapons test, detonating the 22-kiloton RDS-1.
1916
United_States_Congress
Congress passed the Philippine Autonomy Act, the first formal and official declaration of the U.S.'s commitment to grant independence to the Philippines.
1914
Macaroni_Riots
Due to price increases on macaroni products, rioting occurred in the Little Italy area of Providence, Rhode Island.

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