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Night of Champions (2015)
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Night of Champions (2015)

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The 2015 Night of Champions was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) and livestreaming. event produced by WWE. It was the ninth annual Night of Champions and took place on September 20, 2015, at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas, marking the second Night of Champions held at this venue, after Vengeance: Night …

Olive Kitteridge (miniseries)
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Olive Kitteridge (miniseries)
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Olive Kitteridge is an American television miniseries based on Elizabeth Strout's 2008 novel. Set in Maine, the HBO mini…

67th Primetime Emmy Awards
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67th Primetime Emmy Awards
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The 67th Primetime Emmy Awards honored the best in US prime time television programming from June 1, 2014, until May 31,…

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2013
Westgate_shopping_mall_attack
Unidentified gunmen began a three-day attack on the upmarket Westgate shopping mall in Nairobi, Kenya, resulting in the deaths of 67 people with at least another 175 wounded.
2004
Green_Day
American rock band Green Day released their seventh studio album, American Idiot.
2001
Peterborough
Several British Muslim youths in Peterborough, England, murdered 17-year-old Ross Parker, leading to debate over whether the British media failed to cover racially motivated crimes with white victims.
1999
Moment_magnitude_scale
A 7.7 Mw earthquake struck Jiji, Taiwan, killing 2,415 people, injuring more than 11,000 others and causing about NT$300 billion (US$10 billion) in damage across the island.
1996
Defense_of_Marriage_Act
The Defense of Marriage Act was passed by the United States Congress, prohibiting federal recognition of same-sex marriage, while allowing states to adopt any marital definition of their choosing.
1968
Zond_5
The Soviet Union's Zond 5 landed in the Indian Ocean, becoming the first spacecraft to safely return to Earth after travelling around the Moon.
1965
Rhodesian_mission_in_Lisbon
Portugal accepted a diplomatic mission from Southern Rhodesia despite objections by Britain, which had required the colony to implement black majority rule as a condition of independence.
1958
Interstate_80_in_Iowa
The first section of Interstate 80 in Iowa opened in the Des Moines metropolitan area.
1943
World_War_II
Second World War: The German Army began the Massacre of the Acqui Division on the Greek island of Cephalonia, executing 5,155 Italian soldiers in the next five days.
1938
1938_New_England_hurricane
The Great New England Hurricane made landfall on Long Island, New York, killing an estimated 682 people and injuring 1,754 others.

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