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2015-12-25

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Augusto Pinochet
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Augusto Pinochet

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Augusto José Ramón Pinochet Ugarte was a Chilean military officer, politician and dictator. From 1973 to 1981, he was the leader of the military junta, which in 1974 declared him President of Chile; in 1980, a referendum approved a new constitution confirming him in the office, after which he served as de jure presiden…

Star Wars: The Force Awakens
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Star Wars: The Force Awakens
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Star Wars: The Force Awakens is a 2015 American epic space opera film produced, co-written, and directed by J. J. Abrams…

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Star Wars
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Star Wars is an American epic space opera media franchise created by George Lucas. The franchise began with the original…

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On This Day

10 events
2024
Aircraft_systems
After the loss of aircraft systems, Azerbaijan Airlines Flight 8243 crashed near Aktau International Airport while attempting to perform an emergency landing after being hit by a Russian defense missile.
2016
Tupolev_Tu-154
A Tupolev Tu-154 of the Russian Defence Ministry crashed into the Black Sea shortly after taking off from Sochi International Airport, killing all 92 people on board.
2009
Northwest_Airlines_Flight_253
Aboard Northwest Airlines Flight 253, Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab attempted to detonate plastic explosives hidden in his underwear.
2009
Longford
A fire destroyed Longford's 19th-century St Mel's Cathedral, considered the "flagship cathedral" of the Irish midlands.
2007
San_Francisco_Zoo
A tiger at the San Francisco Zoo escaped from its enclosure and attacked three patrons before it was shot and killed.
2000
Vladimir_Putin
Russian president Vladimir Putin signed into law a bill officially adopting a new national anthem, with music by Alexander Vasilyevich Alexandrov originally composed for the anthem of the Soviet Union.
1991
Mikhail_Gorbachev
In a nationally televised speech, Mikhail Gorbachev resigned as President of the Soviet Union.
1990
Tim_Berners-Lee
British computer programmer Tim Berners-Lee introduced WorldWideWeb, the world's first web browser and WYSIWYG HTML editor.
1989
Romanian_revolution
Romanian Revolution: Communist dictator Nicolae Ceaușescu and his wife Elena were condemned to death on a wide range of charges and executed.
1968
Tamil_Nadu
In Tamil Nadu, India, families of striking Dalit workers were massacred by a gang, allegedly led by their landlords.

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