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2016-02-24

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Web scraping

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Web scraping, web harvesting, or web data extraction is data scraping used for extracting data from websites. Web scraping software may directly access the World Wide Web using the Hypertext Transfer Protocol or a web browser. While web scraping can be done manually by a software user, the term typically refers to auto…

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Donald Trump
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Donald John Trump is an American politician, media personality, and businessman who is the 47th president of the United …

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Nate Diaz
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Nathan Donald Diaz is an American mixed martial artist and professional boxer who is currently a free agent. Diaz is mos…

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On This Day

10 events
2015
Uherský_Brod
At a restaurant in Uherský Brod, Czech Republic, a gunman opened fire in a restaurant, killing eight people before committing suicide.
1989
United_Airlines_Flight_811
United Airlines Flight 811 experienced uncontrolled decompression after leaving Honolulu International Airport, Hawaii, blowing seats out of the aircraft and killing nine passengers.
1979
Uganda–Tanzania_War
Uganda–Tanzania War: Ugandan government forces fled Masaka as the Tanzania People's Defence Force bombarded and captured the town.
1978
Yuba_County_Five
Five men disappeared after attending a college basketball game in Chico, California; the bodies of four of them were discovered months later.
1968
Vietnam_War
Vietnam War: Led by Ngô Quang Trưởng, South Vietnamese forces recaptured the citadel of Huế.
1943
World_War_II
World War II: The Battle of Kasserine Pass, the first major engagement between American and Axis forces in Africa, ended with the Allied forces suffering heavy losses.
1868
Andrew_Johnson
Andrew Johnson became the first U.S. president to be impeached.
1826
Treaty_of_Yandabo
The Treaty of Yandabo was signed, ending the First Anglo-Burmese War, the longest and most expensive war in the history of British India.
1809
Theatre_Royal,_Drury_Lane
After standing for only 15 years, the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane (pictured), the third building in London of that name, burned down.
1809
Napoleonic_Wars
Napoleonic Wars: The British invasion of Martinique ended with the unconditional surrender of French admiral Louis Thomas Villaret de Joyeuse (pictured), beginning a five-year occupation of the island.

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