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Leonardo DiCaprio
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Leonardo DiCaprio

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Leonardo Wilhelm DiCaprio is an American actor and film producer. Known for his work in biographical and period films, he is the recipient of numerous accolades, including an Academy Award, a British Academy Film Award, an Actor Award, a Silver Bear and three Golden Globe Awards. His films as a leading actor have gross…

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

George Kennedy
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George Kennedy
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George Harris Kennedy Jr. was an American actor who appeared in more than 100 film and television productions. He played…

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On This Day

10 events
1992
Serbs_of_Bosnia_and_Herzegovina
A Bosnian-Serb wedding procession was attacked in Sarajevo, resulting in what is widely considered the first casualty of the Bosnian War.
1973
Pink_Floyd
Pink Floyd's critically acclaimed album The Dark Side of the Moon was released.
1950
Klaus_Fuchs
In a trial lasting less than 90 minutes, German–British physicist Klaus Fuchs was convicted of violating the Official Secrets Act by supplying information from the Manhattan Project to the Soviet Union.
1944
World_War_II
World War II: American and Australian troops won the Battle of Sio against Japanese forces as part of the New Guinea campaign.
1936
Hoover_Dam
Hoover Dam, straddling the Arizona–Nevada border on the Colorado River, was completed.
1921
Kronstadt_rebellion
The Kronstadt rebellion began following mass protests in Petrograd demanding greater freedom in Russia with sailors and citizens taking up arms against the Bolsheviks.
1921
Australia_national_cricket_team
The Australian cricket team, led by Warwick Armstrong, became the first team to complete a whitewash in the Ashes, an achievement that would not be repeated for 86 years.
1896
Battle_of_Adwa
Ethiopia defeated Italy at the Battle of Adwa, ending the First Italo-Ethiopian War.
1896
Henri_Becquerel
French physicist Henri Becquerel discovered the principle of radioactive decay when he exposed photographic plates to uranium salts.
1872
Yellowstone_National_Park
Yellowstone National Park (bison pictured), located mostly in the present-day U.S. state of Wyoming, was established by President Ulysses S. Grant.

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