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2016-06-24

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European Union

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The European Union (EU) is a supranational political and economic union of 27 member states that are located primarily in Europe. The union has a total area of 4,233,255 km2 (1,634,469 sq mi) and an estimated population of more than 450 million as of 2025. The EU is often described as a sui generis political entity com…

Brexit

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Brexit was the withdrawal of the United Kingdom (UK) from the European Union (EU).

2016 United Kingdom European Union membership referendum

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The 2016 United Kingdom European Union membership referendum, commonly referred to as the EU referendum or the Brexit re…

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Member state of the European Union

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Nigel Farage

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Independence Day: Resurgence

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XHamster

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UEFA Euro 2016

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On This Day

10 events

2010

John_Isner

John Isner defeated Nicolas Mahut at the Wimbledon Championships, concluding the longest match in tennis history, which lasted 11 hours and 5 minutes over three days.

2010

Julia_Gillard

Julia Gillard (pictured) was sworn in as the first female prime minister of Australia after incumbent Kevin Rudd declined to contest a leadership spill in the Labor Party.

1989

1989_Tiananmen_Square_protests_and_massacre

Following the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre the 13th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party appointed Jiang Zemin (pictured) as general secretary in place of Zhao Ziyang.

1943

United_States_Army

Amid racial tensions, U.S. Army military police shot and killed a black serviceman after a confrontation at a pub in Bamber Bridge, England.

1940

World_War_II

Second World War: The British Army carried out Operation Collar, its first commando raid into German-occupied France.

1939

Thai_cultural_mandates

The first of the Thai cultural mandates was issued, officially changing the country's name from Siam to Thailand.

1937

Fast_battleship

The U.S. Navy's first two fast battleships, North Carolina and Washington, of the North Carolina class, were respectively ordered from the New York and Philadelphia Naval Shipyards.

1932

Siamese_revolution_of_1932

A group of military officers and civilians engineered a bloodless coup in Siam, ending the absolute rule of the Chakri dynasty.

1880

O_Canada

"O Canada", the present-day national anthem of Canada, was first performed in Quebec City during a Saint-Jean-Baptiste Day banquet.

1812

Napoleonic_Wars

Napoleonic Wars: Led by Napoleon, the French Grande Armée crossed the Neman, beginning their invasion of Russia.