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Juno (spacecraft)
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Juno (spacecraft)

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Juno is a NASA space probe orbiting the planet Jupiter. Built by Lockheed Martin and operated by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, the spacecraft was launched from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station on August 5, 2011 UTC, as part of the New Frontiers program. Juno entered a polar orbit of Jupiter on July 5, 2016, UTC, to…

Block (periodic table)
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Block (periodic table)
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A block of the periodic table is a set of elements unified by the atomic orbitals their valence electrons or vacancies l…

Independence Day (United States)
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Independence Day (United States)
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Independence Day, known colloquially as the Fourth of July, is a federal holiday in the United States which commemorates…

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10 events
2012
The_Shard
The Shard (pictured) in London was inaugurated as the tallest building in Europe, with a height of 310 m (1,020 ft), but was surpassed by Moscow's Mercury City Tower four months later.
2009
July_2009_Ürümqi_riots
A series of violent riots broke out in Ürümqi, the capital city of Xinjiang in China.
2009
Staffordshire_Hoard
The Staffordshire Hoard, the largest collection of Anglo-Saxon gold ever discovered, consisting of more than 1,500 items (examples pictured), was found near Hammerwich in Staffordshire.
2006
United_Nations_Security_Council
The United Nations Security Council held an emergency meeting hours after North Korea reportedly tested at least seven ballistic missiles.
2004
2004_Indonesian_presidential_election
Indonesia held its first direct presidential elections, which resulted in the election of Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono as President of Indonesia after the second round on September 20.
1990
1990_ARCO_explosion
An explosion at a petrochemical plant in Channelview, Texas, killed 17 people and injured five others.
1989
United_States_National_Security_Council
United States National Security Council member Oliver North was given a suspended sentence, probation, and community service for his part in the Iran–Contra affair.
1973
Juvénal_Habyarimana
Juvénal Habyarimana (pictured) orchestrated a bloodless coup d'état of the Rwandan government and began a totalitarian dictatorship.
1969
Brian_Jones
Two days after the death of their founder Brian Jones, the Rolling Stones performed at a free festival in Hyde Park, London, in front of more than a quarter of a million fans.
1954
Elvis_Presley
Elvis Presley recorded his first single, "That's All Right", at Sun Records in Memphis, Tennessee.

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