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Pokémon Go
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Pokémon Go

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Pokémon Go is an augmented reality (AR) mobile game initially developed and released in 2016 by Niantic, in partnership with Nintendo and The Pokémon Company, for iOS and Android devices. The game uses GPS to locate, capture, train, and battle Pokémon. It is free-to-play, featuring a freemium model that includes local …

1985 Springfield Mall shooting
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1985 Springfield Mall shooting
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On October 30, 1985, a mass shooting took place at the Springfield Mall, a shopping mall in Springfield Township, Delawa…

Theresa May
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Theresa May
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Theresa Mary May, Baroness May of Maidenhead, is a British politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom…

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On This Day

10 events
2008
Coati
An edit on the page of the coati nicknamed it the Brazilian aardvark, in which multiple news channels followed in pursuit.
2007
Boeing_AH-64_Apache
Two U.S. Army AH-64 Apache helicopters (pictured) conducted a series of air-to-ground attacks in Baghdad.
2006
Hezbollah
Hezbollah forces crossed the Israel–Lebanon border and attacked Israeli military positions while firing rockets and mortars at Israeli towns, sparking a five-week war.
1998
France_national_football_team
France defeated the defending champions Brazil 3–0 to win their first FIFA World Cup title.
1997
Hayao_Miyazaki
Hayao Miyazaki's animated film Princess Mononoke is released, becoming the highest-grossing film in Japan for a few months.
1979
Comiskey_Park
Rowdy fans at Comiskey Park in Chicago stormed the field during a Major League Baseball promotional event at which a crate of disco records was blown up.
1963
Moors_murders
Sixteen-year-old Pauline Reade, the first victim of serial killers Ian Brady and Myra Hindley, disappeared in Gorton, England.
1962
The_Rolling_Stones
The English rock band the Rolling Stones (pictured) played their first concert at the Marquee Club in London.
1948
1948_Arab–Israeli_War
Arab–Israeli War: Israel Defense Forces officer Yitzhak Rabin signed an order to expel Palestinians from the towns of Lydda and Ramle.
1943
World_War_II
World War II: German and Soviet forces engaged each other at the Battle of Prokhorovka (tanks pictured), one of the largest tank battles in military history.

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