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Aurajoki

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Aurajoki is a river in south-western Finland. It originates in Oripää, and flows through Pöytyä, Aura, Lieto, and ultimately the city of Turku before discharging into the Archipelago Sea. The total length of the river is about 70 kilometres (43 mi), and it contains eleven rapids, the biggest of which is Nautelankoski a…

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Allen Media Group, alternatively known by its former name of Entertainment Studios, Inc., is an American media and enter…

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Pablo Emilio Escobar Gaviria was a Colombian drug lord, narcoterrorist, and politician who was the founder and leader of…

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On This Day

10 events
2015
Elizabeth_II
Elizabeth II (pictured) became the longest-reigning monarch of the United Kingdom, surpassing Queen Victoria.
2010
Natural_gas
A natural-gas pipeline in San Bruno, California, exploded and "shot a fireball more than 1,000 feet (300 m) in the air", killing eight people.
2001
Al-Qaeda
Two al-Qaeda attackers assassinated Ahmad Shah Massoud, a pivotal Afghan resistance leader, two days before the September 11 attacks in the United States.
1999
Singapore_Portrait_Series_currency_notes
The first banknotes of the Portrait Series of the Singapore dollar were introduced by the Board of Commissioners of Currency.
1971
Imagine_(John_Lennon_album)
Imagine, the second solo album by John Lennon (pictured), was released.
1969
Allegheny_Airlines_Flight_853
Allegheny Airlines Flight 853 collided in mid-air with a Piper PA-28 Cherokee flown by a student pilot near Fairland, Indiana, killing all 83 occupants of and destroying both aircraft.
1962
Charles_de_Gaulle
French president Charles de Gaulle delivered his "speech to the German youth" to 20,000 people in the courtyard of Ludwigsburg Palace (pictured).
1957
Dwight_D._Eisenhower
U.S. president Dwight D. Eisenhower signed the Civil Rights Act of 1957, the first civil rights bill since Reconstruction.
1954
1954_Chlef_earthquake
A magnitude-6.7 earthquake struck near Chlef, killing over 1,200 people and forcing the Algerian government to implement comprehensive reforms in building codes.
1939
World_War_II
World War II: About 3,000 Polish Army troops began a nearly month-long defence of the Hel Peninsula during the German invasion of Poland.

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