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Florence Griffith-Joyner
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Florence Griffith-Joyner

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Florence Griffith-Joyner, bijnaam Flo-Jo was een Amerikaanse atlete die gespecialiseerd was in de sprint. Ze won in 1988 vier olympische medailles en liep wereldrecords op de 100 en 200 meter hardlopen die nog niet gebroken zijn.

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23 september
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23 september is de 266ste dag van het jaar in de gregoriaanse kalender. Hierna volgen nog 99 dagen tot het einde van het…

Pablo Escobar
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Pablo Escobar
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Pablo Emilio Escobar Gaviria was een beruchte Colombiaanse drugsbaron, die een van de rijkste mensen ter wereld werd doo…

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On This Day

10 gebeurtenissen
2019
Thomas_Cook_Group
The British travel company Thomas Cook Group ceased operations with immediate effect, leaving around 600,000 tourists stranded around the world.
2016
Rape_in_Germany
Following a number of high-profile sexual assaults, major reforms were enacted to strengthen laws related to rape in Germany.
2010
Teresa_Lewis
Teresa Lewis became the first woman to be executed by the U.S. state of Virginia since 1912, and the first woman in the state to be executed via lethal injection.
2008
Kauhajoki_school_shooting
A gunman shot and killed ten students at the Seinäjoki University of Applied Sciences in Kauhajoki, Finland, before committing suicide.
2002
Firefox
The first version of the web browser Firefox was released by the Mozilla Organization.
1952
Richard_Nixon
U.S. vice-presidential candidate Richard Nixon delivered the Checkers speech, one of the first political uses of television to appeal directly to the populace.
1920
1920_Louisiana_hurricane
The Louisiana hurricane dissipated over Kansas after forcing around 4,500 people to evacuate and causing $1.45 million in damages.
1913
United_Mine_Workers_of_America
The United Mine Workers of America begin a strike against the Rockefeller-owned Colorado Fuel & Iron Company, sparking the Colorado Coalfield War.
1884
Cape_Virgenes
The French steamship Arctique ran aground on the northern coast of Cape Virgenes in Argentina; gold was discovered during the rescue effort, triggering the Tierra del Fuego gold rush.
1803
Maratha_Empire
Maratha troops were defeated by forces of the British East India Company at the Battle of Assaye, one of the decisive battles of the Second Anglo-Maratha War.

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