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2016-10-14

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Olympus Mons

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Olympus Mons is a large shield volcano on Mars. As measured by the Mars Orbiter Laser Altimeter (MOLA), it is 21.1 kilometres (69,000 ft) or, more precisely, 21.287 kilometres (69,840 ft) high, about 2.5 times the elevation of Mount Everest above sea level. It is Mars's tallest volcano, its tallest planetary mountain, …

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Bhumibol Adulyadej, titled Rama IX, was King of Thailand from 9 June 1946 until his death in 2016. His reign of 70 years…

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John_Deere

Approximately 10,000 John Deere employees went on strike in one of the largest private-sector strikes in the United States.

2014

2014_Nepal_snowstorm_disaster

A snowstorm and series of avalanches occurred on and around the Himalayan peaks of Annapurna and Dhaulagiri, resulting in the deaths of at least 43 people.

2012

Felix_Baumgartner

Felix Baumgartner jumped from a helium balloon in the stratosphere to become the first person to break the sound barrier without vehicular power.

2011

Michael_Christopher_Woodford

Michael Woodford was dismissed as the CEO of the optics manufacturer Olympus after uncovering internal financial misconduct, escalating the corporate scandal into one of the largest in Japanese business history.

1980

6th_Congress_of_the_Workers'_Party_of_Korea

The 6th Congress of the Workers' Party concluded, having anointed North Korean president Kim Il Sung's son Kim Jong Il as his successor.

1979

National_March_on_Washington_for_Lesbian_and_Gay_Rights

At least 75,000 people attended the National March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights in Washington, D.C., to demand equal civil rights for LGBT people.

1964

Politburo_of_the_Communist_Party_of_the_Soviet_Union

Members of the Politburo voted to remove Nikita Khrushchev as First Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union and replace him with Leonid Brezhnev.

1957

Turia_(river)

After three days of heavy rain, the Turia overflowed and flooded the city of Valencia, Spain, causing at least 81 deaths.

1956

Queen_Elizabeth_Way

The Queen Elizabeth Way, North America's first intercity divided highway, opens.

1956

B._R._Ambedkar

B. R. Ambedkar, a leader of India's "Untouchable" caste, publicly converted to Buddhism and became the leader of the Dalit Buddhist movement.