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2016-11-24

2016-11-24

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HTTP 404
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HTTP 404

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In HTTP, the 404 response status code indicates that a web client was able to communicate with a server, but the server could not provide the requested resource. The server may not have the resource or it may not wish to disclose whether it has the resource. The code is often associated with response reason Not Found …

Thanksgiving
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Thanksgiving
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Thanksgiving or Thanksgiving Day is a national holiday celebrated on various dates in October and November in the United…

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Cameron Hughes
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Cameron Hughes may refer to the following:Cameron Hughes, Canadian ice hockey player Cameron Hughes, Canadian sports ent…

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On This Day

10 events
2023
Hibiscus_Rising
Hibiscus Rising (pictured), a sculpture commemorating the life of David Oluwale, was unveiled in Leeds.
2015
Sukhoi_Su-24
A Russian Sukhoi Su-24 attack aircraft was shot down by a Turkish fighter jet after the former allegedly strayed into Turkish airspace and ignored warnings to change course.
2009
Avdhela_Project
The Avdhela Project, an Aromanian digital library and cultural initiative, was launched in Bucharest, Romania.
1976
1976_Çaldıran–Muradiye_earthquake
A magnitude-7.3 earthquake struck eastern Turkey, destroying 80 per cent of buildings in the region and causing at least 4,000 casualties.
1971
D._B._Cooper
After collecting a ransom payout of $200,000, D. B. Cooper (depicted) parachuted out of the rear stairway of the airplane he had hijacked over the Pacific Northwest and disappeared.
1963
Jack_Ruby
During a live television broadcast, businessman Jack Ruby shot and fatally wounded Lee Harvey Oswald, who assassinated U.S. president John F. Kennedy, fueling numerous conspiracy theories.
1950
Great_Appalachian_Storm_of_1950
The "Great Appalachian Storm", a large extratropical cyclone, struck the east coast of the United States before moving northeast.
1943
World_War_II
World War II: Following the American capture of Makin Atoll, USS Liscome Bay was sunk by a torpedo from Japanese submarine I-175, killing 644.
1941
The_Holocaust
The Holocaust: The Theresienstadt Ghetto was founded as a waystation to Nazi extermination camps and a "retirement settlement" for elderly and prominent Jews to mislead their communities about the Final Solution.
1925
Eugene_O'Neill_Theatre
The Eugene O'Neill Theatre (pictured) opened on Broadway, New York, with a production of the musical Mayflowers.

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