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J. Jayalalithaa
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J. Jayalalithaa

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Jayaram Jayalalithaa, popularly known as Amma, was an Indian actress, politician, and philanthropist who served as the chief minister of Tamil Nadu for more than fourteen years between 1991 and 2016 for six terms. She served as chief minister until her death and became the first female chief minister to die in office i…

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Mortise lock
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A mortise lock is a lock that requires a pocket—the mortise—to be cut into the edge of the door or piece of furniture in…

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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…

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2017
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Under President Donald Trump, the United States government officially recognized Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.
1999
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The Recording Industry Association of America filed a lawsuit against the peer-to-peer file sharing network Napster, alleging that the service facilitated widespread copyright infringement.
1992
Babri_Masjid
The Babri Masjid in Ayodhya, India, was demolished by Hindu Kar Sevaks, who believed that it was built on the birthplace of Rama.
1990
Italian_Air_Force
An Italian Air Force military jet, abandoned by its pilot after an on-board fire, crashed into a high school near Bologna, killing 12 students and injuring 88 other people.
1989
Marc_Lépine
25-year-old Marc Lépine, claiming to be "fighting feminism", killed fourteen women before committing suicide at the École Polytechnique in Montreal, Canada.
1988
History_of_the_Australian_Capital_Territory
Self-government was granted to the Australian Capital Territory.
1982
Irish_National_Liberation_Army
The Irish National Liberation Army exploded a time bomb in Ballykelly, Northern Ireland, killing eleven British Army soldiers and six civilians.
1975
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Four members of the Provisional Irish Republican Army took two people hostage in a house on Balcombe Street in London, surrendering six days later.
1967
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American physician Adrian Kantrowitz and his team performed the world's first pediatric heart transplant at Maimonides Medical Center in New York City.
1957
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The first U.S. attempt to launch a satellite failed with an explosion on the launch pad at Cape Canaveral.

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