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Echo Fox

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Echo Fox was an American esports organization. It was founded on December 18, 2015, by retired basketball player Rick Fox, who created Echo Fox after he purchased the NA LCS spot of Gravity Gaming. The organization had expanded into various games with teams competing in titles such as Gears of War, Call of Duty, CS:GO,…

Ides of March
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Ides of March
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The Ides of March is the day on the Roman calendar marked as the Idus, roughly the midpoint of a month, of Martius, corr…

Rationing in the United Kingdom
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Rationing in the United Kingdom
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Rationing was introduced temporarily by the British government several times during the 20th century, during and immedia…

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On This Day

10 events
1990
Farzad_Bazoft
Iraqi authorities hanged Iranian freelance reporter Farzad Bazoft on charges of spying for Israel.
1974
Transvestism_and_Transsexualism_in_Modern_Society
Transvestism and Transsexuality in Modern Society, the UK's first trans-rights conference, opened with an evening reception in Leeds.
1960
Atlanta_University_Center
Students from Atlanta University Center, inspired by similar actions in Greensboro, North Carolina, began occupying lunch counters in Atlanta, Georgia.
1956
My_Fair_Lady
The musical My Fair Lady, based on George Bernard Shaw's play Pygmalion, debuted at the Mark Hellinger Theatre in New York City.
1951
Nationalization_of_the_Iranian_oil_industry
The Iranian oil industry was nationalized in a movement led by Mohammad Mosaddegh.
1943
World_War_II
World War II: German forces recaptured Kharkov after four days of house-to-house fighting against Soviet troops, ending the month-long Third Battle of Kharkov.
1943
The_Holocaust_in_Greece
The deportation of 50,000 Jews from the Greek city of Thessaloniki began.
1927
University_of_Oxford
In rowing, Oxford defeated Cambridge in the inaugural edition of the Women's Boat Race.
1921
Talaat_Pasha
Talaat Pasha, the main perpetrator of the Armenian genocide, was assassinated by Soghomon Tehlirian.
1917
Russian_Revolution
Russian Revolution: Tsar Nicholas II was forced to abdicate in the February Revolution, ending three centuries of Romanov rule.

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