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David Rockefeller
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David Rockefeller

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David Rockefeller was an American economist and investment banker who served as chairman and chief executive of Chase Manhattan Corporation. He was the oldest living member of the Rockefeller family from 2004 until his death in 2017. Rockefeller was the fifth son and youngest child of John D. Rockefeller Jr. and Abby A…

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Chuck Berry
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Charles Edward Anderson Berry was an American guitarist, singer, and songwriter; and one of the pioneers of rock and rol…

Iron Fist (character)
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Iron Fist (character)
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Iron Fist is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by Roy Thomas and Gil Kan…

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On This Day

10 events
2014
Taliban
Taliban militants killed nine civilians in a mass shooting at the Kabul Serena Hotel in Afghanistan.
1993
The_Troubles
The Troubles: Two children were killed by the second of two bomb attacks by the Provisional Irish Republican Army in Warrington, England.
1987
Antiviral_drug
The antiretroviral drug zidovudine (chemical structure pictured) became the first treatment approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for HIV/AIDS.
1944
World_War_II
World War II: U.S. Marines made a landing on Emirau Island in the Bismarck Archipelago to develop an airbase as part of Operation Cartwheel.
1942
World_War_II
World War II: After being forced to flee the Philippines for Australia, US Army general Douglas MacArthur (pictured) announced: "I came through and I shall return."
1939
1939_German_ultimatum_to_Lithuania
Germany issued an ultimatum to Lithuania, demanding the return of the Klaipėda Region under threat of invasion.
1923
Arts_Club_of_Chicago
The Arts Club of Chicago hosted the opening of Pablo Picasso's first solo United States showing, entitled Original Drawings by Pablo Picasso.
1922
United_States_Navy
The United States Navy commissioned its first aircraft carrier, USS Langley.
1861
1861_Mendoza_earthquake
An earthquake occurred in the Argentine province of Mendoza, causing at least 6,000 deaths and destroying most of the buildings in the province's capital city.
1852
Harriet_Beecher_Stowe
Harriet Beecher Stowe's novel Uncle Tom's Cabin, which had a profound effect on attitudes toward African Americans and slavery in the United States, was published.

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