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BuzzFeed, Inc. is an American Internet media, news, and entertainment company with a focus on digital media. Based in New York City, BuzzFeed was founded in 2006 by Jonah Peretti and John S. Johnson III to focus on tracking viral content. Kenneth Lerer, co-founder and chairman of The Huffington Post, started as a co-fo…

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Down syndrome
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Down syndrome or Down's syndrome, also known as Trisomy 21, is a genetic disorder caused by the presence of all or part …

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Abu Izzadeen
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Abu Izzadeen is a British spokesman for Al Ghurabaa, a British Muslim organisation banned under the Terrorism Act 2006 f…

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On This Day

10 events
2014
2014_Oso_landslide
A massive landslide in Oso, Washington, killed 43 people after engulfing a rural neighborhood, the largest death toll for a standalone landslide in U.S. history.
2004
Imam
Palestinian imam Sheikh Ahmed Yassin, a founder and the spiritual leader of Hamas, was killed by an Israeli missile as he left early morning prayers.
1995
Astronaut
Russian cosmonaut Valeri Polyakov returned from the space station Mir aboard Soyuz TM-20 after 437 days in space, setting a record for the longest spaceflight.
1992
USAir_Flight_405
USAir Flight 405 crashed in Flushing Bay shortly after takeoff from New York City's LaGuardia Airport, killing 27 people, and leading to studies into the effects of ice on aircraft.
1984
Manhattan_Beach,_California
Teachers at a preschool in Manhattan Beach, California, were falsely charged with the sexual abuse of schoolchildren, leading to the longest and costliest criminal trial in United States history.
1943
Deutscher_Kurzwellensender_Atlantik
British propaganda radio station Deutscher Kurzwellensender Atlantik began broadcasting to German submariners.
1942
World_War_II
Second World War: British and Italian naval forces fought the Second Battle of Sirte in the Gulf of Sidra north of Libya.
1913
Phan_Xích_Long
Phan Xích Long, the self-proclaimed emperor of Vietnam, was arrested for organising a revolt against the colonial rule of French Indochina, which was nevertheless carried out by his supporters the following day.
1896
Charilaos_Vasilakos
Charilaos Vasilakos (pictured) won the first modern marathon in preparation for the inaugural Summer Olympics.
1871
William_Woods_Holden
William Woods Holden, Governor of North Carolina, became the first U.S. state governor to be removed from office through impeachment.

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