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2017-05-26

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Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales
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Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales

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Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales is a 2017 American swashbuckler fantasy film directed by Joachim Rønning and Espen Sandberg, and written by Jeff Nathanson. It is the fifth in the Pirates of the Caribbean film series, and features an ensemble cast including Johnny Depp, Javier Bardem, Geoffrey Rush, Bre…

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Bevin Boys
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Bevin Boys were young British men conscripted to work in coal mines between December 1943 and March 1948 to increase the…

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On This Day

10 events
2002
I-40_bridge_disaster
Barges being towed destroyed part of a bridge (aftermath pictured) near Webbers Falls, Oklahoma, causing vehicles to fall into the Robert S. Kerr Reservoir on the Arkansas River.
1999
Manchester_United_F.C.
Manchester United won the UEFA Champions League final to become the first English football club to win three major championships in the same season.
1989
Tropical_Storm_Cecil
Tropical Storm Cecil dissipated over Laos after devastating Quảng Nam province, Vietnam, and causing the deaths of 751 people.
1967
The_Beatles
The Beatles' Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, one of the first progressive rock albums, was released.
1940
World_War_II
Second World War: The Allies began a mass evacuation of British, French and Belgian troops cut off by the German army during the Battle of Dunkirk.
1938
House_Un-American_Activities_Committee
The House Un-American Activities Committee was established to investigate alleged disloyalty and subversive activities by people or organizations in the U.S. suspected of having communist or fascist ties.
1933
Jimmie_Rodgers
American singer Jimmie Rodgers (pictured) died at the Taft Hotel in New York City.
1932
Donoghue_v_Stevenson
Donoghue v Stevenson is decided, ultimately establishing the foundation for negligence in common law jurisdictions worldwide.
1906
Vauxhall_Bridge
Vauxhall Bridge in London opened, crossing the River Thames between Vauxhall and Westminster.
1897
Church_of_England
The Church of England returned the original manuscript of William Bradford's Of Plymouth Plantation, an account of the Pilgrims and the early years of the Plymouth Colony, to the state of Massachusetts.

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