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Charles Darwin
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Charles Darwin

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Charles Robert Darwin was an English naturalist, geologist, and biologist, widely known for his contributions to evolutionary biology. His proposition that all species of life have descended from a common ancestor is now generally accepted and considered a fundamental scientific concept. In a joint presentation with Al…

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xHamster is a pornographic video sharing and streaming website, based in Limassol, Cyprus. It was founded by Oleg Netepe…

Transformers: The Last Knight
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Transformers: The Last Knight
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Transformers: The Last Knight is a 2017 American science fiction action film based on Hasbro's Transformers toy line. It…

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On This Day

10 events
2000
Bill_Clinton
President Bill Clinton awarded the Medal of Honor to 22 Asian Americans, mostly from the 442nd Regimental Combat Team, for actions during World War II.
1973
Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
The U.S. Supreme Court delivered its decision in the landmark case Miller v. California, establishing the Miller test for determining what is obscene material.
1957
Ellen_Fairclough
Ellen Fairclough (pictured) became the first woman to be appointed to the cabinet of Canada.
1948
Manchester_Baby
The Manchester Baby (replica pictured), the world's first stored-program computer, ran its first program.
1940
World_War_II
World War II: The main offensive of the unsuccessful Italian invasion of France began.
1921
Irish_War_of_Independence
Irish War of Independence: Most of the village of Knockcroghery in County Roscommon was burned by British forces.
1919
Ludwig_von_Reuter
Admiral Ludwig von Reuter scuttled the German High Seas Fleet in Scapa Flow to prevent the ships from being seized and divided amongst the Allied Powers.
1919
Winnipeg_general_strike
During a general strike in Winnipeg, Canada, members of the Royal North-West Mounted Police attacked a crowd of strikers, armed with clubs and revolvers.
1898
Spanish–American_War
In a bloodless event during the Spanish–American War, the United States captured Guam from Spain.
1890
Rudyard_Kipling
Rudyard Kipling's poem Mandalay was published.

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