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Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals
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Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals

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Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) is a United States immigration policy that allows some individuals who, on June 15, 2012, were physically present in the United States with no lawful immigration status after having entered the country as children at least five years earlier, to receive a renewable two-year…

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A bookmark is a thin marking tool, commonly made of card, leather, or fabric, used to keep track of a reader's progress …

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

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On This Day

10 events
2022
Liz_Truss
Liz Truss (pictured) succeeded Boris Johnson as prime minister following the July 2022 United Kingdom government crisis.
2018
Supreme_Court_of_India
The Supreme Court of India invalidated part of Section 377 of the Penal Code, thus legalising homosexuality in India.
2017
Hurricane_Irma
Hurricane Irma reached peak intensity near the Caribbean islands of Barbuda, Saint Martin, and Virgin Gorda.
2000
Los_Angeles_Dodgers
The Los Angeles Dodgers hosted the first Pride Night in Major League Baseball history.
1999
Parliament_of_Singapore
The Parliament of Singapore relocated from the Old Parliament House to its current meeting place (pictured).
1997
Funeral_of_Diana,_Princess_of_Wales
An estimated 2.5 billion people worldwide watched the funeral of Diana, Princess of Wales, on television.
1995
Cal_Ripken_Jr.
Cal Ripken Jr. (pictured) played his 2,131st consecutive Major League Baseball game, breaking the 56-year-old record set by Lou Gehrig.
1976
Viktor_Belenko
Soviet pilot Viktor Belenko landed his MiG-25 in Hakodate, Japan, declaring his intention to defect to the West.
1970
Black_September
Black September: The Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine hijacked four airliners, landing two at Dawson's Field in Jordan and one in Cairo, while the last hijacking attempt was foiled near London.
1963
Presidency_of_John_F._Kennedy
The Kennedy administration sent Victor H. Krulak and Joseph Mendenhall on a mission to assess the progress of the Vietnam War.

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