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Fridtjof Nansen
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Fridtjof Nansen

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Fridtjof Wedel-Jarlsberg Nansen was a Norwegian polymath and Nobel Peace Prize laureate. He gained prominence at various points in his life as an explorer, a scientist, a diplomat, a humanitarian, and the co-founder of the Fatherland League.

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Harvey Weinstein
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Harvey Weinstein is an American former film producer and convicted sex offender. In 1979, Weinstein and his brother, Bob…

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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
2004
Murder_of_Huang_Na
Eight-year-old Huang Na was abducted and murdered; her body was found three weeks later after a search across Singapore and Malaysia.
1992
Vidyasagar_Setu
After 20 years of construction, Vidyasagar Setu, the longest cable-stayed bridge in India, opened, joining Kolkata and Howrah.
1973
Spiro_Agnew
U.S. vice president Spiro Agnew resigned after being charged with tax evasion.
1963
Partial_Nuclear_Test_Ban_Treaty
The Partial Nuclear Test Ban Treaty, which prohibits all test detonations of nuclear weapons except for those conducted underground, went into effect.
1943
World_War_II
World War II: The Kempeitai, the military police arm of the Imperial Japanese Army, arrested and tortured fifty-seven civilians and civilian internees on suspicion of their involvement in a raid on Singapore Harbour.
1933
Sabotage
In the first proven act of sabotage in the history of commercial aviation, a Boeing 247 operated by United Airlines exploded in mid-air near Chesterton, Indiana, killing all seven people aboard.
1911
1911_Revolution
The Xinhai Revolution began with the Wuchang Uprising, marking the beginning of the collapse of the Qing dynasty and the establishment of the Republic of China.
1903
Emmeline_Pankhurst
Emmeline Pankhurst (pictured) founded the Women's Social and Political Union, a militant organisation campaigning for women's suffrage in the United Kingdom.
1846
William_Lassell
English astronomer William Lassell discovered Triton, the largest moon of Neptune.
1760
Ndyuka_people
In a treaty with Dutch colonial authorities, the Ndyuka people of Suriname gained territorial autonomy.

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