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2017-11-21

2017-11-21

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Charles Manson
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Charles Manson

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Charles Milles Manson was an American serial killer, cult leader, and musician who led the Manson Family, a cult based in California in the late 1960s and early 1970s. Some cult members committed a series of at least nine murders at four locations in July and August 1969. In 1971, Manson was convicted of first-degree m…

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Yahoo Inc. (2017–present)
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Yahoo Inc. is an American multinational technology company that focuses on media and online business. Its major products…

Charlie Rose
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Charlie Rose
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Charles Peete Rose Jr. is an American journalist and talk show host. From 1991 to 2017, he was the host and executive pr…

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On This Day

10 events
2015
2015_Brussels_lockdown
The Belgian government imposed a four-day security lockdown in Brussels based on information about potential terrorist attacks.
2012
2012_Tel_Aviv_bus_bombing
A remote-controlled bomb exploded on a bus in Tel Aviv, Israel, injuring at least 28 people on board.
2009
2009_Heilongjiang_mine_explosion
An explosion in a coal mine in Heilongjiang, China, killed 108 miners.
1980
MGM_Grand_fire
A fire broke out at the MGM Grand Hotel on the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada, killing 85 people and injuring 650 others.
1977
God_Defend_New_Zealand
"God Defend New Zealand" became New Zealand's second national anthem, on equal standing with "God Save the King", which had been the traditional anthem since 1840.
1974
Birmingham_pub_bombings
Bombs exploded in two pubs in central Birmingham, England, killing 21 people and leading to the imprisonment of six people who were later exonerated.
1970
Vietnam_War
Vietnam War: American forces raided the North Vietnamese Sơn Tây prison camp in an attempt to rescue 61 American POWs who were thought to be held there.
1964
Verrazzano–Narrows_Bridge
The Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge, connecting Staten Island and Brooklyn in New York City, opened to traffic as the longest suspension bridge in the world at the time.
1961
La_Ronde_(restaurant)
La Ronde (pictured), the first revolving restaurant in the United States, was inaugurated.
1959
Disc_jockey
American disc jockey Alan Freed (pictured), who popularized the term rock and roll, was fired from WABC-AM for his role in the payola scandal.

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