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Doug Jones (politician)
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Doug Jones (politician)

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Gordon Douglas Jones is an American politician and attorney who served as a United States senator from Alabama from 2018 to 2021. A member of the Democratic Party, Jones was previously the United States attorney for the Northern District of Alabama from 1997 to 2001. As of 2026, he is the last Democrat to have won or h…

Star Wars: The Last Jedi
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Star Wars: The Last Jedi
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Star Wars: The Last Jedi is a 2017 American epic space opera film written and directed by Rian Johnson. Produced by Luca…

Roy Moore
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Roy Moore
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Roy Stewart Moore is an American politician, lawyer, and jurist who served as chief justice of the Supreme Court of Alab…

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On This Day

10 events
2019
Jo_Swinson
Jo Swinson (pictured) steps down as Leader of the Liberal Democrats after losing her seat in the 2019 general election making her tenure the shortest in the party's history.
2013
Beyoncé
Beyoncé (pictured) released her fifth studio album without any prior announcement or promotion; it sold 2.3 million copies before the end of the year.
2011
2011_Liège_attack
A man threw grenades and fired a rifle at crowds in Liège, Belgium, causing 6 deaths and injuring more than 120 others, before killing himself.
1991
Croatian_War_of_Independence
Croatian War of Independence: The Croatian Army retreated after the failure of Operation Whirlwind, destroying their tanks to avoid their capture.
1989
The_Troubles
The Troubles: The Provisional Irish Republican Army engaged in a fierce firefight with the King's Own Scottish Borderers at a vehicle checkpoint complex in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland.
1981
Wojciech_Jaruzelski
Polish prime minister Wojciech Jaruzelski (pictured) declared martial law.
1960
Haile_Selassie
With Haile Selassie (pictured), Emperor of Ethiopia, out of the country, four conspirators staged a coup attempt to install Crown Prince Asfaw Wossen on the throne.
1957
1957_Farsinaj_earthquake
A 6.5 magnitude earthquake struck the Iranian Hamadan province, killing at least 1,130 people.
1937
Second_Sino-Japanese_War
Second Sino-Japanese War: Japanese forces, capturing the Chinese city of Nanjing, began committing numerous atrocities over the next several weeks, including looting, rape and the execution of prisoners of war and civilians.
1928
An_American_in_Paris
An American in Paris, a jazz-influenced orchestral piece by George Gershwin, premiered at Carnegie Hall in New York.

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