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Holi is a major Hindu festival celebrated as the Festival of Colours, Love and Spring. It celebrates the eternal and divine love of the deities Radha and Krishna. Additionally, the day signifies the triumph of good over evil, as it commemorates the victory of Vishnu as Narasimha over Hiranyakashipu. Holi originated an…

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The Heart Attack Grill is an American independent restaurant in Downtown Las Vegas, Nevada. It was formerly located in C…

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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
Battle_of_Kherson
Russian forces captured the city of Kherson, the only regional capital to be taken during the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
2017
Chemical_element
A naming ceremony for the chemical elements moscovium, tennessine, and oganesson took place at the Russian Academy of Sciences in Moscow.
2014
Oscar_selfie
the Oscar selfie, one of the most influential and important photographs of all time, is taken at the 86th Academy Awards.
1995
Fermilab
Researchers at Fermilab in Illinois announced the discovery of the top quark, the most massive of all observed elementary particles.
1978
Astronaut
As a cosmonaut on Soyuz 28, Czechoslovak military pilot Vladimír Remek (pictured) became the first person from outside the Soviet Union or the United States to go into space.
1970
Rhodesia
The internationally unrecognised Rhodesia abolished their monarchy and declared themselves a republic.
1969
Concorde
The maiden flight of Concorde, the Anglo-French supersonic jet, was conducted in Toulouse, France using a prototype aircraft with the registration F-WTSS.
1965
Vietnam_War
Vietnam War: The American and South Vietnamese air forces began Operation Rolling Thunder, a sustained bombing campaign against North Vietnam that eventually became the most intense air–ground battle waged during the Cold War period.
1965
The_Sound_of_Music_(film)
The Sound of Music (poster pictured) is released in American theatres; it later became the highest grossing film of all time.
1962
Ne_Win
Led by General Ne Win, the Burmese military seized power in a coup d'état.

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