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2018-05-25

2018-05-25

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James Wong Howe
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James Wong Howe

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James Wong Howe, ASC was a Chinese-born American cinematographer and film director, who worked on over 130 films during the Golden Age of Hollywood and well into the 1970s. During the 1930s and 1940s, he was one of the most sought after cinematographers in Hollywood due to his innovative filming techniques. Howe was kn…

TotalBiscuit
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TotalBiscuit
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John Peter Bain, known as TotalBiscuit, was a British video gaming commentator and game critic on YouTube. He was known …

Solo: A Star Wars Story
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Solo: A Star Wars Story
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Solo: A Star Wars Story is a 2018 American space Western film directed by Ron Howard and written by Jonathan and Lawrenc…

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On This Day

10 events
2020
George_Floyd
George Floyd, a black American man, was murdered (memorial pictured) during an arrest by a white police officer in Minneapolis, sparking violent riots in the U.S. and other countries where dozens of people were killed and armed militias took control of parts of Seattle and Minneapolis for months.
2013
Naxalite–Maoist_insurgency
Naxalite insurgents of the Communist Party of India (Maoist) attacked a convoy of Indian National Congress leaders in the state of Chhattisgarh, causing at least 27 deaths.
2012
SpaceX_COTS_Demo_Flight_2
In a test flight, SpaceX's Dragon became the first commercial spacecraft to rendezvous and berth with the International Space Station.
2011
The_Oprah_Winfrey_Show
The final episode of The Oprah Winfrey Show, the highest-rated daytime talk show in U.S. television history, was broadcast.
2009
2009_North_Korean_nuclear_test
North Korea conducted a nuclear test and several other missile tests that were widely condemned internationally and led to sanctions from the United Nations Security Council.
1979
Disappearance_of_Etan_Patz
Six-year-old Etan Patz disappeared on his way to school in New York City, and later became one of the first missing children to have his picture featured on milk cartons.
1979
O'Hare_International_Airport
During takeoff from O'Hare International Airport in Chicago, an engine detached from American Airlines Flight 191, causing a crash that killed 273 people in the deadliest aviation accident in United States history.
1967
Kapsan_faction_incident
Having purged a group of rivals, Supreme Leader of North Korea Kim Il Sung delivered the "May 25 teaching", entrenching his son Kim Jong Il as his designated successor.
1962
Baltimore_Steam_Packet_Company
The Baltimore Steam Packet Company, the last overnight steamboat service in the United States, went out of business.
1961
Joint_session_of_the_United_States_Congress
In an address to Congress, U.S. president John F. Kennedy announced his support for the Apollo program, with "the goal, before this decade is out, of landing a man on the Moon and returning him safely to the Earth".

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