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2018-06-17

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2018 FIFA World Cup
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2018 FIFA World Cup

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The 2018 FIFA World Cup was the 21st FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial world championship for national football teams organised by FIFA. It took place in Russia from 14 June to 15 July 2018, after the country was awarded the hosting rights in late 2010. It was the eleventh time the championships had been held in Europe a…

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Brooks Koepka
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Brooks Koepka is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour. He is a former world number one in the Offic…

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List of FIFA World Cup finals
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The FIFA World Cup is an international association football competition contested by the senior men's national teams of …

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On This Day

10 events
2017
June_2017_Portugal_wildfires
Wildfires erupted across central Portugal, eventually causing the deaths of 66 people.
2015
White_supremacy
A white supremacist committed a mass shooting at the Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, South Carolina, killing nine people during a prayer service.
2009
Czech_Pirate_Party
Following a petition, the liberal progressive Czech Pirate Party was officially registered as a political party.
1963
Ho_Chi_Minh_City
Riots broke out in Saigon one day after the signing of the Joint Communiqué, an attempt to resolve the Buddhist crisis in South Vietnam.
1952
Guatemalan_Revolution
Guatemalan Revolution: The Guatemalan Congress passed Decree 900, redistributing unused land greater than 224 acres (0.91 km2) in area to local peasants.
1940
World_War_II
Second World War: RMS Lancastria was sunk by German aircraft near Saint-Nazaire, France, causing thousands of fatalities in Britain's worst maritime disaster.
1919
Epsom_riot
Hundreds of Canadian soldiers rioted in Epsom, England, leading to the death of a British police officer.
1913
Detroit
In Detroit, autoworkers for car manufacturer Studebaker went on strike in the American auto industry's first major strike action.
1900
Boxer_Rebellion
Boxer Rebellion: Allied naval forces captured the Taku Forts from Qing China after a brief but bloody battle.
1861
American_Civil_War
American Civil War: The Battle of Vienna, Virginia, took place, which involved one of the world's first military movements of troops by train.

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