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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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Vincent Paul Abbott was an American musician best known for being the drummer and co-founder of the heavy metal band Pan…

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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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10 events
2016
2016_United_Kingdom_European_Union_membership_referendum
Citizens of the United Kingdom voted in favour of leaving the European Union.
1992
Croatian_War_of_Independence
Croatian War of Independence: The Battle of the Miljevci Plateau ended after a failed counterattack by forces of the Republic of Serbian Krajina against the Croatian Army who had captured the plateau.
1991
Sonic_the_Hedgehog
The first instalment of the video-game series Sonic the Hedgehog was released in North America.
1982
Killing_of_Vincent_Chin
Chinese American Vincent Chin died after being beaten into a coma in Highland Park, Michigan, U.S., by two automotive workers who were angry about the success of Japanese auto companies.
1973
Los_Angeles_Dodgers
The Los Angeles Dodgers started Steve Garvey, Davey Lopes, Ron Cey, and Bill Russell in the infield, beginning a record eight-year run in Major League Baseball for four people designated as starters for those positions.
1972
Richard_Nixon
President Richard Nixon signed Title IX (co-author Patsy Mink pictured) into law as part of the Education Amendments, prohibiting gender discrimination in any educational program receiving U.S. federal funds.
1956
1956_Egyptian_referendum
In a nationwide referendum, Gamal Abdel Nasser (pictured) was elected President of Egypt, a post he held until his death in 1970.
1946
1946_Vancouver_Island_earthquake
Canada's largest recorded onshore earthquake struck Vancouver Island, British Columbia.
1944
The_Holocaust
The Holocaust: After a closely supervised visit to Theresienstadt Ghetto in German-occupied Czechoslovakia, Red Cross official Maurice Rossel reported that conditions there were "almost normal".
1926
College_Board
The College Board administered the first SAT, a major standardized test for university and college admissions in the United States.

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