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Kylian Mbappé
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Kylian Mbappé

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Kylian Mbappé Lottin is a French professional footballer who plays as a forward for La Liga club Real Madrid and captains the France national team. He is widely regarded as one of the best players in the world, known for his pace, dribbling, and clinical finishing.

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 orga…

Cristiano Ronaldo
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Cristiano Ronaldo
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Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro, nicknamed CR7, is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a forward for a…

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On This Day

10 events
2015
Indonesian_Air_Force
An Indonesian Air Force military transport aircraft (pictured) crashed near a residential neighborhood in Medan, killing 139 people.
2009
Yemenia_Flight_626
Yemenia Flight 626 crashed into the Indian Ocean near the Comoros, killing 152 people, with French schoolgirl Bahia Bakari the sole survivor.
1989
Peachtree_25th_Building_fire
A building fire in Atlanta killed five people.
1985
Ryan_White
Ryan White, an HIV/AIDS patient in the U.S., was denied re-admission to his school after he had contracted the disease from hemophilia treatments.
1974
Baltimore
Municipal workers in Baltimore, Maryland, went on strike seeking higher wages and better conditions.
1966
National_Organization_for_Women
The National Organization for Women, a leading United States feminist organization, was founded in Washington, D.C.
1963
Coronation_of_Pope_Paul_VI
The coronation of Pope Paul VI took place, the last such ceremony before its abandonment by later popes.
1960
Belgian_Congo
The Belgian Congo gained independence from colonial rule, beginning a period of instability that would lead to the dictatorship of Joseph-Désiré Mobutu.
1934
Adolf_Hitler
German chancellor Adolf Hitler began a purge of the paramilitary wing of the Nazi Party and other political rivals, executing at least 85 people.
1905
Nadir_of_American_race_relations
Nadir of American race relations: A mob of white Americans killed eight people in Oconee County, Georgia, as part of a mass lynching.

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