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John Isner
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John Isner

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John Robert Isner is an American former professional tennis player. He was ranked as high as world No. 8 in singles and No. 14 in doubles by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP). Considered one of the best servers ever to play on the ATP Tour, Isner achieved his career-high singles ranking in July 2018 by virt…

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Exo is a South Korean-Chinese boy band based in Seoul formed by SM Entertainment in 2011 and debuted in 2012. The group …

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Kevin Anderson (tennis)
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Kevin Michael Anderson is a South African former professional tennis player. He achieved his career-high Association of …

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On This Day

10 events
2020
Naya_Rivera
After a five day search, the body of American actress and singer Naya Rivera was recovered from Lake Piru, confirming her death.
2014
Germany_national_football_team
Germany won the FIFA World Cup final against Argentina, with Mario Götze scoring the game's only goal (pictured) in the extra time.
2013
Typhoon_Soulik_(2013)
Typhoon Soulik (pictured) made landfall in East China and Taiwan, killing at least 20 people.
2003
Directorate_General_for_External_Security
French Directorate General for External Security personnel aborted an operation to rescue Colombian politician Íngrid Betancourt from FARC guerrillas, resulting in a political scandal.
1992
Croatian_War_of_Independence
Croatian War of Independence: The Croatian Army concluded Operation Tiger, advancing 17 kilometres (11 miles) into the Dubrovnik hinterland.
1973
Watergate_scandal
Watergate scandal: Under questioning by Senate investigators, White House deputy chief of staff Alexander Butterfield revealed the existence of a secret taping system (tape recorder pictured) in the Oval Office.
1962
Cabinet_reshuffle
In an unprecedented reshuffle, British prime minister Harold Macmillan dismissed seven members of his cabinet.
1943
World_War_II
World War II: Operation Fustian, an Allied operation to capture the Primosole Bridge in Sicily, was launched.
1942
World_War_II
World War II: The 1st Filipino Infantry Regiment was converted from a battalion to accommodate a larger number of volunteers spurred on by the Japanese invasion of the Philippines.
1930
1930_FIFA_World_Cup
The first FIFA World Cup was opened in Uruguay.

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