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Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing

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Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) is a form of psychotherapy designed to treat post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). It was devised by Francine Shapiro in 1987.

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The Chuckle Brothers were an English comedy double act comprising real-life brothers Barry David Elliott and Paul Harman…

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UFC 227
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UFC 227: Dillashaw vs. Garbrandt 2 was a mixed martial arts event that was produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championshi…

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10 events
2015
United_States_Environmental_Protection_Agency
United States Environmental Protection Agency personnel accidentally caused a spillage (aftermath pictured) of 3 million gallons (11 million litres) of mine waste water and tailings trapped inside the Gold King Mine near Silverton, Colorado.
2012
Implosion_of_Radio_Network_House
Radio Network House (pictured), damaged in the 2011 Christchurch earthquake, becomes the first building to be demolished by implosion in New Zealand.
2012
White_supremacy
An American white supremacist carried out a mass shooting at a Sikh temple in Oak Creek, Wisconsin, killing six people and wounding four others.
2011
Juno_(spacecraft)
NASA launched the Juno probe to Jupiter as part of the New Frontiers program.
1993
Wizards_of_the_Coast
Wizards of the Coast released Magic: The Gathering, the first trading card game.
1984
Biman_Bangladesh_Airlines
A Biman Bangladesh Airlines aircraft crashed while attempting to land in Dhaka, killing 49 people in the deadliest aviation accident in Bangladeshi history.
1981
Ronald_Reagan
U.S. president Ronald Reagan fired the 11,345 striking members of the Professional Air Traffic Controllers Organization en masse.
1973
University_of_Southwestern_Louisiana_basketball_scandal
Due to an athletics scandal, the National Collegiate Athletic Association applied the death penalty to the basketball program at the University of Southwestern Louisiana.
1969
Lonesome_Cowboys_police_raid
Police raided a screening of the film Lonesome Cowboys in Atlanta, Georgia, leading to the creation of a Gay Liberation Front in that city.
1962
Marilyn_Monroe
American actress and model Marilyn Monroe was found dead of a barbiturate overdose in her home in Brentwood, Los Angeles.

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