GlyphSignal — 2018-08-11 Top Wikipedia Reads

2018-08-11

Top reads and historical moments for this date. 4 min leestijd

The Revenant (2015)

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The Revenant is een Amerikaanse biografische western uit 2015, onder regie van Alejandro González Iñárritu. De film is gebaseerd op het gelijknamige boek uit 2002 van Michael Punke dat weer gebaseerd is op het verhaal van de pelsjager Hugh Glass.

Europese kampioenschappen atletiek 2018

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De Europese kampioenschappen atletiek van 2018 werden in Berlijn, Duitsland gehouden van 6 tot 12 augustus 2018. De kamp…

Europese Kampioenschappen 2018

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De Europese Kampioenschappen 2018 werden van 2 tot en met 12 augustus 2018 gehouden in Berlijn en Glasgow. Dit was de ee…

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On This Day

10 gebeurtenissen

2012

2012_East_Azerbaijan_earthquakes

At least 306 people were killed and 3,000 others injured in a pair of earthquakes near Tabriz, Iran.

1999

Ken_Levine_(game_developer)

Ken Levine's System Shock 2 was released to mediocre sales, but later received critical acclaim and influenced subsequent first-person shooter game design.

1999

1999_Salt_Lake_City_tornado

A tornado struck downtown Salt Lake City, damaging 120 homes and injuring over 100 people.

1979

Aeroflot

Two Aeroflot passenger jets collided in mid-air near Dniprodzerzhynsk in the Ukrainian SSR, killing all 178 people on both aircraft.

1977

National_Highway_Traffic_Safety_Administration

The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration initiated an investigation into the alleged vulnerability of the Ford Pinto (example pictured) to fuel leakage and fire in a rear-end collision.

1975

Timorese_Democratic_Union

The Timorese Democratic Union launched a coup in Portuguese Timor, starting the East Timorese civil war.

1973

DJ_Kool_Herc

At a party in New York City, Jamaican musician DJ Kool Herc (pictured) began rapping during an extended break, laying the foundation for hip hop music.

1952

Talal_of_Jordan

King Talal of Jordan was forced to abdicate due to mental illness and was succeeded by his eldest son Hussein.

1945

Kraków

Amid rumors of kidnappings of children by Jews in Kraków, a crowd of Poles took part in a pogrom, resulting in at least one death.

1929

Bud_Billiken_Parade_and_Picnic

The first Bud Billiken Parade and Picnic, the oldest and largest African-American parade in the United States, was held in Chicago.