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Beto O'Rourke
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Beto O'Rourke

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Robert Francis "Beto" O'Rourke is an American politician who served as the U.S. representative for Texas's 16th congressional district from 2013 to 2019. A member of the Democratic Party, O'Rourke was the party's nominee for the U.S. Senate in 2018, a candidate for the presidential nomination in 2020, and the party's n…

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Dipavali, commonly known as Diwali, is the Hindu festival of lights, with variations celebrated in other Indian religion…

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2000
Hillary_Clinton
Hillary Clinton was elected as a US senator from New York, the first time a first lady had been elected to public office.
1996
NASA
NASA launched the Mars Global Surveyor from the Kennedy Space Center at Cape Canaveral, Florida.
1991
Magic_Johnson
Magic Johnson announced his retirement from professional basketball due to HIV infection.
1987
Mass_Rapid_Transit_(Singapore)
Singapore's first Mass Rapid Transit line opened, with train services running between Yio Chu Kang and Toa Payoh.
1987
Zine_El_Abidine_Ben_Ali
Tunisian prime minister Zine El Abidine Ben Ali deposed and replaced President Habib Bourguiba by declaring him medically unfit for the duties of the office.
1972
Sidney_Lanier_Bridge
A ship collision with the Sidney Lanier Bridge in the U.S. state of Georgia resulted in a bridge collapse (pictured), which killed ten people.
1949
Caspian_Sea
Oil was discovered in the Caspian Sea off the coast of Azerbaijan, leading to the construction of Neft Daşları, the world's first offshore oil platform.
1934
Tufted_jay
The first specimens of the tufted jay (pictured) to be scientifically described were collected in Mexico.
1917
World_War_I
World War I: British forces captured Gaza following the retreat of the Ottoman garrison.
1916
1916_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections
In the congressional elections, Jeannette Rankin became the first woman elected to the United States House of Representatives.

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