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UFC 235
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UFC 235

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UFC 235: Jones vs. Smith was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship held on March 2, 2019, at T-Mobile Arena in Paradise, Nevada, part of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Area.

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Freddie Mercury
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Freddie Mercury was a British singer and songwriter who achieved global fame as the lead vocalist and pianist of the roc…

Momo Challenge hoax
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Momo Challenge hoax
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The "Momo Challenge" is an internet hoax and urban legend that was rumoured to spread through social media and other out…

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2012
Szczekociny_rail_crash
Two passenger trains collided near Szczekociny, Poland, resulting in 16 deaths and 58 injuries.
1991
Rodney_King
Rodney King was beaten by Los Angeles Police Department officers during an arrest, causing public outrage that increased tensions between the African-American community and the police department over police brutality and social inequality.
1986
Metallica
The American heavy band Metallica released their third studio album, Master of Puppets, considered one of the greatest in the genre's history.
1974
Orly_Airport
Shortly after takeoff from Orly Airport, Turkish Airlines Flight 981 has its cargo door blown out, which resulted in a total loss of aircraft systems, which ultimately killed all 346 people on board.
1972
Jethro_Tull_(band)
The British rock band Jethro Tull released Thick as a Brick, a parody concept album allegedly adapted from an eight-year-old boy's epic poem.
1945
Home_Army
A Polish Home Army unit massacred at least 150 Ukrainian civilians in Pawłokoma, Poland.
1933
Nohra_concentration_camp
The first Nazi concentration camp was opened in Nohra to reduce overcrowding in prisons from the arrest of German Communists.
1913
Woman_Suffrage_Procession
Thousands of women marched in Washington, D.C., "in a spirit of protest" against the exclusion of women from American society.
1891
Shoshone_National_Forest
Shoshone National Forest in Wyoming was established as the first national forest in the United States.
1875
Georges_Bizet
French composer Georges Bizet's opera Carmen (poster pictured), based on the novella of the same title by Prosper Mérimée, premiered at the Opéra-Comique in Paris.

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