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Us (2019 film)
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Us (2019 film)

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Us is a 2019 American psychological horror film written and directed by Jordan Peele, and starring Lupita Nyong'o, Winston Duke, Elisabeth Moss and Tim Heidecker. The story follows Adelaide Wilson and her family, who are attacked by a group of menacing doppelgängers, called the "Tethered".

Compose key
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Compose key
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A compose key is a key on a computer keyboard that indicates that the following keystrokes trigger the insertion of an a…

Mötley Crüe
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Mötley Crüe
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Mötley Crüe is an American heavy metal band formed in Hollywood, California, in 1981 by bassist Nikki Sixx and drummer T…

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On This Day

10 events
2014
2014_Oso_landslide
A massive landslide in Oso, Washington, killed 43 people after engulfing a rural neighborhood, the largest death toll for a standalone landslide in U.S. history.
2004
Imam
Palestinian imam Sheikh Ahmed Yassin, a founder and the spiritual leader of Hamas, was killed by an Israeli missile as he left early morning prayers.
1995
Astronaut
Russian cosmonaut Valeri Polyakov returned from the space station Mir aboard Soyuz TM-20 after 437 days in space, setting a record for the longest spaceflight.
1992
USAir_Flight_405
USAir Flight 405 crashed in Flushing Bay shortly after takeoff from New York City's LaGuardia Airport, killing 27 people, and leading to studies into the effects of ice on aircraft.
1984
Manhattan_Beach,_California
Teachers at a preschool in Manhattan Beach, California, were falsely charged with the sexual abuse of schoolchildren, leading to the longest and costliest criminal trial in United States history.
1943
Deutscher_Kurzwellensender_Atlantik
British propaganda radio station Deutscher Kurzwellensender Atlantik began broadcasting to German submariners.
1942
World_War_II
Second World War: British and Italian naval forces fought the Second Battle of Sirte in the Gulf of Sidra north of Libya.
1913
Phan_Xích_Long
Phan Xích Long, the self-proclaimed emperor of Vietnam, was arrested for organising a revolt against the colonial rule of French Indochina, which was nevertheless carried out by his supporters the following day.
1896
Charilaos_Vasilakos
Charilaos Vasilakos (pictured) won the first modern marathon in preparation for the inaugural Summer Olympics.
1871
William_Woods_Holden
William Woods Holden, Governor of North Carolina, became the first U.S. state governor to be removed from office through impeachment.

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