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Bonnie and Clyde
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Bonnie and Clyde

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Bonnie Elizabeth Parker and Clyde Chestnut "Champion" Barrow were American outlaws who traveled the Central United States with their gang during the Great Depression, committing a series of criminal acts such as bank robberies, kidnappings, and murders between 1932 and 1934. The couple were known for their bank robberi…

Frank Hamer
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Frank Hamer
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Francis Augustus Hamer was an American lawman and Texas Ranger who led the 1934 posse that tracked down and killed crimi…

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, Winst…

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On This Day

10 events
2023
Tornado
A tornado causes the collapse of a venue hosting a sold-out concert in Belvidere, Illinois, United States, resulting in one death and 48 injuries.
2018
Gyumri
Nikol Pashinyan began his protest walk, starting in the city of Gyumri, opening the 2018 Armenian revolution.
2004
Old_National_Library_Building
The Old National Library Building in Singapore was closed to make way for a tunnel, despite widespread protests.
1995
Selena
American singer-songwriter Selena, known as the "queen of Tejano music", was murdered by the president of her fan club, Yolanda Saldívar, in Corpus Christi, Texas, deeply affecting the Latino community.
1992
USS_Missouri_(BB-63)
USS Missouri, the last active United States Navy battleship, was decommissioned in Long Beach, California.
1964
Brazilian_Armed_Forces
The Brazilian Armed Forces overthrew President João Goulart, establishing a military dictatorship that lasted 21 years.
1959
Dalai_Lama's_escape_from_China
After a two-week escape journey from Tibet, the 14th Dalai Lama reached the Tawang Monastery in Arunachal Pradesh in India.
1942
World_War_II
Second World War: Because of a mutiny by Indian soldiers against their British officers, Japanese troops captured Christmas Island without any resistance.
1930
Cinema_of_the_United_States
To avoid government censorship, Hollywood movie studios instituted their own set of industry censorship guidelines, popularly known as the Hays Code.
1921
Royal_Australian_Air_Force
The Australian Air Force was formed, replacing the short-lived Australian Air Corps and separating it from the Army.

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