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Black hole
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Black hole

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A black hole is an astronomical body so compact that its gravity prevents anything, including light, from escaping. Albert Einstein's theory of general relativity predicts that a sufficiently compact mass will form a black hole. The boundary of no escape is called the event horizon. In general relativity, a black hole'…

Bible
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Bible
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The Bible is a collection of religious texts that are central to Christianity and Judaism, and esteemed in other Abraham…

Louis Tomlinson
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Louis Tomlinson
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Louis William Tomlinson is an English singer-songwriter. Born and raised in Doncaster, England, Tomlinson auditioned for…

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On This Day

10 events
2019
Event_Horizon_Telescope
Scientists from the Event Horizon Telescope project released the first image of the black hole at the center of the galaxy M87.
1992
First_Nagorno-Karabakh_War
First Nagorno-Karabakh War: Dozens of Armenian civilians were massacred in the village of Maraga by Azerbaijani forces.
1973
Invicta_International_Airlines_Flight_435
In the deadliest aviation accident in Swiss history, Invicta International Airlines Flight 435 crashed into a hillside near Hochwald, killing 108 people of 145 on board.
1970
Paul_McCartney
In the midst of business disagreements with his bandmates, Paul McCartney announced his departure from the Beatles.
1963
United_States_Navy
The U.S. Navy nuclear submarine USS Thresher (SSN-593) sank with all hands lost during deep-diving tests in the North Atlantic Ocean.
1944
The_Holocaust
The Holocaust: Slovak Jewish prisoners Rudolf Vrba and Alfréd Wetzler escaped from Auschwitz, later publishing a report that became one of the earliest and most detailed descriptions of the camp's mass killings.
1925
The_Great_Gatsby
The Great Gatsby (cover pictured), a novel by American author F. Scott Fitzgerald, was first published by Scribner's.
1919
Mexican_Revolution
Mexican Revolution leader Emiliano Zapata (pictured) was shot to death near Ciudad Ayala, Morelos.
1858
Big_Ben
Big Ben, the bell in the Palace of Westminster's clock tower in London, was cast after the original bell cracked during testing.
1815
Mount_Tambora
Mount Tambora in Indonesia began the most powerful volcanic eruption in recorded history, killing at least 71,000 people and affecting temperatures worldwide.

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