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2019-04-20

Top reads and historical moments for this date. 6 min read

Bible

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The Bible is a collection of religious texts that are central to Christianity and Judaism, and esteemed in other Abrahamic religions such as Islam. The Bible is an anthology originally written in Hebrew and Koine Greek. The texts include instructions, stories, poetry, prophecies, and other genres. The collection of mat…

420 (cannabis culture)

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420, 4:20 or 4/20 is cannabis culture slang for cannabis consumption, especially smoking around the time 4:20 p.m. (16:2…

Columbine High School massacre

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On April 20, 1999, twelfth-grade students Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold murdered 13 students and one teacher in a school…

Bonnie and Clyde

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Turpin case

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UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Oleinik

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On This Day

10 events

2010

Deepwater_Horizon_explosion

An explosion on Deepwater Horizon, an offshore rig in the Gulf of Mexico, resulted in the largest marine oil spill in history.

2008

Danica_Patrick

American racing driver Danica Patrick won the Indy Japan 300, becoming the first woman to win an IndyCar auto race.

2008

Fernando_Lugo

Fernando Lugo became the first candidate not from the Colorado Party candidate to be elected President of Paraguay in 61 years.

2004

Nicoll_Highway_MRT_station

An incomplete tunnel leading to the Nicoll Highway MRT station in Singapore collapsed, resulting in four deaths and the station's relocation.

1999

Eric_Harris_and_Dylan_Klebold

Students Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold carried out a massacre at Columbine High School, killing 13 people before committing suicide.

1978

Korean_Air_Lines_Flight_902

Korean Air Lines Flight 902 was shot down after violating Soviet airspace and was forced to make an emergency landing.

1968

Enoch_Powell

Enoch Powell (pictured), a British Conservative member of Parliament, made a controversial speech in opposition to immigration and anti-discrimination legislation, resulting in his removal from the shadow cabinet.

1968

South_African_Airways_Flight_228

South African Airways Flight 228 crashed shortly after take-off from Windhoek in South West Africa, resulting in 123 deaths.

1968

Pierre_Trudeau

Pierre Trudeau was sworn in as prime minister of Canada, succeeding Lester B. Pearson.

1942

World_War_II

World War II: German and Italian forces began a large-scale counter-insurgency operation in occupied Yugoslavia.