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Avengers: Endgame
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Avengers: Endgame

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Avengers: Endgame is a 2019 American superhero film based on the Marvel Comics superhero team the Avengers. Produced by Marvel Studios and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures, it is the direct sequel to Avengers: Infinity War (2018) and the 22nd film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). Directed by An…

Game of Thrones season 8
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Game of Thrones season 8
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The eighth and final season of the fantasy drama television series Game of Thrones, produced by HBO, premiered on April …

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John Singleton
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John Daniel Singleton was an American director, screenwriter, and producer. He made his feature film debut writing and d…

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On This Day

10 events
2015
Bali_Nine
The ringleaders of the Bali Nine were executed in Indonesia for attempting to smuggle 8.3 kg (18 lb) of heroin to Australia in 2005.
2011
William,_Prince_of_Wales
Watched by a worldwide television audience of tens of millions, Prince William and Catherine Middleton were married at Westminster Abbey in London.
2006
Cyclone_Mala
Cyclone Mala made landfall near Thandwe, Myanmar, causing 37 deaths.
1997
Chemical_Weapons_Convention
The Chemical Weapons Convention entered into force, outlawing the production, stockpiling and use of chemical weapons in the 87 countries that had ratified the convention.
1995
Rungrado_1st_of_May_Stadium
Before a crowd of about 165,000 at the Rungrado 1st of May Stadium, Ric Flair and Antonio Inoki competed in the main event of Collision in Korea, the highest attended professional wrestling event of all time.
1992
Rodney_King
The acquittal of policemen who had beaten African-American motorist Rodney King sparked six days of civil unrest in Los Angeles (damage pictured), during which 63 people were killed.
1991
1991_Bangladesh_cyclone
A powerful tropical cyclone struck Chittagong, Bangladesh, killing at least 138,000 people and leaving up to 10 million homeless across the region.
1975
Vietnam_War
Vietnam War: North Vietnam concluded its East Sea Campaign by capturing all of the Spratly Islands held by South Vietnam.
1970
Vietnam_War
Vietnam War: South Vietnamese forces began the Cambodian campaign, aiming to attack North Vietnamese jungle bases.
1968
Broadway_theatre
The controversial Broadway musical Hair, a product of the counterculture of the 1960s, opened, with its songs becoming anthems of the anti-Vietnam War movement.

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