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Niki Lauda
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Niki Lauda

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Andreas Nikolaus "Niki" Lauda was an Austrian racing driver, motorsport executive, and aviation entrepreneur, who competed in Formula One from 1971 to 1979 and from 1982 to 1985. Lauda won three Formula One World Drivers' Championship titles and—at the time of his retirement—held the record for most podium finishes (54…

Chernobyl disaster
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Chernobyl disaster
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On 26 April 1986, reactor no.‍4 of the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant, located near Pripyat, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union,…

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 …

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On This Day

10 events
2024
Greenfield_tornado
The Greenfield tornado, estimated to have produced winds in excess of 309 miles per hour (497 km/h), moves across Iowa.
2015
Islamic_State
Islamic State militants entered the ancient city of Palmyra.
2014
2014_Taipei_Metro_attack
A Taiwanese man carried out a stabbing spree on a Taipei Metro train, killing four people and injuring 24 others.
2005
Roller_coaster
The world's tallest roller coaster, Kingda Ka, opened at Six Flags Great Adventure in Jackson, New Jersey, U.S.
1998
Suharto
Indonesian president Suharto resigned after a collapse of support for his presidency amid economic and political crises, ending 32 years in power.
1991
Rajiv_Gandhi
Former Indian prime minister Rajiv Gandhi was assassinated by a suicide bomber in Sriperumbudur, Tamil Nadu.
1946
Plutonium
While working with a mass of plutonium known as the demon core, Manhattan Project physicist Louis Slotin accidentally exposed himself to a lethal dose of hard radiation.
1927
Spirit_of_St._Louis
Aboard the Spirit of St. Louis, American aviator Charles Lindbergh (pictured) completed the first solo non-stop transatlantic flight, flying from Roosevelt Field near New York City to Paris–Le Bourget Airport.
1925
Doktor_Faust
The opera Doktor Faust, unfinished when composer Ferruccio Busoni (pictured) died, was premiered in Dresden.
1924
University_of_Chicago
University of Chicago students Nathan Leopold Jr. and Richard Loeb (both pictured) murdered a 14-year-old boy in a thrill killing out of a desire to commit a "perfect crime".

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