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Kawhi Leonard
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Kawhi Leonard

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Kawhi Anthony Leonard is an American professional basketball player for the Los Angeles Clippers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). A two-time NBA champion and Finals MVP, he is a seven-time All-Star and a six-time member of the All-NBA Team. Nicknamed the "Claw" or "Klaw" for his ball-hawking skills and exc…

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Toronto Raptors
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The Toronto Raptors are a Canadian professional basketball team based in Toronto. The Raptors compete in the National Ba…

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Fred VanVleet
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Fredderick Edmund VanVleet Sr. is an American professional basketball player for the Houston Rockets of the National Bas…

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On This Day

10 events
2017
Grenfell_Tower_fire
A fire severely damaged Grenfell Tower in North Kensington, London, killing 72 people.
2014
War_in_Donbas
War in Donbas: An Ilyushin Il-76 transport aircraft of the Ukrainian Air Force was shot down by forces of the self-proclaimed Luhansk People's Republic, killing all 49 people on board.
1996
Foreclosure
After an 81-day standoff sparked by their refusal to be evicted from their foreclosed property in Jordan, Montana, the Christian Patriot group Montana Freemen surrendered to the FBI.
1992
Disappearance_of_Helena_Andersson
Swedish woman Helena Andersson disappeared in Mariestad, one suspect were ”the man with the pilot glasses".
1982
Falklands_War
Falklands War: British prime minister Margaret Thatcher announced that white flags were flying over Port Stanley, in advance of the formal surrender of Argentine forces.
1971
Emerson,_Lake_&_Palmer
Emerson, Lake & Palmer released the progressive rock album Tarkus.
1966
Holy_See
The Vatican formally abolished its 427-year-old list of prohibited books.
1944
World_War_II
Second World War: The British Army abandoned its attempt to capture the German-occupied city of Caen.
1940
Soviet_ultimatum_to_Lithuania
The Soviet Union issued an ultimatum to Lithuania demanding that the Red Army be allowed to enter the country and form a pro-Soviet government.
1940
World_War_II
Second World War: Four days after the French government fled Paris, German forces occupied the French capital, a major accomplishment in the Fall Rot operation.

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