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2019-06-17

2019-06-17

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Gloria Vanderbilt
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Gloria Vanderbilt

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Gloria Laura Vanderbilt was an American artist, author, actress, fashion designer, heiress, and socialite. During the 1930s, she was the subject of a high-profile child custody trial in which her mother, Gloria Morgan Vanderbilt, and her paternal aunt, Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney, each sought custody of her and control…

Gary Woodland
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Gary Woodland
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Gary Lynn Woodland is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour. He won the U.S. Open in 2019, his first…

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,…

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On This Day

10 events
2017
June_2017_Portugal_wildfires
Wildfires erupted across central Portugal, eventually causing the deaths of 66 people.
2015
White_supremacy
A white supremacist committed a mass shooting at the Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, South Carolina, killing nine people during a prayer service.
2009
Czech_Pirate_Party
Following a petition, the liberal progressive Czech Pirate Party was officially registered as a political party.
1963
Ho_Chi_Minh_City
Riots broke out in Saigon one day after the signing of the Joint Communiqué, an attempt to resolve the Buddhist crisis in South Vietnam.
1952
Guatemalan_Revolution
Guatemalan Revolution: The Guatemalan Congress passed Decree 900, redistributing unused land greater than 224 acres (0.91 km2) in area to local peasants.
1940
World_War_II
Second World War: RMS Lancastria was sunk by German aircraft near Saint-Nazaire, France, causing thousands of fatalities in Britain's worst maritime disaster.
1919
Epsom_riot
Hundreds of Canadian soldiers rioted in Epsom, England, leading to the death of a British police officer.
1913
Detroit
In Detroit, autoworkers for car manufacturer Studebaker went on strike in the American auto industry's first major strike action.
1900
Boxer_Rebellion
Boxer Rebellion: Allied naval forces captured the Taku Forts from Qing China after a brief but bloody battle.
1861
American_Civil_War
American Civil War: The Battle of Vienna, Virginia, took place, which involved one of the world's first military movements of troops by train.

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