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Area 51
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Area 51

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Area 51 is a highly classified United States Air Force (USAF) facility within the Nevada Test and Training Range in southern Nevada, 83 miles (134 km) north-northwest of Las Vegas.

John Paul Stevens
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John Paul Stevens
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John Paul Stevens was an American lawyer and jurist who served as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the Unite…

The Lion King (2019 film)
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The Lion King (2019 film)
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The Lion King is a 2019 American musical drama film that is a photorealistically animated remake of the traditionally-an…

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On This Day

10 events
2014
Malaysia_Airlines_Flight_17
Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 was shot down over eastern Ukraine, killing all 298 people on board.
2007
TAM_Airlines_Flight_3054
TAM Airlines Flight 3054 overran the runway at Congonhas Airport in São Paulo, Brazil, killing 199 people.
1996
TWA_Flight_800
TWA Flight 800 exploded in mid-air and crashed into the Atlantic Ocean near East Moriches, New York.
1994
Brazil_national_football_team
Brazil won the FIFA World Cup final against Italy 3–2 on penalties following a 0–0 draw after extra time.
1992
Manchester_Metrolink
The Manchester Metrolink, the first modern street-running light-rail system in the United Kingdom, was officially opened.
1968
Ahmed_Hassan_al-Bakr
Led by Ahmed Hassan al-Bakr (pictured), the Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party overthrew Iraqi president Abdul Rahman Arif in a bloodless coup.
1948
Olympia,_Greece
In Olympia, Greece, the Summer Olympics torch relay, nicknamed the "relay of peace", began.
1944
Port_Chicago_disaster
Laden with munitions for World War II, two ships exploded at the Port Chicago Naval Magazine in California, killing 320 people and injuring more than 400 others.
1918
RMS_Carpathia
RMS Carpathia, which had rescued survivors of the 1912 Titanic sinking, was sunk by a German U-boat with the loss of five crew.
1918
Russian_Revolution
Russian Revolution: Tsar Nicholas II and his family (pictured) were murdered by Bolsheviks at Yekaterinburg.

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