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Greta Thunberg
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Greta Thunberg

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Greta Tintin Eleonora Ernman Thunberg is a Swedish activist best known for pressuring governments to address climate change and social issues. She gained global attention in 2018, at age 15, after starting a solo school strike outside the Swedish parliament, which inspired the worldwide Fridays for Future movement.

Joseph Maguire
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Joseph Maguire
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Joseph Maguire is an American officer who served as Director of the National Counterterrorism Center and Acting Director…

Jacques Chirac
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Jacques Chirac
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Jacques René Chirac was a French politician who served as President of France from 1995 to 2007. He was previously Prime…

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On This Day

10 events
2016
Ecnomiohyla_rabborum
The Ecnomiohyla rabborum became extinct when the last known surviving member died in captivity.
2014
Ayotzinapa_Rural_Normal_School
Forty-three students of the Ayotzinapa Rural Teachers' College in Iguala, Mexico, were kidnapped and probably later killed.
2010
Death_of_Linda_Norgrove
Scottish aid worker Linda Norgrove and three Afghan colleagues were kidnapped by members of the Taliban in Kunar Province, Afghanistan.
2008
Yves_Rossy
Swiss pilot and inventor Yves Rossy (pictured) flew a wingpack powered by jet engines across the English Channel.
1983
Cold_War
Cold War: Soviet lieutenant colonel Stanislav Petrov averted a potential nuclear war by identifying as a false alarm signals that appeared to indicate an impending U.S. missile attack.
1983
Yacht_racing
The racing yacht Australia II, captained by John Bertrand, won the America's Cup and ended the New York Yacht Club's 132-year defence of the trophy.
1968
The_Beatles
The Beatles completed the recording of John Lennon's song "Happiness Is a Warm Gun", regarded by all the band members as their favourite on the album The Beatles.
1959
Cambodian–Vietnamese_War
The Cambodian–Vietnamese War formally ended with the withdrawal of Vietnamese forces from the People's Republic of Kampuchea, a client state it had implemented to overthrow Democratic Kampuchea and the Khmer Rouge.
1959
Typhoon_Vera
Japan was struck by Typhoon Vera, the strongest and deadliest typhoon on record to make landfall on the country, causing damage in excess of US$261 million and more than 5,000 deaths.
1944
World_War_II
World War II: The Soviet Red Army completed the Tallinn offensive, driving German forces out of Estonia.

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