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Wikipedia is a free online encyclopedia written and maintained by a community of volunteers, known as Wikipedians, through open collaboration and the wiki software MediaWiki. Founded by Jimmy Wales and Larry Sanger in 2001, Wikipedia has been hosted since 2003 by the Wikimedia Foundation, an American nonprofit organiza…

Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi
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Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi
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Ibrahim Awwad Ibrahim Ali al-Badri, commonly known by his nom de guerre Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, was an Iraqi militant lead…

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Kayla Mueller
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Kayla Jean Mueller was an American human rights activist and humanitarian aid worker from Prescott, Arizona. She was tak…

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On This Day

10 events
2013
Turkistan_Islamic_Party
The first terrorist attack in Beijing's recent history took place when members of the Turkistan Islamic Party drove a vehicle into a crowd, killing five people and injuring thirty-eight others.
2007
2007_Argentine_general_election
In the Argentine general election, Cristina Fernández de Kirchner became the first woman to be elected president of Argentina.
1992
Hans-Adam_II,_Prince_of_Liechtenstein
Hans-Adam II threatened to dismiss the Landtag of Liechtenstein over disagreements on the date of a referendum for the country's accession to the EEA.
1971
Prospero_(spacecraft)
Prospero (flight spare pictured), the first British satellite launched on a British rocket, lifted off from Launch Area 5B in Woomera, South Australia.
1965
St._Louis
In St. Louis, Missouri, U.S., the 630-foot (190 m)-tall steel catenary Gateway Arch was completed.
1940
World_War_II
World War II: Italy invaded Greece after Greek prime minister Ioannis Metaxas rejected Benito Mussolini's ultimatum demanding the cession of Greek territory.
1928
Wage_Rudolf_Supratman
Indonesian composer Wage Rudolf Supratman introduced "Indonesia Raya", now the country's national anthem.
1925
Mask_of_Tutankhamun
The funerary mask of Tutankhamun, possibly originally made for Queen Neferneferuaten, was uncovered for the first time in approximately 3,250 years.
1919
United_States_Congress
The U.S. Congress passed the Volstead Act over president Woodrow Wilson's veto, reinforcing Prohibition in the United States.
1886
New_York_Harbor
In New York Harbor, U.S. president Grover Cleveland dedicated the Statue of Liberty (pictured), a gift from France commemorating the Declaration of Independence.

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