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2019-10-31

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Halloween
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Halloween

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Halloween is a celebration observed in many countries on 31 October, the eve of the Western Christian feast of All Hallows' Day. It is at the beginning of the observance of Allhallowtide, the time in the Christian liturgical year dedicated to remembering the dead, including saints (hallows), martyrs, and all the faithf…

Crown Jewel (2019)
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Crown Jewel (2019)
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The 2019 Crown Jewel was a professional wrestling event produced by the American company WWE. It was the second Crown Je…

Washington Nationals
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Washington Nationals
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The Washington Nationals are an American professional baseball team based in Washington, D.C. The Nationals compete in M…

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On This Day

10 events
2017
2017_New_York_City_truck_attack
An Uzbek immigrant drove a rented truck into cyclists and runners in Lower Manhattan, New York City, killing eight people.
2005
Moons_of_Pluto
The discovery of the Plutonian moons Nix and Hydra, based on photographs taken by the Hubble Space Telescope nearly five months prior, was announced.
2003
Mahathir_Mohamad
After 22 years in power, Mahathir Mohamad retired as Prime Minister of Malaysia.
2000
Singapore_Airlines_Flight_006
Singapore Airlines Flight 006 collided with construction equipment while attempting to take off from Chiang Kai-shek International Airport in Taiwan during heavy rain, killing 83 people aboard.
1999
EgyptAir_Flight_990
All 217 people on board EgyptAir Flight 990 perished when the aircraft suddenly crashed into the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Nantucket, Massachusetts.
1999
Jesse_Martin
Australian sailor Jesse Martin arrived in Melbourne, becoming the youngest person to circumnavigate the globe solo, non-stop, and unassisted.
1996
TG4
TG4, the world's first Irish language television station, began broadcasting.
1984
Indira_Gandhi
Indian prime minister Indira Gandhi was assassinated by two of her own Sikh bodyguards, sparking riots that killed thousands of Sikhs.
1973
Provisional_Irish_Republican_Army
Three Provisional Irish Republican Army members escaped from Mountjoy Prison in Dublin aboard a hijacked helicopter that landed in the prison's exercise yard.
1963
1963_Indiana_State_Fairgrounds_Coliseum_gas_explosion
A gas explosion at the

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