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Veterans Day
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Veterans Day

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Veterans Day is a federal holiday in the United States observed annually on November 11, for honoring military veterans of the United States Armed Forces. It coincides with holidays in several countries, including Armistice Day and Remembrance Day, which also occur on the anniversary of the end of World War I. Major ho…

D. B. Cooper
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D. B. Cooper
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Dan Cooper, best known as D. B. Cooper, was the alias of an unidentified man who hijacked Northwest Orient Airlines Flig…

Rick and Morty season 4
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Rick and Morty season 4
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The fourth season of the animated television series Rick and Morty was confirmed by Adult Swim in May 2018. The season c…

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On This Day

10 events
2008
Maumoon_Abdul_Gayoom
After 30 years in power, Maumoon Abdul Gayoom was succeeded by Mohamed Nasheed as president of the Maldives.
1999
House_of_Lords_Act_1999
The House of Lords Act was given royal assent, removing most hereditary peers from the British House of Lords.
1975
1975_Australian_constitutional_crisis
During a constitutional crisis, Governor-General Sir John Kerr (pictured) dismissed Prime Minister Gough Whitlam's government and dissolved the Parliament of Australia for a double-dissolution election.
1965
Rhodesia
Rhodesia, led by Prime Minister Ian Smith (pictured), unilaterally declared independence from the United Kingdom.
1960
1960_South_Vietnamese_coup_attempt
A coup attempt by the Army of the Republic of Vietnam against President Ngô Đình Diệm was crushed after he falsely promised reform, allowing loyalists to rescue him.
1940
World_War_II
Second World War: The Royal Navy launched the first all-aircraft ship-to-ship naval attack in history against the Italians in the Battle of Taranto.
1934
Shrine_of_Remembrance
The Shrine of Remembrance (pictured), a memorial to all Australians who have served in war, opened in Melbourne.
1926
United_States_Numbered_Highway_System
The plan for the United States Numbered Highway System was approved by the American Association of State Highway Officials.
1920
The_Cenotaph
In London, the Cenotaph was unveiled and the Unknown Warrior was buried in Westminster Abbey in remembrance of the First World War.
1918
Armistice_of_11_November_1918
The armistice between the German Empire and the Allies was signed in a railway carriage in the Forest of Compiègne of France (signatories pictured).

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