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Simple Mail Transfer Protocol

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The Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) is an Internet standard communication protocol for electronic mail transmission. Mail servers and other message transfer agents use SMTP to send and receive mail messages. User-level email clients typically use SMTP only for sending messages to a mail server for relaying, and ty…

Jimmy Hoffa
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Jimmy Hoffa
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James Riddle Hoffa was an American labor union leader who served as the General President of the International Brotherho…

The Irishman
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The Irishman
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The Irishman is a 2019 American epic gangster film directed and produced by Martin Scorsese from a screenplay by Steven …

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On This Day

10 events
2012
United_Nations_General_Assembly_resolution_67/19
In resolution 67/19, the United Nations General Assembly voted to accord the status of a non-member observer state to Palestine.
2007
Oakwood_mutiny
During their trial for the 2003 Oakwood mutiny, Philippine soldiers led by Senator Antonio Trillanes mutinied and seized a conference room at The Peninsula Manila in Makati.
1987
Time_bomb
A time bomb planted by North Korean agents on Korean Air Flight 858 detonated over the Andaman Sea, killing all 115 people on board.
1982
Michael_Jackson
Michael Jackson's Thriller, the best-selling album of all time, was released.
1979
Tellico_Dam
The controversial Tellico Dam project by the Tennessee Valley Authority is completed despite being ordered to shut down from the Supreme Court of the United States' decision in Tennessee Valley Authority v. Hill.
1972
Atari,_Inc.
Atari announced the release of Pong (screenshot pictured), one of the first video games to achieve widespread popularity in both the arcade and home-console markets.
1963
Montréal–Trudeau_International_Airport
Five minutes after taking off from Montréal–Dorval, Trans-Canada Air Lines Flight 831 crashed in bad weather, killing all 118 people on board.
1947
United_Nations_General_Assembly
The United Nations General Assembly voted to approve the Partition Plan for Palestine, a plan to resolve the Arab–Israeli conflict in Mandatory Palestine by separating the territory into Jewish and Arab states.
1924
Bronx_County_Bird_Club
The Bronx County Bird Club was formed and would go on to lead the Audubon Society's Christmas Bird Count in the eastern US for three years in a row.
1899
FC_Barcelona
FC Barcelona, one of the most successful clubs in Spanish football, was founded by Swiss football pioneer Joan Gamper.

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