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2020-01-11

2020-01-11

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Neil Peart
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Neil Peart

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Neil Ellwood Peart was a Canadian musician and author, known as the drummer, percussionist, and primary lyricist of the rock band Rush. He was known to fans by the nickname "the Professor", derived from the Gilligan's Island character of the same name. His drumming was renowned for its technical proficiency and his liv…

Qaboos bin Said
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Qaboos bin Said
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Qaboos bin Said Al Said was Sultan of Oman from 23 July 1970 until his death in 2020. A fifteenth-generation descendant …

Haitham bin Tariq
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Haitham bin Tariq
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Sultan Haitham bin Tariq Al Said is the Sultan and Prime Minister of Oman. He acceded to the throne in January 2020 afte…

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On This Day

10 events
2024
North_Korean_migrant_workers
Several thousand North Korean migrant workers in Helong engaged in civil unrest, including a factory occupation and the taking of managers as hostages, due to unpaid wages.
2013
Bulo_Marer_hostage_rescue_attempt
French special forces failed in an attempted rescue of a DGSE agent, who had been taken hostage in 2009 by al-Shabaab, in Bulo Marer, Somalia.
2003
Jon_Burge
After Chicago police detective Jon Burge was discovered to have extracted forced confessions from more than 200 suspects, the governor of Illinois commuted the death sentences of 167 prisoners and pardoned four others.
1986
Sir_Leo_Hielscher_Bridges
The Gateway Bridge (pictured) in Brisbane, Australia, opened as the largest prestressed-concrete, single-box bridge in the world.
1964
Smoking_and_Health
In a landmark report (cover pictured), U.S. surgeon general Luther Terry issued a warning that tobacco smoking may be hazardous to health, concluding that it has a causative role in lung cancer, chronic bronchitis, and other illnesses.
1961
University_of_Georgia
Students at the University of Georgia rioted in an attempt to prevent the attendance of two African-American students.
1946
People's_Socialist_Republic_of_Albania
The People's Republic of Albania was proclaimed, with Enver Hoxha as the country's de facto head of state.
1943
Trade_union
Italian-American journalist and trade-union activist Carlo Tresca, a leading public opponent of the Mafia infiltration of unions, was assassinated in New York City.
1927
Louis_B._Mayer
Louis B. Mayer, head of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, hosted 36 people involved in the film industry at a banquet, where he announced the creation of what would become the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
1923
Occupation_of_the_Ruhr
Troops from France and Belgium invaded the Ruhr to force the Weimar Republic to pay reparations in the aftermath of World War I.

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