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United States Senate

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The United States Senate is a chamber of the bicameral United States Congress; it is the upper house, and the U.S. House of Representatives is the lower house. Together, the Senate and House have the authority under Article One of the Constitution to make and pass or defeat federal legislation.

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The global COVID-19 pandemic, caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), began with an outb…

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Joseph Allen Maldonado, known professionally as Joe Exotic, is an American media personality and businessman who operate…

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On This Day

10 events
2016
The_Two_Hundred
American Dad! aired it's critically acclaimed two-hundredth episode.
2015
Makka_al-Mukarama_hotel_attack
A siege of a hotel in Mogadishu by al-Shabaab militants, which began the previous day and killed at least 20 people, ended with the Somali Armed Forces recapturing the premises.
1999
Kosovo_War
Kosovo War: Serbian police and special forces killed around 93 Kosovo Albanians in the village of Izbica.
1997
Tragedy_of_Otranto
In the Tragedy of Otranto, the Italian Navy vessel Sibilla collided with the Albanian civilian vessel Kateri i Radës, causing the latter to sink and leading to dozens of deaths.
1979
James_Callaghan
British prime minister James Callaghan was defeated by one vote in a vote of no confidence after his government struggled to cope with widespread strikes during the Winter of Discontent.
1946
United_States_Department_of_State
The US Department of State released the Acheson–Lilienthal Report, a proposal for the international control of nuclear weapons.
1942
World_War_II
Second World War: The port of Saint-Nazaire in German-occupied France was disabled by British naval forces (ship pictured).
1935
Propaganda_in_Nazi_Germany
The Nazi propaganda film Triumph of the Will, directed by Leni Riefenstahl, premiered in Berlin.
1933
Imperial_Airways
After an on-board fire that may have been the first incident of airliner sabotage, the Imperial Airways biplane City of Liverpool broke apart in mid-air, killing fifteen people.
1918
World_War_I
World War I: British and Australian troops defeated German forces at the First Battle of Dernancourt in northern France.

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