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COVID-19 pandemic
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COVID-19 pandemic

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The global COVID-19 pandemic, caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), began with an outbreak in Wuhan, China, in December 2019. It spread to other parts of Asia and then worldwide in early 2020. The World Health Organization (WHO) declared the outbreak a public health emergency of intern…

Too Hot to Handle (TV series)
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Too Hot to Handle (TV series)
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Too Hot to Handle is a British reality television dating game show produced by Fremantle production companies Talkback a…

Eddie Vedder
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Eddie Vedder
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Eddie Jerome Vedder is an American singer, musician, and songwriter. He is the lead vocalist, primary lyricist, and one …

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On This Day

10 events
2015
Killing_of_Freddie_Gray
Freddie Gray, a 25-year-old African American, died of injuries sustained while in the custody of the Baltimore Police Department.
1995
Oklahoma_City_bombing
A truck bombing destroyed much of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building (aftermath pictured) in Oklahoma City, killing 168 people and injuring more than 680 others.
1989
Gun_turret
A gun turret exploded on board the United States Navy battleship Iowa, killing 47 sailors.
1987
Simpson_family
The fictional Simpson family made their first appearance in the short "Good Night", aired in a segment of the The Tracey Ullman Show.
1984
Advance_Australia_Fair
"Advance Australia Fair", written by Scottish-born composer Peter Dodds McCormick, officially replaced "God Save the Queen" as Australia's national anthem.
1971
Salyut_1
Salyut 1, the first space station, was launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome near Tyuratam in the Soviet Union.
1971
The_Doors
The Doors' L.A. Woman was released, their final album during Jim Morrison's lifetime.
1956
Grace_Kelly
American actress Grace Kelly (pictured) became the princess consort of Monaco upon her marriage to Rainier III.
1927
Mae_West
American actress Mae West (pictured) was sentenced to ten days in jail for "corrupting the morals of youth" with her play Sex.
1903
Kishinev_pogrom
Anti-Jewish riots broke out in Kishinev, the capital of Bessarabia Governorate, causing the death of nearly 50 Jews and focusing worldwide attention on the persecution of Jews in Russia.

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