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2020-06-12

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Juneteenth

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Juneteenth, officially Juneteenth National Independence Day, is a federal holiday in the United States. It is celebrated annually on June 19 to commemorate the end of slavery in the United States. The holiday's name, first used in the 1890s, is a portmanteau of June and nineteenth, referring to June 19, 1865, the day w…

Windshield phenomenon

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The windshield phenomenon is the observation that fewer dead insects accumulate on the windshields and front bumpers of …

Tulsa race massacre

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The Tulsa race massacre was a two-day-long white supremacist terrorist massacre that took place in the Greenwood Distric…

PlayStation 5

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Christopher Dorner shootings and manhunt

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365 Days (2020 film)

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Capitol Hill Occupied Protest

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Bible

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Gaga

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Killing of Breonna Taylor

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George Floyd

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Candace Owens

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Air_India_Flight_171

Air India Flight 171 crashes shortly after take-off in Ahmedabad, India, killing 260 people.

2016

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An Islamic terrorist killed 49 people in a mass shooting at the gay nightclub Pulse in Orlando, Florida.

2010

Abby_Sunderland

Sixteen-year-old Abby Sunderland was rescued after her boat was dismasted in the Indian Ocean while trying to become the youngest sailor around the world.

1999

NATO_bombing_of_Yugoslavia

In the aftermath of the bombing of Yugoslavia and the Kosovo War, the NATO-led Kosovo Force entered Kosovo with a mandate of establishing a secure environment in the territory.

1994

Boeing_777

The Boeing 777, the world's largest twinjet, made its maiden flight.

1991

Sri_Lankan_Tamils

More than 150 Sri Lankan Tamil civilians were massacred by members of the military in the village of Kokkadichcholai.

1987

Cold_War

Cold War: During a speech at the Brandenburg Gate by the Berlin Wall, US president Ronald Reagan challenged Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev to "tear down this wall!" (speech featured).

1981

Raiders_of_the_Lost_Ark

Raiders of the Lost Ark, the first film to star Harrison Ford as Indiana Jones, was released.

1978

David_Berkowitz

American serial killer David Berkowitz, popularly known as the "Son of Sam", was sentenced to 25-years-to-life in prison for each of six killings.

1967

Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States

The U.S. Supreme Court struck down laws restricting interracial marriage in the landmark civil rights case Loving v. Virginia.