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2020-06-22

2020-06-22

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Bubba Wallace
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Bubba Wallace

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William Darrell "Bubba" Wallace Jr. is an American professional stock car racing driver. He competes full-time in the NASCAR Cup Series, driving the No. 23 Toyota Camry XSE for 23XI Racing.

The Last of Us Part II
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The Last of Us Part II
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The Last of Us Part II is a 2020 action-adventure game developed by Naughty Dog and published by Sony Interactive Entert…

Bible
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Bible
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The Bible is a collection of religious texts that are central to Christianity and Judaism, and esteemed in other Abraham…

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On This Day

10 events
2022
June_2022_Afghanistan_earthquake
An earthquake registering 6.2 Mw caused the deaths of at least 1,000 people in Afghanistan and Pakistan.
2009
Washington_Metro
Two Metro trains collided in Washington, D.C., killing nine people and injuring eighty others.
2002
2002_Bou'in-Zahra_earthquake
A magnitude-6.5 earthquake struck northwestern Iran, killing at least 230 people and injuring 1,300 others; the official response, perceived to be slow, later caused widespread public anger.
1979
Liberal_Party_(UK)
Former British Liberal Party leader Jeremy Thorpe was acquitted of conspiracy to murder Norman Scott, who had accused Thorpe of having a relationship with him.
1966
Buddhism_in_Vietnam
Vietnamese Buddhist activist leader Thích Trí Quang was arrested as the military junta of Nguyễn Cao Kỳ crushed the Buddhist Uprising.
1941
World_War_II
World War II: German minister of foreign affairs Joachim von Ribbentrop presented a declaration of war to the Soviet ambassador Vladimir Dekanozov in Berlin.
1941
World_War_II
World War II: As Axis troops began their invasion of the Soviet Union, the Lithuanian Activist Front started an uprising to liberate Lithuania from Soviet occupation.
1922
Irish_Republican_Army_(1922–1969)
Irish Republican Army gunmen assassinated British member of parliament Field Marshal Sir Henry Wilson.
1911
George_V
King George V and Queen Mary (both pictured) were crowned at Westminster Abbey in London.
1813
War_of_1812
War of 1812: After learning of a forthcoming American attack, Laura Secord walked 20 mi (32 km) from Queenston, Upper Canada, to warn British lieutenant James FitzGibbon (depicted).

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