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2020-06-28

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Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga

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Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga is a 2020 American musical romantic comedy film directed by David Dobkin, written by Will Ferrell and Harper Steele, and starring Ferrell, Rachel McAdams, Dan Stevens, Melissanthi Mahut, Mikael Persbrandt, Ólafur Darri Ólafsson, Graham Norton, Demi Lovato, Pierce Brosnan,…

David Bowie

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David Robert Jones, known as David Bowie, was an English singer, songwriter and actor. Regarded as among the most influe…

Dark (TV series)

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Dark is a German science fiction mystery thriller television series created by Baran bo Odar and Jantje Friese. It ran f…

Bible

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UFC on ESPN: Poirier vs. Hooker

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2016

2016_Atatürk_Airport_attack

Gunmen attacked Istanbul's Atatürk Airport, killing 45 people and injuring more than 230 others.

1990

Paperback_Software

Paperback Software, a company founded by Adam Osborne, was found guilty of copyright infringement for using Lotus 1-2-3's look-and-feel interface in its own spreadsheet program.

1989

Slobodan_Milošević

President Slobodan Milošević gave a speech at Gazimestan in which he described the possibility of "armed battles" in the future of Serbia's national development.

1978

Regents_of_the_University_of_California_v._Bakke

In Regents of the University of California v. Bakke, the U.S. Supreme Court barred quota systems in college admissions but held that affirmative-action programs advantaging minorities were constitutional.

1969

Stonewall_Inn

In response to a police raid at the Stonewall Inn in New York City, groups of gay and transgender people began demonstrations, a watershed event for the worldwide gay rights movement.

1969

Stonewall_Inn

In response to a police raid at the Stonewall Inn in New York City, groups of gay and transgender people began demonstrations, a watershed event for the worldwide gay rights movement.

1956

1956_Poznań_protests

Polish workers demanding better working conditions began massive protests in Poznań, but were later violently repressed by the Polish People's Army and the Internal Security Corps.

1950

Korean_War

Korean War: South Korean forces began the Bodo League massacre, summarily executing tens of thousands of suspected North Korean sympathizers.

1942

World_War_II

World War II: The Wehrmacht launched Case Blue, a strategic German offensive to capture oil fields in the south of the Soviet Union.

1916

World_War_I

First World War: Around 55,000 workers in Berlin went on strike to protest against the trial of anti-war campaigner Karl Liebknecht.