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John Lewis
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John Lewis

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John Robert Lewis was an American civil rights activist and statesman who served in the United States House of Representatives for Georgia's 5th congressional district from 1987 until his death in 2020.

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Haruma Miura was a Japanese actor and singer. He made his acting debut in the television drama Agri (1997) and rose to …

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QAnon is a far-right American political conspiracy theory and political movement that originated in 2017. QAnon centers …

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On This Day

10 events
2019
Kyoto_Animation_arson_attack
An arson attack at the studio of Kyoto Animation in Japan led to the deaths of 36 people.
2014
Silvio_Berlusconi
The conviction of former Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi, who had been found guilty of paying for an underage prostitute, was overturned on appeal.
2012
2012_Burgas_bus_bombing
A suicide bomber attacked an Israeli tour bus at Burgas Airport, Bulgaria, resulting in the military branch of Hezbollah being designated a terrorist organization by the European Union.
1995
Selena
Selena's album Dreaming of You, instrumental in popularizing Tejano music, was released posthumously.
1989
Rebecca_Schaeffer
American actress Rebecca Schaeffer was shot and killed by Robert John Bardo, eventually prompting the passage of anti-stalking laws in California.
1984
Murder_of_Catrine_da_Costa
Parts of the dismembered body of Swedish prostitute Catrine da Costa were found in Stockholm.
1984
San_Ysidro_McDonald's_massacre
A gunman massacred 21 people and injured 15 others at a McDonald's restaurant in the district of San Ysidro of San Diego, California.
1976
1976_Summer_Olympics
At the Olympic Games in Montreal, Nadia Comăneci (pictured) became the first person to score a perfect 10 in a modern Olympics gymnastics event.
1966
Racism_in_the_United_States
Angered by racism and poverty, African American residents of the Hough neighborhood of Cleveland began to riot for six days.
1949
Francisco_Javier_Arana
Francisco Javier Arana, the chief of the Guatemalan armed forces, was killed in a shootout with supporters of President Juan José Arévalo.

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