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조항조(본명: 홍원표, 10월 16일 ~ )는 대한민국의 트로트 가수로 1976년 언더그라운드 라이브클럽에서 록 음악을 첫 시작하여 2년 후 1978년에 그룹 사운드 《서기 1999년》의 리드 보컬리스트로 〈나 정말…

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연합뉴스(聯合뉴스, 영어: Yonhap News Agency)는 국내 최대 규모의 언론사로 방송과 신문, 정부, 포털 사이트, 기타 예약 구독자에게 기사를 공급하는 국가기간 뉴스통신사다. 뉴스 기사와 사진 및 기타 …

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2010
After being boarded by Canadian authorities, MV Sun Sea docked in British Columbia and the 492 Sri Lankan Tamil refugee claimants on board were placed into detention.
2004
Merely 22 hours after Tropical Storm Bonnie struck the U.S. state of Florida, Hurricane Charley inflicted further damage to the region (example pictured).
1999
The Act on National Flag and Anthem was adopted, formally establishing the Hinomaru and "Kimigayo" as the Japanese national flag and anthem, respectively.
1940
World War II: The German Luftwaffe launched an air operation, codenamed Adlertag, to destroy the British Royal Air Force; its failure indefinitely postponed the German invasion of the United Kingdom.
1918
Opha May Johnson (pictured) became the first woman to enlist in the United States Marine Corps.
1906
Members of the U.S. Army's all-black 25th Infantry Regiment were accused of killing a white bartender and wounding a white police officer in Brownsville, Texas, despite exculpatory evidence.
1876
The first Bayreuth Festival, created by Richard Wagner and his wife Cosima to showcase his stage works, was opened with Das Rheingold.
1868
A major earthquake near Arica, Peru (now in Chile), caused an estimated 25,000 casualties; the subsequent tsunami caused considerable damage as far away as Hawaii and New Zealand.
1762
Anglo-Spanish War: The United Kingdom captured Havana after a five-week siege, holding it until the Treaty of Paris the following year.
1724
Bach led the Thomanerchor in Leipzig in the first performance of the chorale cantata, Nimm von uns, Herr, du treuer Gott, BWV 101.

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