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2020-08-19

2020-08-19

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Jill Biden

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Jill Tracy Jacobs Biden is an American educator who served as the First Lady of the United States from 2021 to 2025, as the second wife of Joe Biden, the 46th president of the United States. She was second lady of the United States from 2009 to 2017 when her husband was vice president. From 2009 to 2024 she was a profe…

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Joseph Robinette Biden Jr. is an American politician who was the 46th president of the United States from 2021 to 2025. …

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Kamala Devi Harris is an American politician and attorney who served as the 49th vice president of the United States fro…

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On This Day

10 events
2017
Fish_farming
Around 250,000 farmed non-native Atlantic salmon were accidentally released into the wild near Cypress Island, Washington.
2005
Ontario
Thunderstorms in southern Ontario, Canada, spawned at least three tornadoes that caused over C$500 million in damage.
2003
Hamas
A Hamas suicide bomber killed 23 people and wounded more than 130 others, including many Orthodox Jewish children, on a crowded public bus in Shmuel HaNavi, Jerusalem.
2003
Canal_Hotel_bombing
A car bomb destroyed the United Nations headquarters at Baghdad's Canal Hotel, killing Brazilian diplomat Sérgio Vieira de Mello and 21 others.
2002
Second_Chechen_War
Second Chechen War: A Russian Mil Mi-26 was brought down by Chechen separatists with a man-portable air-defense system near Khankala, killing 127 people in the deadliest helicopter crash in history.
1950
766th_Independent_Infantry_Regiment_(North_Korea)
The 766th Independent Infantry Regiment of North Korea was disbanded after fighting for less than two months in the Korean War.
1934
1934_German_head_of_state_referendum
A referendum supported the recent merging of the posts of chancellor and president of Germany, consolidating Adolf Hitler's assumption of supreme power.
1920
Russian_Civil_War
Russian Civil War: Peasants in Tambov Governorate began a rebellion against the Bolshevik government of Soviet Russia.
1897
Bersey_Electric_Cab
The Bersey Electric Cab (pictured) entered service as the first electric taxi in London.
1759
Seven_Years'_War
Seven Years' War: Having damaged several French vessels, British ships pursued the remainder of the fleet to Lagos, Portugal, and continued the battle there (depicted) in violation of Portuguese neutrality.

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