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2020-09-23

2020-09-23

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Killing of Breonna Taylor

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Breonna Taylor, a 26-year-old African-American medical worker, was killed on March 13, 2020, after police officers from the Louisville Metro Police Department (LMPD) forcibly entered her home. Mistaking the police for intruders, Taylor's boyfriend, Kenneth Walker, fired a shot, striking officer Jonathan Mattingly. Matt…

Ruth Bader Ginsburg
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Ruth Bader Ginsburg
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Joan Ruth Bader Ginsburg was an American lawyer and jurist who served as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of th…

Gale Sayers
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Gale Sayers
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Gale Eugene Sayers was an American professional football halfback and return specialist in the National Football League …

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On This Day

10 events
2019
Thomas_Cook_Group
The British travel company Thomas Cook Group ceased operations with immediate effect, leaving around 600,000 tourists stranded around the world.
2016
Rape_in_Germany
Following a number of high-profile sexual assaults, major reforms were enacted to strengthen laws related to rape in Germany.
2010
Teresa_Lewis
Teresa Lewis became the first woman to be executed by the U.S. state of Virginia since 1912, and the first woman in the state to be executed via lethal injection.
2008
Kauhajoki_school_shooting
A gunman shot and killed ten students at the Seinäjoki University of Applied Sciences in Kauhajoki, Finland, before committing suicide.
2002
Firefox
The first version of the web browser Firefox was released by the Mozilla Organization.
1952
Richard_Nixon
U.S. vice-presidential candidate Richard Nixon delivered the Checkers speech, one of the first political uses of television to appeal directly to the populace.
1920
1920_Louisiana_hurricane
The Louisiana hurricane dissipated over Kansas after forcing around 4,500 people to evacuate and causing $1.45 million in damages.
1913
United_Mine_Workers_of_America
The United Mine Workers of America begin a strike against the Rockefeller-owned Colorado Fuel & Iron Company, sparking the Colorado Coalfield War.
1884
Cape_Virgenes
The French steamship Arctique ran aground on the northern coast of Cape Virgenes in Argentina; gold was discovered during the rescue effort, triggering the Tierra del Fuego gold rush.
1803
Maratha_Empire
Maratha troops were defeated by forces of the British East India Company at the Battle of Assaye, one of the decisive battles of the Second Anglo-Maratha War.

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