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The Queen's Gambit (miniseries)
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The Queen's Gambit (miniseries)

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The Queen's Gambit is a 2020 American coming-of-age period drama television miniseries based on the 1983 novel by Walter Tevis. The title refers to the "Queen's Gambit", a chess opening. The series was written and directed by Scott Frank, who created it with Allan Scott, who owns the rights to the book. Beginning in th…

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Mookie Betts
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Markus Lynn "Mookie" Betts is an American professional baseball outfielder, shortstop, and second baseman for the Los An…

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Plausible deniability
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Plausible deniability is a social tactic that allows people to deny knowledge, participation, or an active role in carry…

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On This Day

10 events
2013
Turkistan_Islamic_Party
The first terrorist attack in Beijing's recent history took place when members of the Turkistan Islamic Party drove a vehicle into a crowd, killing five people and injuring thirty-eight others.
2007
2007_Argentine_general_election
In the Argentine general election, Cristina Fernández de Kirchner became the first woman to be elected president of Argentina.
1992
Hans-Adam_II,_Prince_of_Liechtenstein
Hans-Adam II threatened to dismiss the Landtag of Liechtenstein over disagreements on the date of a referendum for the country's accession to the EEA.
1971
Prospero_(spacecraft)
Prospero (flight spare pictured), the first British satellite launched on a British rocket, lifted off from Launch Area 5B in Woomera, South Australia.
1965
St._Louis
In St. Louis, Missouri, U.S., the 630-foot (190 m)-tall steel catenary Gateway Arch was completed.
1940
World_War_II
World War II: Italy invaded Greece after Greek prime minister Ioannis Metaxas rejected Benito Mussolini's ultimatum demanding the cession of Greek territory.
1928
Wage_Rudolf_Supratman
Indonesian composer Wage Rudolf Supratman introduced "Indonesia Raya", now the country's national anthem.
1925
Mask_of_Tutankhamun
The funerary mask of Tutankhamun, possibly originally made for Queen Neferneferuaten, was uncovered for the first time in approximately 3,250 years.
1919
United_States_Congress
The U.S. Congress passed the Volstead Act over president Woodrow Wilson's veto, reinforcing Prohibition in the United States.
1886
New_York_Harbor
In New York Harbor, U.S. president Grover Cleveland dedicated the Statue of Liberty (pictured), a gift from France commemorating the Declaration of Independence.

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