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Donald Trump

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Donald John Trump is an American politician, media personality, and businessman who is the 47th president of the United States. A member of the Republican Party, he served as the 45th president from 2017 to 2021.

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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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On This Day

10 events
2008
Maumoon_Abdul_Gayoom
After 30 years in power, Maumoon Abdul Gayoom was succeeded by Mohamed Nasheed as president of the Maldives.
1999
House_of_Lords_Act_1999
The House of Lords Act was given royal assent, removing most hereditary peers from the British House of Lords.
1975
1975_Australian_constitutional_crisis
During a constitutional crisis, Governor-General Sir John Kerr (pictured) dismissed Prime Minister Gough Whitlam's government and dissolved the Parliament of Australia for a double-dissolution election.
1965
Rhodesia
Rhodesia, led by Prime Minister Ian Smith (pictured), unilaterally declared independence from the United Kingdom.
1960
1960_South_Vietnamese_coup_attempt
A coup attempt by the Army of the Republic of Vietnam against President Ngô Đình Diệm was crushed after he falsely promised reform, allowing loyalists to rescue him.
1940
World_War_II
Second World War: The Royal Navy launched the first all-aircraft ship-to-ship naval attack in history against the Italians in the Battle of Taranto.
1934
Shrine_of_Remembrance
The Shrine of Remembrance (pictured), a memorial to all Australians who have served in war, opened in Melbourne.
1926
United_States_Numbered_Highway_System
The plan for the United States Numbered Highway System was approved by the American Association of State Highway Officials.
1920
The_Cenotaph
In London, the Cenotaph was unveiled and the Unknown Warrior was buried in Westminster Abbey in remembrance of the First World War.
1918
Armistice_of_11_November_1918
The armistice between the German Empire and the Allies was signed in a railway carriage in the Forest of Compiègne of France (signatories pictured).

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