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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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Ronald Alan Klain is an American attorney, political consultant, and former lobbyist who served as White House Chief of …

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Asif Basra
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Asif Basra was an Indian actor who worked in Bollywood films and TV serials. He is best known to Western audiences for h…

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On This Day

10 events
2014
European_Space_Agency
The European Space Agency's lander Philae touched down on 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko, becoming the first spacecraft to land on a comet.
2011
Bid_Kaneh_explosion
An explosion in the Shahid Modarres missile base led to the deaths of 17 members of the Revolutionary Guards, including Hassan Tehrani Moghaddam, a key figure in Iran's missile program.
2006
South_Ossetia
Although the Georgian government declared it illegal, South Ossetia held a referendum on independence, with more than 99 percent of voters in favour of preserving the region's status as a de facto independent state.
2001
American_Airlines_Flight_587
American Airlines Flight 587 crashed into residential buildings five minutes after takeoff from John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York, killing a total of 265 people.
1996
Saudia
A Saudi Arabian Airlines Boeing 747 and a Kazakhstan Airlines Ilyushin Il-76 collided in mid-air near New Delhi, killing 349 people, the deadliest such collision in history.
1991
Santa_Cruz_massacre
Indonesian forces opened fire on student demonstrators protesting the occupation of East Timor in the capital Dili, killing at least 250 people.
1973
Last_of_the_Summer_Wine
The first episode of Last of the Summer Wine, the longest-running television sitcom in history, premiered on the BBC.
1970
Oregon_Department_of_Transportation
The Oregon Highway Division unsuccessfully attempted to destroy a rotting beached sperm whale near Florence, Oregon, with dynamite.
1970
1970_Bhola_cyclone
The deadliest tropical cyclone in history made landfall on the coast of East Pakistan (present-day Bangladesh), killing at least 250,000 people.
1956
Suez_Crisis
Suez Crisis: During an invasion of Rafah, Israeli soldiers shot and killed an estimated 111 Palestinian refugees and local inhabitants.

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