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2020-11-18

2020-11-18

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Donald Trump
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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.

Diana, Princess of Wales
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Diana, Princess of Wales
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Diana, Princess of Wales was a member of the British royal family. She was the first wife of Charles III and mother of P…

Margaret Thatcher
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Margaret Thatcher
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Margaret Hilda Thatcher, Baroness Thatcher, was a British stateswoman who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom…

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On This Day

10 events
2017
Cyclone_Numa
Cyclone Numa, a rare "medicane", made landfall in Greece to become the worst weather event that the country had experienced since 1977.
2014
2014_Jerusalem_synagogue_attack
Two Palestinian men attacked the praying congregants of a synagogue in Jerusalem with axes, knives, and a gun, resulting in eight deaths, including the attackers themselves.
2011
Minecraft
The sandbox video game Minecraft exited beta with the official release of version 1.0.
2003
Goodridge_v._Department_of_Public_Health
With its ruling in Goodridge v. Department of Public Health, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court made the state the first in the U.S. to legalize same-sex marriage.
1999
Texas_A&M_University
Texas A&M University's Aggie Bonfire collapsed (aftermath pictured), killing 12 people and injuring 27 others, and causing the university to officially declare a hiatus on the 90-year-old annual event.
1991
Flag_of_Uzbekistan
The current flag of Uzbekistan was adopted, making the country the first newly independent republic in Central Asia to choose a new flag.
1991
Croatian_War_of_Independence
Croatian War of Independence: The Yugoslav People's Army captured the Croatian city of Vukovar, ending an 87-day siege.
1987
King's_Cross_fire
An underground fire killed 31 people at King's Cross St Pancras tube station in London.
1978
Jim_Jones
Jim Jones led more than 900 members of the Peoples Temple to mass murder/suicide in Jonestown, Guyana, hours after some of its members assassinated U.S. Congressman Leo Ryan.
1977
Flag_of_Solomon_Islands
Solomon Islands ratified the adoption of a new flag (pictured).

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