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2020-12-04

2020-12-04

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Elliot Page
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Elliot Page

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Elliot Page is a Canadian actor, producer, and activist. He is known for his leading roles across Canadian and American film and television, and for his outspoken work as an activist for LGBTQ rights and against discrimination. His accolades include nominations for an Academy Award, three BAFTA Awards, two Primetime Em…

Giovanna Fletcher
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Giovanna Fletcher
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Giovanna Fletcher is an English actress, author, podcaster, and presenter. She trained at the Sylvia Young Theatre Schoo…

Elizabeth II
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Elizabeth II
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Elizabeth II was Queen of the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth realms from 6 February 1952 until her death in 2022.…

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On This Day

10 events
2012
Il_Canto_degli_Italiani
"Il Canto degli Italiani" officially became the national anthem of Italy, 66 years after it was provisionally chosen following the birth of the Italian Republic.
2006
Jena_Six
Six black teenagers assaulted a white student in Jena, Louisiana; the subsequent court cases became a cause célèbre for perceived racial injustice in the United States.
1992
George_H._W._Bush
U.S. president George H. W. Bush ordered American troops into Somalia to help provide humanitarian aid and restore order during the ongoing Somali Civil War.
1986
Port_of_Savannah
The MV Amazon Venture oil tanker starts leaking while at the port of Savannah, resulting in an oil spill of approximately 500,000 US gallons (1,900,000 L).
1980
Led_Zeppelin
The English rock group Led Zeppelin officially disbanded.
1978
Assassinations_of_George_Moscone_and_Harvey_Milk
Following the murder of Mayor George Moscone, Dianne Feinstein became San Francisco's first female mayor.
1971
The_Troubles
The Troubles: The Ulster Volunteer Force, an Ulster-loyalist paramilitary group, detonated a bomb at a Catholic-owned pub in Belfast, Northern Ireland, killing 15 people.
1971
India–Pakistan_war_of_1971
Indo-Pakistani War: The Indian Navy launched a successful attack against the Pakistan Navy at Karachi, sinking three ships with no Indian casualties.
1969
Fred_Hampton
Fred Hampton, the leader of the Illinois chapter of the Black Panther Party, and Mark Clark were killed in a raid by Chicago police officers in what many scholars consider an illegal assassination.
1928
Cosmo_Gordon_Lang
Cosmo Gordon Lang was enthroned as the Archbishop of Canterbury, the first bachelor to be appointed in 150 years.

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