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2020-12-05

2020-12-05

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European Union
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European Union

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The European Union (EU) is a supranational political and economic union of 27 member states that are located primarily in Europe. The union has a total area of 4,233,255 km2 (1,634,469 sq mi) and an estimated population of more than 450 million as of 2025. The EU is often described as a sui generis political entity com…

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Selena
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Selena Quintanilla-Pérez was an American singer-songwriter. Known as the "Queen of Tejano Music", her contributions to m…

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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
2007
Westroads_Mall_shooting
A gunman killed nine people at a shopping mall in Omaha, Nebraska.
1972
Gough_Whitlam
Gough Whitlam took office as the 21st Prime Minister of Australia and formed a duumvirate with his deputy Lance Barnard, ending 23 years of Liberal–Country Party government.
1965
Glasnost_meeting
The "glasnost meeting" took place in Moscow, becoming the first demonstration in the Soviet Union after World War II and marking the beginning of the civil rights movement in the country.
1958
Controlled-access_highway
Britain's first motorway, the Preston Bypass, opened to the public.
1952
Great_Smog_of_London
The "Great Smog of London" (pictured) began and lasted for five days, causing 12,000 deaths and leading to the Clean Air Act 1956.
1936
1936_Constitution_of_the_Soviet_Union
The 1936 Soviet constitution, also known as the "Stalin constitution", was adopted.
1918
Sokol_movement
National Guards and Sokol volunteers protested in Zagreb, leading to an armed clash with regiments of the Home Guard and former Common Army.
1914
Imperial_Trans-Antarctic_Expedition
The Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition began in an attempt to make the first land crossing of Antarctica.
1807
Napoleonic_Wars
Napoleonic Wars: British ships began a raid on Griessie after the Dutch captain refused a British demand for surrender.
1775
American_Revolutionary_War
American Revolutionary War: Continental Army colonel Henry Knox arrived at Fort Ticonderoga in New York to arrange the transport of 60 tons of artillery (depicted) to support the siege of Boston.

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