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2020-12-08

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Chuck Yeager
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Chuck Yeager

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Brigadier General Charles Elwood Yeager was a United States Air Force officer, flying ace, and record-setting test pilot who in October 1947 became the first pilot in history confirmed to have exceeded the speed of sound in level flight. He wrote two books about his life, "Yeager" and "Press On: Further Adventures in t…

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Lloyd Austin
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Lloyd James Austin III is a retired United States Army general who served as the 28th United States secretary of defense…

John Lennon
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John Lennon
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John Winston Ono Lennon was an English musician and activist. He gained global fame as the founder, co-lead vocalist and…

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On This Day

10 events
2024
Syrian_civil_war
The Syrian civil war ended when Bashar al-Assad's party, the Syrian Ba'ath Party, surrendered to the Syrian opposition.
2013
Little_India,_Singapore
After a fatal car accident in the Little India region of Singapore, angry mobs of passers-by attacked the bus involved and emergency vehicles, the first riot in the country in over 40 years.
2013
Metallica
Metallica (pictured) played a concert in Antarctica, becoming the first band to perform on all seven continents.
2010
IKAROS
The Japanese experimental spacecraft IKAROS flew by Venus at a distance of 80,800 km (50,200 mi), completing its planned mission to demonstrate solar-sail technology.
2009
December_2009_Baghdad_bombings
Bombings in Baghdad carried out by the Islamic State of Iraq killed at least 127 people and injured at least 448 others.
1998
Cricket_Australia
The Australian Cricket Board's cover-up of Shane Warne and Mark Waugh's involvement with bookmakers was revealed.
1991
Belovezha_Accords
Belarusian, Russian and Ukrainian leaders signed the Belovezh Accords, agreeing to dissolve the Soviet Union and establish the Commonwealth of Independent States.
1987
Arab–Israeli_conflict
Arab–Israeli conflict: An Israeli army tank transporter killed four Palestinian refugees and injured seven others during a traffic accident at the Erez Crossing on the Israel–Gaza Strip border, sparking the First Intifada.
1987
Queen_Street_massacre
A man shot and killed eight people at the Australia Post building in Melbourne, before jumping to his death.
1980
John_Lennon
English musician John Lennon was murdered at the entrance of the Dakota, where he resided in New York City.

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